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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 111
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/06/2010 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| 9YOF WAS PLAYING / HIDING IN CLOSET WHEN AN IRON FELL ON HER HEAD DX: HEAD INJ, SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2010 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| 6YOM SUFFERED A LACERATION, WHEN A COLD CLOTHES IRON FELL ON HIS HEAD, AT HOME. DX; SUPERFICIAL LACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2010 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothing irons, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| 10 YR FEMALE AT CHURCH CAMP, IRON FELL FROM SHELF AND HIT PT ON HEAD DX: SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2010 | Age: 9 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 |
| 9 YOM LAC TO HEAD WHEN THE IRON FELL ON HIM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2010 | Age: 13 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 |
| 13 YO FEMALE - IRON FELL ON HEAD. DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 01/15/2010 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | 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, Ironing boards or covers |
| 8YOF CRAWLING UNDER IRONING BOARD AT HOME AND KNOCKED IRON DOWN. FELL A ND HIT PT ON TOP OF HEAD. NO LOC. DX CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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