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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 756
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/03/2002 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other Irons |
| 74 YO FEMALE DEVELOPED LEFT SHOULDER PAIN AFTER IRONING MUSCLE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2002 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other Irons |
| TRIPPED OVER IRON CORD/ RT WRIST FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other Irons |
| PT DEVELOPED ABD/FLANK AREA WHILE IRONING AT HOME DX:ABDOMINAL PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2002 | Age: 51 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 STATES A HOT IRON FELL ON HIS HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2002 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other Irons |
| PT.C/O CUT ABOVE LT.SIDE OF HEAD AND RT.HAND SUSTAIN WHEN FELL ATTEMPTING TO PICK UP IRON DX-FRACTURE RT.RADIAL BONE/FACIAL LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2002 | Age: 74 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: Other Irons |
| BURN TO ARM FROM HOT IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2002 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other Irons |
| PT WAS IRONING AND LEGS GAVE OUT. DX: BILAT LEG WEAKNESS W/ABSENT LEG REFLEXES. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/18/2002 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other Irons |
| CELLULITIS L ARM, BURNED WITH AN IRON.! |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/09/2002 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other Irons |
| DROP IRON ON FOOT FOOT LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2002 | Age: 60 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 |
| IRON FELL AGAINST ARM FOREARM BURN WITH CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2002 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other Irons |
| BURN RT LOWER LEG WITH CELLULITIS - BURNED LEG WITH AN IRON NOW PAIN AN D SWELLING AND CHILLS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other Irons |
| PT BURNED THIGH WITH HOT IRON 2 DAYS AGO, DX BURN/CELLULITIS THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2002 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other Irons |
| 74 YO F WHILE IRONING DEVELOPED BACK PAIN BACK PAIN(LOW BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2002 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other Irons |
| PT DROPPED AN IRON ON HER TOE; TOE FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2002 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other Irons |
| PT BURNED FINGER IRONING, L LONG FINGER 1ST DEGREE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2002 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other Irons |
| DROPPED IRON ON FOOT A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO, SWOLLEN. CONTUSION TO LEFT FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2002 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other Irons, Clothing |
| PT SPENT THE WHOLE DAY OF IRONING CLOTHES CONTINUED PAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER- DX- SHOULDER BURSITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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