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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 212
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
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: 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: 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: 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: 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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