Accidents - Clothing irons - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,186
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 2003:	212
Year 2004:	71
Year 2005:	98
Year 2006:	221
Year 2007:	138
Year 2008:	150
Year 2009:	92
Year 2010:	201

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 09/18/2010	Age: 52 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
52YOF BURN LWR ARM ON IRON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2010	Age: 59 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
59 YR OLD FEMALE BURNED FOREARM ON HOT IRON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2010	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons
62 YOF, BURNED ARM ON IRON, BURN ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2010	Age: 67 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
67YOM INFECTED BURN TO FOREARM BURNT ON HOT IRON YESTERDAY*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2010	Age: 56 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
56 YOF BURNED FOREARM WHILE IRONING AT HOME. C-BURN TO FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2009	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons
BURNED ON IRON. DX-SECOND DEGREE BURN FOREARM #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2009	Age: 56 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
DROPPED HOT IRON ON ARM BURN FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2009	Age: 51 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
51YO WHITE FEMALEBURNED L FOREARM ON AN IRON SEVERAL DAYS AGO, BLISTERED,PAINFUL,REDNESS, DX BURN ARM - ASTHMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2008	Age: 62 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
BURN LT.FOREARM.PT.REFERS BURN FOREARM WITH HOT CLOTHING IRON.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2008	Age: 65 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
BURN BY A HOT CLOTHING IRON BURN RIGHT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons
PT BURNED SELF WHILE IRONING, BURN TO ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2007	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons
73YOF WHILE AT HOME IRONING A WEEK AGO,ACCIDENTLY BURNED FOREARM ON IRON;LEFT ARM BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2007	Age: 61 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
PT C/O RT ARM REDNESS & SWELLING S/P IRON BURN. D: CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2006	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	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
TOUCHED IRON BURN LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2006	Age: 73 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
PT BURNED HIS RIGHT LOWER ARM WITH A CLOTHING IRON THERMAL BURN TO ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2006	Age: 55 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, Scald
Product: Clothing irons
DX RIGHT FOREARM STEAM BURN: INJURED ARM ON STEAM FROM CLOTHING IRON AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2006	Age: 51 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
BURNT F.ARM ON HOT SURFACE OF IRON " BURN"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2006	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons
PT HAS BURN TO ARM FROM HOT IRON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2006	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons
IRON FELL ON FOREARM WHILE SHE WAS IRONING AT HOME. DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2005	Age: 51 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
PATIENT WAS IRONING AT HOME AND BURNED RIGHT FOREARM ON THE IRON. DX-LEFT FOREARM BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2005	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons
BURNED FOREARM WITH A CLOTHES IRON PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2005	Age: 70 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
70 YO FEMALE BURNED RIGHT ARM ON IRON YESTERDAY SECOND DEGREE BURN RIGHT ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2004	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clothing irons, Ironing boards or covers
IRON FELL OFF IRONING BOARD AND STRUCK WRIST/ FX RT DISTAL RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/24/2003	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothing irons, Ceilings and walls
79 YOM WAS PULLING IRON CORD OUT OF THE WALL; GOT DIZZY; FELL AGAINST W ALL STRIKING LOWER ARM. LACERATION, LEFT LOWER ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2003	Age: 56 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
PT INJURED WHEN ARM TOUCHED HOT IRON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2003	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clothing irons
TRIPPED / FELL OVER IRON CORD DX: FOREARM SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2003	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothing irons
RT FOREARM LAC-GOT FOOT TANGLED IN CORD TO IRON-FELL-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2003	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	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
BURNED FOREARM ON A HOT IRON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2003	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Clothing irons
PT BURNED ARM ON IRON 3/26. DX: CELLULITIS R FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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