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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 27
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| AT FRIEND'S HOUSE, HE & HIS FRIEND WERE PLAYING AROUND WITH A HOT STEAM IRON, & IT FELL ON HIS LT INNDER THIGH, BURNING IT. DX: THERMAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2008 | 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: Clothing irons, Day wear |
| PT WAS WEARING PANTS USED A HOT IRON TO IRON WHILE WEARING PANTS, NOW HAS BURN TO THIGH. DX SECOND DEGREE BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons, Beds or bedframes |
| SISTER IRONING ON BED&PT WAS CRAWLING ON BED, HIT THE IRON THAT FELL ON TO THIGH >> BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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