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Accidents - Clothing irons - Year 2005 - All Of Body

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 53
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 10/03/2005Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Clothing irons, Electrical outlets or receptacles
PT ATTEMPTING TO PLUG IN IRON INTO OUTLET, SHOCKED & THROWN BACK. DX: ELECTRICAL SHOCK, EPISTAXIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/21/2005Age: 21 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Clothing irons
PT WAS USING AN IRON HAD OPEN WORES OUT AND WAS SHOCKED DX: ELECRICAL, INJURY TO R ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/08/2005Age: 50 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Clothing irons, Floors or flooring materials
PT WAS PUTTING AN IRON AWAY, FELT DIZZY&LIGHTHEADED, PASSED OUT, FOUND SELF ON THE FLOOR SUSTAINED" SYNCOPE"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/03/2005Age: 30 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Clothing irons
PT SHOCKED HERSELF WHEN SHE PLUGGED IN AN IRON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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