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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 401
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/28/2003 | Age: 12 months | 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, Ironing boards or covers |
| LACERATION HEAD - 12 MOM PULLED ON CORD TO IRON AND PULLED IT OFF IRONI NG BOARD ONTO HIS HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2003 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| PT ARRIVED C/O OF POSS HEAD LAC,(BLEEDING) IRON FELL ON PT HEAD JUST PRIOR TO ARRIVAL; POSS HEAD LAC, LEFT W/O TREATMENT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 07/17/2003 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| CHI WHEN IRON FELL AND HIT HIM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2003 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Clothing irons, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| SCALP PUNCTURE WOUND - IRON FELL FROM DRESSER ONTO TOP OF HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2003 | Age: 2 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 |
| PT'S MOTHER STATES CHILD PULLED IRON DOWN FROM A CLOSET AND IT HIT HIM IN THE HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| IRON BURNED SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| IRON FELL ON HEAD-DX-2 CM SCALP LACERATION, MINOR HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2003 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| CHILD TRIPPED OVER CORD OF IRON AND IRON FELL HITTING HEAD. D: LACERATI ON. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| IRON FELL ON PT'S HEAD 1/4 CM LAC ALSO - NO OTHER INFORMATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2003 | Age: 7 months | 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 |
| PT RECEIVED ABRASION TO SCALP WHEN PULLED IRON OFF ONTO HEAD AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2003 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| CUT HEAD WHEN PULLED IRON DOWN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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