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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 747
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/22/2007 | Age: 22 months | 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 |
| IRON FELL ON HEAD & HAS PUNCTURE WOUND/CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2007 | Age: 41 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 |
| IRON FELL ON HEAD, DX; BHT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2007 | Age: 2 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 |
| IRON FELL ON HEAD AT SISTERS HOUSE CLOSED HEAD TRAUMA * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2007 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| PT PULLED IRON DOWN ON HEAD, LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2007 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| HEADACHE-C/O HEADACHE AND PAIN TO NECK AND SHOULDERS AFTER AN IRON FELL AND HIT HER ON THE HEAD., NO LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2007 | Age: 6 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Clothing irons, Baby walkers or jumpers |
| PT PULLED ON CORD OF IRON WHICH WAS ON LOW FURNITURE, IRON FELL, HIT PT S FOREHEAD, PT WAS IN WALKER AT THE TIME, DX HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2007 | Age: 16 months | 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 |
| PULLED A COLD IRON ONTO HEAD. DX HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2007 | Age: 15 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 |
| PT WAS @ HOME PULLED DOWN A COOL CLOTHING IRON TO HEAD. DX LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2007 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| CUT HEAD WHEN IRON FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2007 | Age: 10 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, IRON FELL ON HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2007 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| 13 YO MALE WAS ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN HEAD BY IRON LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2007 | Age: 8 months | Sex: Female | 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, Counters or countertops |
| CHI-NO LOC-FACE LAC-PULLED ON CORD OF IRON-IRON FELL ON PT'S HEAD FROM COUNTER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2007 | Age: 9 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| CUT HEAD WHEN PULLED CLOTHES IRON DOWN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2007 | Age: 8 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| PT PULLED ON CORD OF IRON AND PULLED IRON DOWN ONTO SELF. D : CONTUSIO N HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2007 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| 10 YO IRON FELL ON HEAD ABRASION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2007 | Age: 2 months | 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 |
| COLD IRON FELL ON BABY'S HEAD, SMALL ABRASION DX NS LWBS |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 07/09/2007 | Age: 13 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 |
| PT DX FACE/RT SHOULDER AND HEAD BURN - PT PULLED CORD OF HOT ELRECTRIC IRON WHICH FELL AND BURNED HIM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2007 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| 36 YO FEMALE HIT HEAD ON IRON LACERATION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2007 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| HIT IN HEAD WITH AN IRON. DX LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2007 | Age: 7 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 |
| CHI ANDCONTUSED FOREHEAD WHEN TIP OF CLOTHING IRON FELL WHEN PULLED ON CORD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2007 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| CLOTHES IRON FELL ONTO PT'S HEAD AT DAYCARE HAS SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2007 | Age: 73 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 |
| 73YOF FELL TODAY AT HOME,A IRON LANDED ON HER HEAD AFTER STEPPING BACKWARDS LOSING HER BALANCE; HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2007 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | 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, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| IRON FELL OFF DRESSER HITTING PATIENT ON HEAD, NO LOC; HEAD INJURY, SCA LP CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2007 | Age: 11 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothing irons, Ironing boards or covers |
| PT PULLED IRON OFF OF IRONING BOARD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Clothing irons, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT STRUCK ON BACK OF HEAD BY IRON FALLING OFF SHELF. +LOC. +BEHAVIOR CH ANGES. NAUSEA. D:CONCUSSION, SCALP LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2007 | Age: 4 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| IRON FELL ON PTS HEAD, RED AREA NOTED TO SIDE OF HEAD, LEFT WITHOUT TRE ATMENT/DIAGNOSIS |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 03/27/2007 | Age: 7 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothing irons, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| IRON FELL OFF SHELF AND HIT PT ON HEAD. DX LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2007 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| 88 YOF WHILE IRONING FELL OVER BACKWORDS STRUCK HEAD/ HEAD CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2007 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| CUT HEAD WHEN IRON FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2007 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| STRUCK IN THE HEAD BY (METAL PART) IRON NO LOC NO INTENT INFO VERTEX LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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