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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 404
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/17/2010 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| 56YOF WITH CHI FROM FALLING IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2010 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| 61 YOF FELL WHILE PUTTING IRON AWAY IN HOTEL ROOM HEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2010 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| 63YOF GOT HIT IN HEAD WITH FALLING CLOTHING IRON DX: CONTUSION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2009 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothing irons, Doors |
| PT SUS LAC TO HEAD AFTER TRIPPING OVER IRON CORD AND HITTING HEAD ON DOOR% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2009 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| DX VERTIVGO-RESOLVED/UTI: SUDDEN ONSET DIZZINESS W IRON'G. FELT SHE W SPIN'G. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/08/2009 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothing irons, Day wear |
| PT FELL FROM STANDING POSITION WHILE IRONING JEANS. DX. CONT. HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | 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 AFTER A CLOTHING IRON FELL ON HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| PATIENT HAD AN IRON FALL ON HER HEAD SUSTAINING A LACERATION TO SCALP. DX-SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2008 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| DX SCALP LAC: IRON FELL ON HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2007 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| 73YOF FELL TODAY AT HOME,A IRON LANDED ON HER HEAD AFTER STEPPING BACKWARDS LOSING HER BALANCE; HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2007 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| 88 YOF WHILE IRONING FELL OVER BACKWORDS STRUCK HEAD/ HEAD CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2004 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| AN ELECTRIC IRON FELL ON THE PT HEAD SUSTAINED " SCALP LACERATION" |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/25/2004 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothing irons, Floors or flooring materials |
| PATIENT WAS IRONING AND PASSED OUT ON THE CONCRETE FLOOR. DX-2CM LACERATION SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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