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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 249
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/20/2003 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Clothing irons, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| IRON FELL FROM SHELF HITTING PATIENT ON BACK OF HEAD YESTERDAY, NOW WIT H HEADACHE, NAUSEA, DIZZINESS; POST CONCUSSION SYNDROME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2003 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| CHILD WITH HEADACHE AFTER IRON ACCIDENTALLY FELL ON HEAD 3 DAYS AGO.D : CLOSED HEAD INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2003 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| IRON FELL ON PATIENTS HEAD DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2003 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| LAC TO HEAD WHEN STRUCK WITH CLOTHING IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2003 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| IRON FELL ON HEAD. HAS 1CM CUT TO (L) LATERAL TEMPLE. DX: LAC (L) SIDE SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2003 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| PT AT HOME AND KNOCKED A CLOTHING IRON OVER AND IT STRUCK HIM IN THE HE AD LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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