Accidents - Clothing irons - 6-15 years old - Year 2009

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,020
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Lower Arm:	194	Foot:	161
Elbow:	138	Head:	121
Face:	110	Lower Trunk:	82
Finger:	76	Hand:	39
Lower Leg:	22	Upper Arm:	21
Upper Trunk:	18	Neck:	15
Shoulder:	6	Eyeball:	6
Toe:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/07/2009	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons
9 Y/O B/F SUSTAINED BURNS TO BUTTOCKS FROM CLOTHING IRON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2009	Age: 7 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 A IRON FELL ON HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2009	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons
7YO F- WAS HOME USING A IRON FELL ONTO LEFT ELBOW/ARM AREA. DX PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN TO LEFT ELBOW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2009	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: Clothing irons
PT DX 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURN TO RT FOREARM - 6 YR OLD BLACK FEMALE SUSTAINED BURN INJURY TO FOREARM WITH HOT IRON 3 DAYS AGO.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2009	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothing irons
IRON FELL ON HER;DX CONTUSED EYE AREA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2009	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothing irons
HEAD INJURY ; CLOTHES IRON FELL ONTO PTS HEAD. D: CONTUSION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2009	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons
9 YO M ACCIDENTLY BURNED ON A HOT IRON DX: THERMAL BURN, 1% BSA WITH 2N D DEGREE BURNS TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2009	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Clothing irons
11 YO FEMALE HAD AN IRON FALL ON TOE. DX HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2009	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons, Day wear
12 YO MALE IRONING PANTS AND BURNED FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2009	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothing irons
PT DROPPED AN IRON ON HIS R FOOT. WAS NOT ON A TIME. IRON IS HEAVY. PAI N IN FOOT. DX R FOOT CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2009	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons
8 YO MALE BURNED UPPER ARM WITH AN IRON. DX 2ND DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2009	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons, Beds or bedframes
10YOM(WHO IRONS CLOTHES DAILY)C/O IRONING&PLACING IRON ON BED WHEN PT LOOKED UNDER BED FOR SHOES&IRON FELL ON LOW ARM.DX: SECOND DEGREE BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2009	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothing irons, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
IRON FELL OFF SHELF AND POINT HIT HIM ON SIDE OF NOSE NASAL LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2009	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons, Floors or flooring materials
7 YOM FELL ONTO IRON MOTHER WAS USING TO IRON ON FLOOR SUSTAINING BURNS TO RIGHT SIDE OF NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2009	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons
PT BURNED HAND ON IRON AT HOME. DX 2ND DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2009	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothing irons
IRON FELL ON PTS FOOT. DX LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2009	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothing irons, Doors
PT OPENED A CLOSET DOOR & IRON FELL ONTO FOREHEAD. DX**: SCALP CONTUSI ON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2009	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: Clothing irons
10 YOF BURNED LEFT FOREARM ON FLAT CLOTHING IRON ONE WEEK AGO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2009	Age: 12 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: Clothing irons
L ARM BURNED W CLOTHING IRON.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2009	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons
BURNED SHOULDER WITH HOT IRON;DX THERMAL BURN SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2009	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons
WALKED INTO HOT IRON ON FLOOR 1ST DEGREE BURNS FEET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2009	Age: 13 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: Clothing irons
PT PLAYING WITH OLDER BROTHER WHO RAN AFTER PT WITH A HOT IRON AND BURN ED PTS BACK. DX 2ND DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2009	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Clothing irons, Ironing boards or covers
IRON FELL TO HEAD FROM IRONING BOARD DX: CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2009	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons
PT BURNED ON BACK OF LOWER LEG X2 WKS FROM HOT IRON; HEALING BURN WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2009	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons
PT DX 1ST DEGREE BURN TO LT UPPER ARM - S/P PT WAS ALLEGEDLY PUSHED INTO AN IRON AT HOME TODAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2009	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons
PT BURNED LT ELBOW ON IRON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2009	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clothing irons
PT DROPPED AN IRON ON HER FOOT AT HOME TODAY DX// RIGHT FOOT FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2009	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons
HOT IRON PLACED ON ABDO BY 9 YO SISTER WHEN PT DIDN'T GET UP FOR SCHOOL MOM TOLD THEM NOT TO TELL ANYONE, UNKNOWN IF SISTER KNEW IRON WAS ON;BU
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2009	Age: 10 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: Clothing irons
DX: THERMAL BURN TO R ARM BY A HOT IRON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2009	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons, Beds or bedframes
PLAYING AROUND - FELL OFF BED AND ONTO AN IRON. DX 2ND DEGREE BURN - T ORSI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2009	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothing irons
IRON FELL ON PTS HEAD. DX EYELID LACERATION
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: 05/11/2009	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons
BURNED BY CLOTHING IRON WHEN SHE STEPPED ON HOT IRON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2009	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Clothing irons
BACKED INTO STEAM IRON; DX BURNED BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2009	Age: 9 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: Clothing irons
PT WITH BURNS TO LEG FROM HOT IRON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2009	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons
TOUCHED IRON. DX 1ST DEGRE BURN TO ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2009	Age: 12 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: Clothing irons
BURNED LOWER ARM WITH IRON;DX BURNED LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2009	Age: 6 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: Clothing irons
BURNED LOWER ARM WITH CLOTHES IRON;DX BURNED LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2009	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons, Beds or bedframes
FELL BRINGING FACE IN CONCTACT WITH AN IRON THAT WAS LEFT ON ON TH BED >>BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2009	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons
BURNED HAND ON A HOT IRON. DX 1ST DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2009	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons
SHE TOUCHED A HOT IRON WHILE IRONING, LAST NIGHT, & BURNED 3 FINGERS ON RT HAND. DX; 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO PALM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2009	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clothing irons
PT HIT AN IRON WITH HIS FIST THREE DAYS AGO AT THE DETENTION CENTER NOW HAVING PAIN IN RIGHT THUMB FRACTURED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2009	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons
BURNED WITH A HOT IRON. DX 2ND DEGREE BURN TO STOMACH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2009	Age: 7 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: Clothing irons
BURN TO ARM FROM A HOT CLOTHING IRON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2009	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Clothing irons
HOT IRON FELL ON PTS FOOT. DX CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/11/2009	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons
PT BURNED ELBOW WHEN REACHED AROUND IRON AND IT TOUCHED ELBOW AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2009	Age: 9 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: Clothing irons
BURN TO HAND FROM A HOT CLOTHING IRON AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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