Accidents - Ironing boards or covers - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 372
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	75
Year 1998:	49
Year 1999:	23
Year 2000:	12
Year 2001:	23
Year 2003:	6
Year 2004:	82
Year 2005:	7
Year 2006:	6
Year 2009:	70
Year 2010:	15

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	100
6-15 years old:	73
50+ years old:	198

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 07/28/2010	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ironing boards or covers
CUT ARM ON IRONING BOARD. LACERATION FOREARM, LEFT. 78 YOF*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2009	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Ironing boards or covers
SUST SKIN TEAR TO R FOREARM WHEN IRONING BOARD FELL ON HER AT HOME DX SKIN TEAR AVULSION R FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2006	Age: 16 months	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: Ironing boards or covers
BURNED FOREARM/HAND & NOSE ON IRON, FOREARM RED/BLISTERED, 2ND DEGREE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/28/2005	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ironing boards or covers
IRONING BOARD FELL ONTO PTS LEFT FOREARM; SWELLING AND PAIN TO LEFT FOR EARM. D: FRACTURE DISTAL RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2004	Age: 92 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: Fracture
Product: Ironing boards or covers
TRIPPED OVER IRONING BOARD AND FELL - FRACTURED DISTAL RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2004	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Ironing boards or covers, Clothing irons
BURNED R ARM 4 DAYS AGO W/IRON, IRONING BOARD COLLAPSED DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN R FA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2004	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ironing boards or covers
JUMPED OFF IRONING BOARD;FA FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2003	Age: 8 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: Ironing boards or covers, Clothing irons
PT WAS SITTING NEXT TO IRON BOARD WHILE SISTER WAS IRONING SISTER TURNED TOWARDS BABY & IRON FELL ONTO PT'S ARM 2% BURN ARM
Disposition: Not recorded

Date: 12/12/2001	Age: 10 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: Ironing boards or covers, Other Irons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2001	Age: 10 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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ironing boards or covers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2000	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ironing boards or covers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2000	Age: 16 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: Ironing boards or covers, Other Irons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/1999	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ironing boards or covers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/1999	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ironing boards or covers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/1998	Age: 8 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: Ironing boards or covers, Other Irons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/1998	Age: 13 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: Laceration
Product: Ironing boards or covers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/1998	Age: 82 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: Fracture
Product: Ironing boards or covers, Stairs or steps
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/1998	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: Ironing boards or covers, Other Irons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/1997	Age: 19 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: Ironing boards or covers, Other Irons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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