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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 648
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/19/2010 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ironing boards or covers |
| 87YOF-STATES SHE WAS CARRYING AN IRONING BOARD OUTSIDE AND FELL WITH IT INJURING HER HEAD. DX: CONTUSION TO HEAD* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2010 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Ironing boards or covers |
| CHI. 81 YOF FEL LINTO AN IRONING BOARD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2009 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ironing boards or covers, Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT STATES SHE WAS PUTTING HER IRONING BOARD AWAY AND IT CAME OPEN, PT F ELL BACKWARDS, HIT HEAD ON HER CANE AT NH. DX. CONT, LAC SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2008 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ironing boards or covers, Floors or flooring materials |
| 87 YO FEMALE FELL TO FLOOR WHEN IRONING BOARD FELL WHILE SHE WAS WALKING WITH WALKER - CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2008 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Ironing boards or covers |
| PT HIT HEAD ON IRONING BOARD, VOMITING, DX HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2008 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Ironing boards or covers |
| 77 YO FEMALE HAD IRONING BOARD FALL AND HIT HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2004 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ironing boards or covers |
| PT FELL INTO IRONING BOARD C/O PAIN IN HEAD HEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2002 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Ironing boards or covers, Floors or flooring materials |
| HEAD INJ;LAC/WIFE STS HEARD THUMP WHILE SHE WAS IN BATHROOM & FOUND 85Y OHUSBAND ON FLOOR. STS HE HIT HEAD ON IRONING BOARD LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2002 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Ironing boards or covers |
| 74YOBF-CLOSED HEAD INJURY-LEANING ON IRONING BOARD AT HOME-IT COLLASPED PATIENT FELL HIT HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2002 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Ironing boards or covers |
| FELL-HIT HEAD ON IRONING BOARD-CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2001 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ironing boards or covers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2000 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Ironing boards or covers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2000 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Ironing boards or covers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/1999 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Ironing boards or covers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/1997 | Age: 54 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: Ironing boards or covers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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