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Accidents - Ironing boards or covers - 50+ years old - Year 2003

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 274
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Accidents - Body Parts:
Eyeball:69Shoulder:68
Wrist:68Lower Trunk:51
Finger:16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 09/18/2003Age: 91 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ironing boards or covers
PT TRIPPED OVER IRONING BOARD. DX: R GROIN STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/16/2003Age: 83 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ironing boards or covers
IRONING BOARD FELL ON LT. ARM DX: FRACTURE LT. WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/05/2003Age: 86 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ironing boards or covers, Ceilings and walls
PT WAS PULLING ON AN IRONING BOARD AT HOME WHEN IT WAS STUCK FELL FORWA RD STRIKING RIGHT SHOULDER ON A WALL STRAINED SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/13/2003Age: 68 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ironing boards or covers
RT HIP AND CHEST CONTUSION.PT FELL ON AN IRONING BOARD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/22/2003Age: 62 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ironing boards or covers
CORNEAL ABRAS/62YOF STS WAS STRUCK IN EYE BY IRONING BOARD AT 3PM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/12/2003Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ironing boards or covers
55 YO F HAD AN IRON BOARD FALL ON FINGERS CONTUSION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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