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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,233
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/11/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other Irons |
| PT ARRIVED WITH SWELLING TO LT HAND X2 DAYS AGO S/P BURN TO T HAND WITH IRON LAST WEEK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other Irons |
| CLOTHES IRON FELL ON PTS RIGHT FOOT 1 WEEK AGO - NOW STILL HURTS. D: BURNS 2ND DEGREE FOOT (RIGHT) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other Irons |
| PATIENT BURNED ON THIGH, ABDOMEN AND ELBOW BY IRON 6 DAYS AGO AT HOME; HEALING BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other Irons |
| HEAD LAC, VIA EMS, MOTHER STS PT SUST INJURY WITH A FALLING IRON AT HOME, C/O PAIN, SOME BLEEDING, MORMAL EOMI, ENT NORMAL, NO LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other Irons |
| PT WITH IRON FALLING ON TOP OF LT FOOT, BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other Irons |
| PT HAD A HOT IRON FALL ON LT HAND TODAY, BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other Irons, Vacuum cleaners |
| BURNED LEFT UPPER CHEST WHEN VACUUM CLEANER GOT KNOCKED INTO IRONING BOARD & IRON FELL OFF. DX: LEFT CHEST BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2002 | Age: 10 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: Other Irons |
| RAN INTO BROTHER HOLDING HOT IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other Irons |
| CONTUSION 1&5TH TOES, PT SUST INJURY WITH A FALLING IRON AT HOME, C/O PAIN & SWELLING, BONE EXPOSED, NO DEFORMITY, NORMAL ROM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other Irons, Ironing boards or covers |
| CUT UNDER LEFT EYE - IRON FELL OFF IRONING BOARD AND HIT PT ON FACE. D: PERIORBITAL LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2002 | 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: Other Irons |
| BROTHER IRONING AND PT BURNED ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other Irons |
| PT'S MOM STATES CHILD GOT BURN W/CLOTHES IRON AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2002 | 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 Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other Irons |
| 13 YOM BURNED ON BUTTOCKS FROM IRON 2 DEGREE BURN R BUTTOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other Irons |
| DX:CELLULITIS RIGHT GREAT TOE. PT KICKED HOT IRON 2 WKS PREVIOUS AND BURN BECAME INFECTED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other Irons |
| PT RUNNING WHILE MOM WAS IRONING KNOCKING THE IRON OVER ATTEEMPT TO CAT CH WITH HIS HAND DROPPED IT RIGHT AWAY, BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other Irons |
| ACCIDENTALLY BURNED HER R FOREARM ON AN IRON. 2ND DEGREE BURN R FOREARM $ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other Irons |
| PT WAS BURNED ON THE HAND BY AN IRON. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other Irons |
| PT BURNED RIGHT FOREARM ON CLOTHES IRON - BLISTERS TO SITE. D: 2ND DE GREE BURNS TO RIGHT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other Irons |
| PT BURNED CHEEK AND ARM ON AN IRON THIS MORNING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other Irons |
| 10 YOF BACKED UP AGAINST IRON AND SUSTAINED BURN OF UPPER ARM. 2ND DEGR EE BURN, RT. UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other Irons |
| PT WAS BURNT ON THE FINGER BY AN IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other Irons |
| PT WAS IRONING WHEN SHE BURNED HER UPPER LEG ON THE IRON- RESULTING IN A SECOND DEGREE BURN- DEBRIDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2002 | 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: Other Irons |
| BURNS (R) FOREARM, PT SUST INJURY WITH A HOT IRON AT HOME, C/O PAIN, NO DISCHARGE OR SWELLING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other Irons |
| AN IRON FELL ON PATIENT'S LOWER LEG AT HOME; 1ST DEGREE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other Irons |
| A HOT IRON FELL ON PATIENT'S LEG. DX-1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS LEFT LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other Irons, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| BURN ON HAND - PT WAS OPENING DRAWER AND CORD FROM IRON GOT STUCK & IRO N FELL ON RIGHT HAND. D: BURN TO RIGHT HAND (2ND DEGREE) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2002 | Age: 14 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: Other Irons |
| BURNS 2ND DEGREE (R) FOREARM, PT SUST INJURY WITH A HOT IRON AT HOME, C/O REDNESS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2002 | Age: 8 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: Other Irons |
| PATIETN TRIED TO GRAB AN IRON TO KEEP IT FROM FALLING, DIDN'T KNOW ITWA S ON. DX-2ND DEGREE BURN RIGHT FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other Irons |
| BURNED SELF WITH IRON DX. FOREARM BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2002 | 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: Other Irons |
| PT SUSTAINED BURN TO ARM FROM IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2002 | Age: 8 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: Other Irons |
| BURNS (R) FOREARM, PT SUST BURNS WITH A HOT IRON AT HOME, C/O BLISTERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other Irons |
| BURNS (L) THIGH, PT SUST INJURY WITH HOT IRON BY A YOUNGER BROTHERAT HO ME, C/O BLISTERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other Irons, Lunch boxes or pails |
| PT. BENDING OVER TO P/U IRON, FELL, CAUGHT SELF ON HAND YEST. FELL IN CAFETERIA AT SCHOL YEST BENDING TO PU LUNCH BOX. DX. FX R HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other Irons |
| ELECTRIC IRON FELL ON PATIENT'S LEG; LOWER LEG BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2002 | Age: 7 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: Other Irons |
| CONTUSION TO EYE WHEN STRUCK BY IRON THAT FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other Irons |
| BURNED L THUMB WITH HOT IRON 3 HRS PTA-DX-ACUTE 1ST DEGREE BURN L THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2002 | Age: 8 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: Other Irons |
| DX PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN RIGHT FOREARM: BURNED ARM ON IRON AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other Irons |
| PATIENT BURNED ON FACE WHEN PLAYING NEAR ELECTRIC IRON AT HOME; FACIAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2002 | 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: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other Irons |
| PT SUST. BURN TO ARM ON IRON. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2002 | 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: Other Irons |
| BURNS (L) FOREARM, PT SUST INJURY WITH A HOT IRON, C/O REDNESS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other Irons |
| CUT TO HEAD WHEN IRON FELL ON PTS HEAD. D: SCALP LACERATION S/P REPAI R |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other Irons |
| PT WITH BURN TO RIGHT UPPER ARM LAST NIGHT WITH IRON. D: NO DX; PT LEFT WITHOUT BEING SEEN BY PHYSICIAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other Irons |
| BURN TO ABD WITH IRON DX ABD BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other Irons |
| BURNED FOREARM ON IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other Irons |
| PT DROPPED IRON ON FOOT CAUSING LACERATION LEFT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other Irons |
| PATIENT BACKED INTO COLD IRON AT HOME, CUT BACK OF HEEL ON FOOT; F OOT LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other Irons |
| BURNS TO FACE YEST FROM HOT IRON. DX; OLF PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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