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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 726
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/25/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Steam irons |
| AT SISTER'S HOME, BURNED LEFT HAND ON CLOTHES WITH STEAM IRON, IRON WAS LEFT UNATTENDED. DX. BURN ON PALM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2002 | Age: 8 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Steam irons |
| PT. GRABBED A HOT IRON AND GOT A STEAM BURN TO LT. PALM, AT HOMEDX: BUR N TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2002 | Age: 6 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Steam irons, Floors or flooring materials |
| GRABBED HOT IRON THAT BROTHER HAD ON FLOOR AT HOME- BURNED RT. HAND DX: BURN TO RT. HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Steam irons, Floors or flooring materials |
| MOM WAS IRONING ON THE FLOOR, & PT. TOUCHED IRON WITH LT. FOOT, NOW INFECTED. DX: CELLULITIS AROUND INFECTED BURN - LT. FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2002 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Steam irons, Clothing |
| ACCIDENTLY TOUCHED HOT PRESSING IRON MOTHER WAS USING TO IRON CLOTHES. BURN INJURY LT HAND-SUPERFICIAL@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2002 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Steam irons |
| WAS IRONING BURNED HAND DX BURN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Steam irons, Doorsills or frames |
| PT REACHING FOR IRON IN TOP OF CLOSET, JAMMED HAND INTO DOOR FRAME, LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Steam irons |
| SECOND DEGREE BURN RT FOREARM - BURNED ARM 1 WEEK AGO ON VACATION ON A STEAM IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Steam irons |
| BURNED R INDEX FINGER ON A STEAM IRON FRIDAY. PARTIAL THICHNESS BURN RIF $ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2002 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Steam irons |
| PT BURNED HAND ON IRON, BURN R HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2002 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Steam irons |
| 19 MONTH OLD MALE TOUCHED HOT IRON BURN FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2002 | Age: 30 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: Steam irons |
| DX 1ST DEGREE BURN RIGHT FOREARM: STEAM BURN FROM IRON TO ARM AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Steam irons, Outerwear |
| DX 2ND DEGREE BURN TO CHEST: BURN TO CENTER OF CHEST WHILE TRYING TOIR ON COLLAR OF JACKET. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Steam irons |
| DROPPED IRON ON TOE DX NONDISPLACED FX TO RIGHT GREAT TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Steam irons |
| PT. BURNED HER HAND ON A STEAM IRON BURNS TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Steam irons, Clothing |
| PT COMPLAINT OF R ARM BACK PAIN IRONING CLOTHES, ACUTE THORACIC MUSCLE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Steam irons |
| 2 YOM BURNED HAND ON IRON BURN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2002 | Age: 45 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, Scald |
| Product: Steam irons |
| STEAM BURN TO LT FOREARM USING A HOT IRON DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN TO LT FOR EARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Steam irons |
| 2ND DEGREE BURNS LT THIGH SUSTAINED WHEN SISTER TOUCHED HOT IRON TO THI GH@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2002 | Age: 1 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Steam irons, Hot water |
| 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURN O CHEST AREA AFTER PULLING A STEAM IRON OFF A WINDOWSILL, CAUSING WATER TO SPILL OUT ONTO PT'S CHEST* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Steam irons |
| 14 Y.O. B MALE W/BURN TO HAND. PT BURNED SELF ON STEAM IRON @ HOME . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2002 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Steam irons |
| PT TOUCHED A HOT STEAM IRON AT HOME THAT MOTHER JUST UNPLUGGED, TH ERMAL BURN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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