Accidents - Clothing irons - 50+ years old - Year 2008

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 645
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Body Parts:

Lower Arm:	150	Shoulder:	86
Face:	71	All Of Body:	71
Toe:	71	Head:	44
Lower Trunk:	30	Foot:	29
Finger:	29	Upper Trunk:	14
Ankle:	14	Hand:	14
Neck:	14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/09/2008	Age: 62 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: Clothing irons
BURN LT.FOREARM.PT.REFERS BURN FOREARM WITH HOT CLOTHING IRON.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2008	Age: 65 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: Clothing irons
BURN BY A HOT CLOTHING IRON BURN RIGHT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2008	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clothing irons, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows
DX R SH STRAIN: 3D AGO BEEN CLEAN'G @ CHURCH, WINDOWS, IRONING, ETC. HAD SORENESS TO R UPPER ARM TO SHOULDER NEXT D, INC PAIN TO SH, UP-ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2008	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clothing irons
ANKLE SPRAIN-TRIPPED ON CLOTHES IRON CORD-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothing irons
LAC TO HEAD AFTER A CLOTHING IRON FELL ON HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2008	Age: 96 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
C/O SUDDEN ONSET OF LOWER BACK PAIN WHILE IRONING YESTERDAY, NOW GETTIN G WORSE>> MUSCLE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2008	Age: 53 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: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons
PT BURNED SELF WHILE IRONING, BURN TO ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons
DX R HAND HYPOTHENAR ASPECT BURN: BURNED ON IRON X 2HRS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Clothing irons, Fireplace equipment
PT TRIPPED ON IRON CORD AND FELL W/FIREPLACE POKER IMPALING HER NECK. DX: PENETRATING WOUND TO ANTERIOR NECK.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/01/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	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
BURNED FINGER ON A HOT IRON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2008	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Clothing irons
67 YOF C/O LOWER BACK PAIN AFTER IRONING FOR THREE HOURS TWO DAYS AGO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clothing irons
AFTER IRONING THE PAIN INCREASED IN SHOULDER, DX SPRAIN R SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothing irons
CONTUSION TO FOOT WHEN A CLOTHING IRON FELL ON FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2008	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothing irons
IRON FELL ON FOOT/ CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2008	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clothing irons
DROPPED IRON ONTO TOE FRACTURED TOE #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	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, Other ranges or ovens
ACCIDENTALLY BURNT MULTI FINGERS ON A HOT IRON VERSUS HOT OVEN >> BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothing irons
PATIENT HAD AN IRON FALL ON HER HEAD SUSTAINING A LACERATION TO SCALP. DX-SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2008	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Clothing irons
DX CHEST PAIN R/O ACS/HTN/HX HLD: C/O CH PAIN SINCE 7 A.M. OCCURRED W IRONING, WAS SUDDEN ONSET, DESCRIBED A L SIDED, FOCAL, NON-RAD
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 01/19/2008	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothing irons, Floors or flooring materials
PT SUSTAINED A CONTUSION OF THE FACE BY TRIPPING ON IRON CORD & FALLING TO THE FLOOR AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2008	Age: 85 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, Floors or flooring materials
WAS AT HOME IRONING FOUND SELF ON FLOOR SYNCOPE UDE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2008	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothing irons
DX SCALP LAC: IRON FELL ON HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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