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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,024
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2010 | Age: 10 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: Clothing irons, Ironing boards or covers |
| 10 YOF HOT IRON LEFT FOR ONE HOUR ON IRONING BOARD, AFTER AN HOUR PATIE NT KNOCKED BOARD AND IRON FELL ON HER ARM. DX: BURN FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2010 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| 13 YOM LT. EYE HEMORRHAGE S/P ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN EYE WITH THE CORD OF AN IRON.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2010 | Age: 6 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 |
| 6 YO MALE BURNED ON TORSO WITH A HOT IRON. DX BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2010 | Age: 7 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: Clothing irons, Beds or bedframes |
| 7 YO M, C/O BURN TO FOREARM, REACHED UP ONTO BED AND IRON FELL OFF ONTO HIM, DX 2ND DEG BURN FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2010 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| 9YOF WAS PLAYING / HIDING IN CLOSET WHEN AN IRON FELL ON HER HEAD DX: HEAD INJ, SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2010 | Age: 13 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 |
| 13 YR F BURNED SHOULDER WHEN FELL AGAINST IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2010 | 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: Clothing irons |
| 8 YOF DX BURN OF FOREARM - BURNED ARM BY IRON AT HOME TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2010 | Age: 9 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 |
| 9 YOM SUSTAINED A BURN TO THE CHEEK BY A CLOTHES IRON AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2010 | 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: Clothing irons, Laundry soaps or detergents |
| 6YOM PICKED UP IRON WHEN SIBLING WAS CRAWLING TOWARDS IT, BURNED ON HAN D, ALSO W/RASH AFTER BORAX ADDED TO LAUNDRY 1.5 WKS AGO;BURN/DERMATIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2010 | Age: 11 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 |
| 11 YEAR OLD FEMALE PATIENT STATES IRON FELL ON HER LEG. DX; 1ST DEGRE E BURN TO LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2010 | 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: Clothing irons |
| 6 YR M BURNED HAND WITH IRON;DX THERMAL BURN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2010 | Age: 14 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 |
| 14YOM IRONING AND HAD A SEIZURE FELL THE IRON FELL ONTO FACE FACIAL BUR N |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2010 | Age: 6 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 |
| 6 YO MALE BURNED HAND ON A HOT IRON. DX BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2010 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| 7 YR F TOUCHED AN IRON;DX BURNED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2010 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| 8 YO MALE GRABBED A HOT IRON. DX BURN - THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2010 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| 9 YOF THERMAL BURN LOWER LEG, WALKED BY A HOT IRON AND IT FELL HITTING HER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2010 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| 6YOM SUFFERED A LACERATION, WHEN A COLD CLOTHES IRON FELL ON HIS HEAD, AT HOME. DX; SUPERFICIAL LACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2010 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| 10 YO MALE AT COUSINS HOUSE AND COUSIN PULLED PT OFF THE COUCH AND HE F ELL ONTO A HOT IRON. DX FACE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2010 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| 9YOF WAS BURNT ON IRON ON R LOWER LEG, 2ND DEGREE BURNS DX: BURNS R LOW ER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2010 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothing irons, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| 10 YR FEMALE AT CHURCH CAMP, IRON FELL FROM SHELF AND HIT PT ON HEAD DX: SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2010 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| A 10 YOM BURNED UPPER ARM ON HOT IRON 1 WK AGO, BURN TO UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2010 | 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 Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| 10 YR MALE BURNED LEG WITH STEAM FROM IRON DX: BURN TO LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2010 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| 12YOF LACERATION FINGER WAS RUMMAGING IN CLOSET COLD UNPLUGGED IRON FEL L ON FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2010 | Age: 9 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 |
| 9 YOM LAC TO HEAD WHEN THE IRON FELL ON HIM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2010 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| 13YOF ACCIDENTALLY TOUCHED EYEBALL WITH HOT IRON, PAIN, COULDN'T OPEN E YE DX: CONTUSION OF EYEBALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2010 | 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: Clothing irons |
| 14 YO MALE BURNED ARM ON AN IRON AT FRIENDS HOUSE. DX BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2010 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| 13 YO FEMALE - IRON FELL ON HEAD. DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 05/02/2010 | Age: 7 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 |
| 7YOM WITH BURNS TO FINGERS FROM TOUCHING HOT IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2010 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Clothing irons, Clothing |
| DX CHEST PN/COSTOCHONDRITIS: 14YOF 2D H/O PN AROUND MID RIB, RAD TO L OVER CHEST WALL & INTO BACK; STARTED W SHE W IRON' CLOTHES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2010 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| 6YOF TOUCHED HOT IRON DX: BURN TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2010 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| 12 YOM BURNED ARM ON IRON. DX: R FOREARM PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2010 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| 8 YOM BURN TO FACE FROM A HOT CLOTHING IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2010 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| 12 YR M BURNED HAND WITH IRON;DX BURNED HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2010 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 11 YR M BURNED LOWER LEG WITH IRON;DX BURNED LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2010 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| 6 YR M HAD IRON FALL ON FOOT;DX CONTUSED FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2010 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| 11 YO F BURNED BY HOT IRON AT HOME BY ACCIDENT DX: THERMAL BURN TO L EL BOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2010 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons, Beds or bedframes |
| 10 YO M, C/O BURN TO LEFT HAND, THE IRON FELL OFF THE BED ONTO HAND, DX BURN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2010 | Age: 6 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 |
| HAND BURN-6YOF-TOUCHED HOT CLOTHES IRON-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2010 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| 12YOF; PT WAS GETTING READY FOR SCHOOL AND BUMPED INTO HOT CLOTHES IRON . D : 1ST DEGREE BURN ON ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2010 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Mobile/Manufactured home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| 10YOF WAS IN THEIR TRAILOR WHEN THE IRON WAS LEFT ON IN THE BATHROOM WH EN A FIRE BROKE OUT,FD C/O HEADACHE.DX:INHALATION INJURY,HEADACHE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2010 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| 9YOM WAS PLAYING WITH BROTHER WHO WAS IRONING AND HAS BURNS TO FACE FRO M IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2010 | 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: Clothing irons |
| STUCK IRON TO FACE 1ST&2ND DEGREE BURN TO FACE * 6 Y/O B/F |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2010 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons, Beds or bedframes |
| 12 YOM MALE LEANED ON IRON THAT CHILD PUT ON BED 2ND DEGREE BURN UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2010 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| 8 YOM STEAM FROM IRON BURNT FACE AND LIPS 1ST DEGREE BURN TO FACIAL AREA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2010 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Clothing irons, Ironing boards or covers |
| 8YOF CRAWLING UNDER IRONING BOARD AT HOME AND KNOCKED IRON DOWN. FELL A ND HIT PT ON TOP OF HEAD. NO LOC. DX CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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