Accidents - Clothing irons - 50+ years old - Year 2007

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,165
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Lower Trunk:	431	Head:	149
Lower Arm:	138	Finger:	85
Upper Arm:	70	Knee:	69
Lower Leg:	69	Toe:	45
Shoulder:	31	Foot:	31
Hand:	30	All Of Body:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/19/2007	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Clothing irons, Clothing
78 YO IRONING CLOTHES FELL OUT SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2007	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clothing irons
DEV LBP REACHING FOR THE IRON >>MS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2007	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothing irons
PT WENT TO UNPLUG IRON AND PASSED OUT, SUSTAINED CONTUSION TO SHOULDER, NO ELECTRICAL INJURY INDICATED,
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2007	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Clothing irons
81YFC C/O LOW BACK PAIN AFTER IRONING/BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2007	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons, Floors or flooring materials
PT HIT FOOT ON HOT IRON ON FLOOR. DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN L FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2007	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clothing irons
PT FX TOE WHEN SHE DROPPED A CLOTHING IRON ON TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2007	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothing irons
PT REPORTS AN IRON FELL ON HER FOOT AT HOME - DX RT FOOT CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2007	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons
73YOF WHILE AT HOME IRONING A WEEK AGO,ACCIDENTLY BURNED FOREARM ON IRON;LEFT ARM BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2007	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons
HEALING BURN TO LEFT ARM - APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK AGO BURNED ARM WITH AN IRON AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2007	Age: 67 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
PT TRIPPED OVER CORD OF IRON AT HOME AND FELL INJURED KNEE DX// LEFT KNEE AND HAND CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2007	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons
PT C/O RT ARM REDNESS & SWELLING S/P IRON BURN. D: CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2007	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons
PT FELL ONTO HOT IRON 3 DAYS AGO. DX: R SHOULDER BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2007	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons
71 YO FEMALE WAS SHOCKED WITH ELECTRIC IRON AT HARRAHS FIRST DEGREE BURN FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2007	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons
PT SUSTAINED A THERMAL BURN TO LOWER ABDOMEN WHILE USING A CLOTHING IRO N
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2007	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons
BURN R THUMB & FING/61YOF AT HOME BURNED WHEN TOUCHING HOT IRON.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2007	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clothing irons, Clothing
SPRAIN BACK.PT.REFERS WHILE IRONING CLOTHING BEGAN BACK PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2007	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons
PT WITH HAND BURN FROM HER IRON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2007	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothing irons
PT'S KNEE GAVE OUT WHILE IRONING AND WHE HIT THE IRON. DX: COCCYGEAL CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2007	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Clothing irons
75YOF SUSTAINED A BURN 5 DAYS AGO WHILE AT HOME ON A HOT IRON; INFECTED BURN WOUND
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: 04/25/2007	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clothing irons, Floors or flooring materials
PT WAS BENDING OVER TO PICKUP AN IRON AND FELL ONTO FLOOR DX: FRACTURED RIGHT HIP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/09/2007	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothing irons
56 YO DROPPED IRON ON TOE CONTUSION TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2007	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clothing irons
85 YO M FRACTURED HIP TRIPPED OVER CORD TO IRON AT HOME*
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: 02/10/2007	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons
ACC FORGOT THE IRON ON&PICKED IT UP FROM THE METAL SURFACE " HAND BURN"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2007	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothing irons
AT HOME PT DROPPED COLD LAUNDRY IRON ON LEFT FOOT DX LEFT GREAT TOE CONTUSION
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

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