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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 608
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/16/2010 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Clothing irons, Clothing |
| 39YOF, SUDDEN ONSET OF SEVERE DIZZINESS/FATIGUE WHILE IRONING CLOTHES >>DEHDRATION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/21/2010 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Clothing irons, Clothing |
| 53YOF IRONING CLOTHES AT HOME GOT LIGHTHEADED AND PASSED OUT ADMITTED F OR SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/06/2010 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Clothing irons, Floors or flooring materials |
| 42 YOM UNPLUGGED IRON AND WAS SHOCKED AND THROWN TO THE FLOOR ELECTROCUTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2010 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Clothing irons, Telephones or telephone accessories |
| 69YOF WAS IRONING AT HOME AND WENT TO ANSWER THE PHONE AND PASSED OUT TREATED FOR WEAKNESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2010 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Mobile/Manufactured home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| 10YOF WAS IN THEIR TRAILOR WHEN THE IRON WAS LEFT ON IN THE BATHROOM WH EN A FIRE BROKE OUT,FD C/O HEADACHE.DX:INHALATION INJURY,HEADACHE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2010 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| 13 MONTH MALE EXPOSED TO SMOKE WHEN SISTER LEFT IRON ON IN OTHER ROOM. HOUSE FIRE. +FDA. DX:SMOKE INHALATION INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2010 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| 26 YO F WAS IN BEDROOM WHEN SMELLED SMOKE. DAUGHTER HAD LEFT IRON ON IN OTHER ROOM. EXPOSED TO SMOKE 3-5MIN. +FDA. DX:SMOKE INHALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2008 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Clothing irons, Floors or flooring materials |
| WAS AT HOME IRONING FOUND SELF ON FLOOR SYNCOPE UDE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2007 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Clothing irons, Clothing |
| 78 YO IRONING CLOTHES FELL OUT SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2007 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Clothing irons, Electrical outlets or receptacles |
| PT SUFFERED ELEC SHOCK WHILE PLUGGING IN A CLOTHING IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2005 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Clothing irons, Electrical outlets or receptacles |
| PT ATTEMPTING TO PLUG IN IRON INTO OUTLET, SHOCKED & THROWN BACK. DX: ELECTRICAL SHOCK, EPISTAXIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2005 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| PT WAS USING AN IRON HAD OPEN WORES OUT AND WAS SHOCKED DX: ELECRICAL, INJURY TO R ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2005 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Clothing irons, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS PUTTING AN IRON AWAY, FELT DIZZY&LIGHTHEADED, PASSED OUT, FOUND SELF ON THE FLOOR SUSTAINED" SYNCOPE" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2005 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| PT SHOCKED HERSELF WHEN SHE PLUGGED IN AN IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/31/2004 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Clothing irons, Electrical outlets or receptacles |
| PT WAS PLUGGING IRON INTO SOCKET WHEN SPARKS FLEW OUT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2004 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| 48 YO MALE WAS IRONING AT ***, WATER LEAKED FROM IRON AND HIT CORD - ELECTRICAL SHOCK RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2004 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| I WAS UNPLUGGING IRON AND GOT ZAPPED C/O DIZZINESS NAUSEA BOTH ARMS ACH ING ELECTRICAL SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2003 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Clothing irons, Ceilings and walls |
| PT SLID DOWN THE WALL WHILE IRONING BECAUSE SHE THOUGHT SHE WAS GOING T O PASS OUT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/06/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| ELECTRICAL SHOCK WHEN UNPLUGGING A IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2003 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Clothing irons, Clothing |
| PT. WAS SANDING IRONING CLOTHES AND BEGAN FEELING WEAK. DX. SYNCOPE, L ARGE L PARIETAL TUMOR/MASS EFFECT. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
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