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Accidents - Clothing irons - 0-5 years old - Year 2008 - Upper Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 99
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Date: 10/05/2008Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons, Cords, electrical
SHE WAS TUGGING ON CHARGER CORD, AT HOME, & FELL BACKWARDS, LANDING ON HOT IRON, BURENING LT THIGH. DX: PART. THICK. BURN TO LT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/06/2008Age: 22 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons
22 MONTH OLD FEMALE BURNED RIGHT THIGH ON IRON FIRST DEGREE BURN THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/24/2008Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons
DX 1ST DEGREE BURN L THIGH: MOP REPORTS PT PLUGGED IN THE IRON AND BURNED HIS L THIGH W IT THIS A.M.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/02/2008Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons
PT HAS MULT BURNS ON L LEG FROM HAVING A HOT IRON ACCIDENTALLY KNOCKED ONTO HIM. HAS BLISTERING. DX 2ND DEGREE BURN L THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/24/2008Age: 23 monthsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons
PT RAN INTO A CLOTHING IRON AND SUSTAINED A THERMAL BURN TO THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/11/2008Age: 9 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons, Floors or flooring materials
MOM IRONING CLOTHES ON BED, SET IRON ON FLOOR AND HEARD PT CRYING, PT C RAWLED INTO IRON; BURN TO THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/06/2008Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons
PT DX BURN THIGH,UNSPECIFIED DEGREE OF BURN - IRON BUR AT HOME TODAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/27/2008Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons
PT WAS AT HOME LAST EVENING WHEN HE PULLED A HOT IRON ONTO HIS LEG. PT HAS MINOR BURNS ON UPPER LEG. DX THERMAL BURNS TO R LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/23/2008Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons, Floors or flooring materials
MOM HAD HOT IRON ON FLOOR USING IT AND PT RAN INTO IRON, 2ND DEG BURN B ILAT LEG BURNS-THIGH/LOWER LEG 10% BSA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/08/2008Age: 16 monthsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons
BURNED UPPER LEG WHEN PULLED IRON DOWN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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