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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 458
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2006 | 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 |
| LAC TO HEAD AFTER HE PULLED A CLOTHING IRON OFF ONTO HIS HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2006 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| PATIENT PULLED IRON DOWN ON HIS HEAD AT HOME; SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2006 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Clothing irons, Ironing boards or covers |
| IRON WAS ON IRONING BOARD WHEN IT FELL OFF AND HIT PT TO THE HEAD NO LOC OR VOMITING . DX MINOR CHI SCLAP LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2006 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Clothing irons, Stairs or steps |
| CHI-ACCIDENTLY PULLED AN IRON OFF A SHELF ONTO HEAD-THEN FELL DOWN 4 ST EPS-@ HOME-BRIEF LOC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2006 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| HIT IN HEAD WITH AN IRON. DX. MINOR HEAD INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2006 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| CHI, PULLED IRON DOWN ON HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2006 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothing irons, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT STATES IRON FELL OFF SHELF AT HOME AND HIT PT IN THE HEAD DX// SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2006 | Age: 11 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| MOM STATED SHE HAD LEFT ROOM FOR A MOMENT AND SHE HEARD THE INFANT CRYI NG - BABY PUULED A HOT IRON OVER ON HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2006 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| FELL, HIT HEAD ON IRON DX: CONCUSSION W/O LOC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2006 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothing irons, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT. STATES IRON WAS SITTING ON TOP OF DRESSER, SHE BENT DOWN AND IRON F ELL ON HER HEAD. DX. HEAD CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2006 | Age: 41 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, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| CLOTHING IRON FELL FROM SHELF. DX. MINOR HEAD TRAUMA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2006 | Age: 10 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 |
| AN IRON FELL ON PATIENT'S HEAD FROM 1-1/2 FT HEIGHT SUSTAINING CLOSED HEAD INJURY & SCALP ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2006 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| 23 YO FEMALE WAS HIT ON HEAD BY IRON HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2006 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| 32 YO MALE WAS STRUCK IN HEAD BY IRON CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2006 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| CHI,HIT WITH IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2006 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| PT STEPPED ON IRON CORD AND IRON FELL AND HIT PT ON HEAD. D: SCALP LA CERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2006 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothing irons, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT WAS HIT IN HEAD WITH A METAL IRON THAT FELL FROM A SHELF AT HOME LACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2006 | Age: 8 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| CHI AND CUT FOREHEAD WHEN PULLED ON IRON CORD AND IRON FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2006 | Age: 12 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, Gun powder or ammunition |
| IRONING @ HOME, HEARD 5 GUNSHOTS, FELT SOMETHING GRAZE TOP OF HEAD, 3CM LACERATION TO TOP/BACK OF HEAD, NO BLEEDING, CT NORMAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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