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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 73
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2005 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Ironing boards or covers |
| IRONING BOARD FELL ONTO PTS LEFT FOREARM; SWELLING AND PAIN TO LEFT FOR EARM. D: FRACTURE DISTAL RADIUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Ironing boards or covers, Clothing irons |
| PT WAS SITTING NEXT TO IRON BOARD WHILE SISTER WAS IRONING SISTER TURNED TOWARDS BABY & IRON FELL ONTO PT'S ARM 2% BURN ARM |
| Disposition: Not recorded |
| Date: 12/12/2001 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Ironing boards or covers, Other Irons |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2001 | Age: 10 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Ironing boards or covers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/1999 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ironing boards or covers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/1998 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Ironing boards or covers, Other Irons |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/1998 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ironing boards or covers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/1998 | Age: 7 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, Thermal |
| Product: Ironing boards or covers, Other Irons |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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