Accidents - Dry heat irons - Years 1997-2010 - Upper Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 165
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	6
Year 1998:	74
Year 2001:	16
Year 2002:	67

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	73
6-15 years old:	16
26-50 years old:	74

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 06/27/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Dry heat irons
PT.INJ.RT.THIGH & L. THUMB AT HOME WHEN HOT IRON FELL ON HER. DX; RT.TH IGH 2DEG.BURN, L. THUMB 1DEG.BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2001	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Dry heat irons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/1998	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Dry heat irons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/1997	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Dry heat irons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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