Accidents - Clothing irons - Years 1997-2010 - Eyeball

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 330
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 2003:	6
Year 2004:	39
Year 2005:	21
Year 2006:	30
Year 2007:	31
Year 2008:	43
Year 2009:	6
Year 2010:	151

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	148
6-15 years old:	80
16-25 years old:	21
26-50 years old:	62
50+ years old:	16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/26/2010	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Clothing irons
13 YOM LT. EYE HEMORRHAGE S/P ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN EYE WITH THE CORD OF AN IRON.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2010	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Clothing irons
2 YO FEMALE WALKED INTO AN IRON. DX EYE EMERGENCY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2010	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothing irons
13YOF ACCIDENTALLY TOUCHED EYEBALL WITH HOT IRON, PAIN, COULDN'T OPEN E YE DX: CONTUSION OF EYEBALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2010	Age: 17 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Clothing irons
17 MO MALE INJURED EYE FROM STEAM FROM IRON. DX-CORNEAL ABRASION, BURN TO EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2009	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Clothing irons, Hot water
PT SLIPPED ON WATER, HOT CLOTHING IRON FELL & HIT IN EYE, UNSURE IF HOT WATER OR IRON HIT EYE, C/O EYE PAIN, SCLERA RED; LIKELY CORNEAL BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2008	Age: 14 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons
SMALL BURNS UNDER L EYE WHEN HOT IRON FELL ONTO FACE WHEN CHILD PULLED ON CORD. DX. 1ST, 2ND DEG BURNS L EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/17/2007	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons
PT DX CORNEAL INJURY FROM BURN - S/P PT'S CURLING IRON ACCIDENTALLY GOT IN THE RT EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2007	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothing irons
4 YO FEMALE FELL AND HIT FACE ON HOT IRON CORNEAL LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2006	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothing irons
PT WAS HIT IN EYE W/RETRACTABLE IRON CORD. DX: CORNEAL ABR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2005	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons
PT IN FRIENDS HOUSE AND BUMPED INTO A HOT IRON DX 2ND DEGREE BURN TO RT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2005	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothing irons
PT ACCIDENTLY HIT EYE C THE CORD OF AN IRON WHILE IS PICKING IT UP, SUS TAINED" CORNEAL ABRASION''
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2004	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothing irons
PT WALKED INTO A HOT CLOTHES IRON- BURNED HER RT EYELID - DX CORNEAL A BRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2004	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothing irons
LAC TO EYE WHEN STRUCK BY A CLOTHS IRON AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2004	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothing irons
61 YO M TRIPPED A STRUCK ORBIT ON AN IRON POINT WHICH WAS UP CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2003	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothing irons, Extension cords
PATIENT PLUGGED IRON INTO EXTENSION CORD, SPARKS FLEW INTO EYE; CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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