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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 776
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2003 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothing irons, Ceilings and walls |
| 79 YOM WAS PULLING IRON CORD OUT OF THE WALL; GOT DIZZY; FELL AGAINST W ALL STRIKING LOWER ARM. LACERATION, LEFT LOWER ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2003 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| PT INJURED WHEN ARM TOUCHED HOT IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2003 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| ELBOW BURN W/ INFECTION-@ HOME-BURNED ON A HOT IRON & BECAME INFECTED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2003 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| PT. BURNED HER FOOT ON AN IRON BURNS TO FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2003 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| PATIENT BURNED HIS LAST 4 DIGITS OF HIS LEFT HAND ON A CLOTHES IRON. DX-BURNS TO LEFT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2003 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| TRIPPED / FELL OVER IRON CORD DX: FOREARM SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2003 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| PT C/O A CLOTHING IRON FELL ON HER RT ANKLE THIS AM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2003 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| HIT KNEE ON HOT IRON DX: BURN TO KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2003 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| RT FOREARM LAC-GOT FOOT TANGLED IN CORD TO IRON-FELL-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2003 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| PT DX 2ND DEGREE BURN TO LT LEG - C/O BURN WITH HOT IRON ON CALF OF LLE X2 DAYS AGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2003 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothing irons, Floors or flooring materials |
| TRIPPED OVER IRON CORD HIT FLOOR AND CONTUSED KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2003 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Clothing irons, Ceilings and walls |
| PT SLID DOWN THE WALL WHILE IRONING BECAUSE SHE THOUGHT SHE WAS GOING T O PASS OUT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/01/2003 | Age: 68 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: Clothing irons |
| BURNED FOREARM ON A HOT IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2003 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| WHILE IRONING YESTERDAY, HAD A SEIZURE AND FELL BACK. NOW WITH CHEST WA LL PAIN. DX. ACUTE SEIZURE, R CHEST WALL CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2003 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| PT SPRAINED HER NECK AS A RESULT OF IRONING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2003 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| PT TRIPPED OVER IRONING CORD CAUSING FOOT INJ DX:FOOT STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2003 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| PT C/O FELL DOWN ON HOT IRON AND BURNED BUTOCKS - DX 2ND DEGREE BURN TO BUTTOCK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2003 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| BACK & HIP SPAMS. STARTED AFTER IRONING TODAY. DX; BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2003 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| PT DROPPED AN IRON ONTO LEFT SECOND TOE CONTUSION TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2003 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| PT BURNED ARM ON IRON 3/26. DX: CELLULITIS R FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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