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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 993
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/05/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| HIT FOREARM ON HOT IRON DX: BURN TO ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| PT STAYING W/ DAD OUT OF TOWN FOR A WEEK. CAME HOME W/ BURN TO R FOREAR M. UNK MECH. APPEARS TO BE BURN FROM AN IRON. DX 2ND DEG BURN FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2008 | Age: 11 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| MOM WAS IRONING, AT HOME, & HE PULLED ON THE IRON CORD, IRON TIPPED OVER ON HIM- BURNS TO RT HAND / ARM. DX: BURNS TO RT ARM & HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2008 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| BURN LT.FOREARM.PT.REFERS BURN FOREARM WITH HOT CLOTHING IRON. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2008 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| BURN BY A HOT CLOTHING IRON BURN RIGHT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| BRUSHED AGAINST AN IRON. DX 2ND DEGREE BURN - ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| 17 Y/O BURNED FOREARM WITH CLOTHING IRON. DX-FURN FOREARM, PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY BURNED ARM ON HOT IRON 1 WK AGO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| BURNED BY AN IRON. DX 2ND DEGREE BURN - FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| HAD A TANTRUM AND FELL INTO A HOT IRON. DX 2ND DEGREE BURN - FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2008 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| PATIENT PULLED HOT IRON DOWN ON HIMSELF; 2ND DEGREE BURN TO FOREARM, 1S T DEGRR BURN TO CHIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| PT BURNED FOREARM WITH AN IRON, NOW W/PAIN AND REDNESS TO BURN; FOREARM BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| PT BURNED ARM WHEN CLOTHES IRON FELL ONTO LEFT ARM. D: BURN LEFT ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| BURN TO L ARFM ON IRON DX; 2ND DEGREE BURN L FA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| DX: L THERMAL BURN TO ARM FROM HOT IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| BURN TO L FA ON IRON DX; HEALING BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| PT BURNED HIS R FOREARM ON HOT IRON 3 DAYS AGO. MOM WANTS IT CHECKED. T RYING TO MOVE THE IRON. HAD BLISTERING. DX 2ND DEG. BURNS R FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| PT STATED IRON FELL WHEN IRONING CAUSING BURN TO LOW INNER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| TOUCHED HOT IRON;DX BURNED LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2008 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| CONFLICTING STORIES; IRON FELL ON ARM, THEN TOLD FELL IN PARK. D/C TO C HILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES. DX. FOREARM BURN.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2008 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| PT BURNED SELF WHILE IRONING, BURN TO ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2008 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| CLOTHING IRON FELL ON ARM;DX BURNED LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2008 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| IRON FELL ON ARM. DX- 1ST AND SECOND DEGREE BIRNS R FOREARM # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2008 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| PT WITH BURNS TO ARM FROM AN IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| FOREARM BURN-TOUCHED HOT IRON-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| PT SUSTAINED A BURN OF A FOREARM FROM AN IRON AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2008 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| BURNED LOWER ARM WITH CLOTHING IRON;DX THERMAL BURN LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons, Day wear |
| BROTHER IRONING SHIRT AND LEFT IRON ON AND BABY GRABBED IT DX: ARM THERMAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons, Floors or flooring materials |
| PATIENT TOUCHED HOT IRON THAT WAS ON FLOOR LAST NIGHT, BLISTER ON 2ND F INGER; 2ND DG BURN TO FOREARM AND FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| PT A HOT IRON FELL ON HER ARM DX// BURN LEFT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| ACCIDENTALLY BURNT FOREARM ONTO THE HOT SURFACE OF AN IRON >>BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| PT DX LT FOREARM CONTUSION - SLAMMED HIS ARM ON AN IRON. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| BURNED WITH A HOT IRON 2 DAYS AGO. NOW INFECTED. DX SND DEGREE BURN T O ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2008 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| BROTHER GOT INTO SECURED CABINET AND GOT OUT COOLING IRON, HELD SIBLING DOWN AND BURNED ARM/FINGERS WITH IRON AT HOME;2ND DEG BILAT ARM BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| BURN TO RIGHT FOREARM WITH CLOTHING IRON, MPT. PLUGGED IRON IN AT HOME AND THEN BEGAN PLAYING WITH IT. DX-BURNED FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons, Ironing boards or covers |
| PT JUMPING NEXT TO MOM WHO WAS IRONING, HIT IRON BOARD AND KNOCKED IRON OFF, IT FELL ON ARM, BURNED ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| PT'S BROTHER TRIPPED OVER CORD OF HOT IRON & IRON FELL ONTO LT FORE- ARM 6 DAYS AGO C/O PURULENT DISCHARGE FROM WOUND. DX-2ND DEG BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2008 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons, Floors or flooring materials |
| HOT IRON ON FLOOR AND PT TRIPPED OVER IT. DX 2ND DEGREE BURN, ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2008 | Age: 9 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| BURNED WITH A HOT IRON. DX 2ND DEGREE BURN - FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2008 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| BURNED FOREARM ON HOT IRON. DX 2ND DEGREE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| BURNED FOREARM ON A HOT IRON BUT LEFT WITHOUT BEING TREATED |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 03/28/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| UNCLE PUTTING AWAY IRON AND PT RAN INTO IT W/ARM, NOW W/PAIN AND REDNES S; BURN TO RADIAL/VOLAR ASPECT OF ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| PT TALKING ON PHONE, IRON ON WINDOW EDGE FELL ON ARM. BURN R ARM ON FR IDAY, R THUMB ALSO. GOT INFECTION FROM BURN ON ARM, SHIVERING AT SCHOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| ACCIDENTALLY TOUCHED HOT IRON. BURN, LEFT FOREARM. NO FIRE; NO FIRE DEP T. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| CLOTHING IRON FELL ;DX BURNED LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| 44 YO BURN ON ARM BY IRON BURN TO FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| BURNED ARM ON A HOT IRON. DX 2ND DEGREE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| LEANED ON IRON. DX FOREARM BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2008 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| BURN TO ARM WHEN STRUCK ON CLOTHING IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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