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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 140
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/22/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT PULLING ON A BAG OF POPCORN OUT OF MICROWAVE WITH BUTTER DRIPPING ON FOREHEAD, 2 DEGREE BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2002 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Floors or flooring materials |
| CHILD RUNNING AND TRIPPED OVER MICROWAVE ON FLOOR. HIT FOREHEAD ON FLOO R DX: CONTUSION ON FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Tables |
| PATIENT RAN INTO MICROWAVE OR MICROWAVE STAND AT HOME; EYEBROW LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| TAKING HOT DOGS OUT OF THE MICROWAVE, DROPPED PAN, BURNED FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2002 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Hot water |
| +21MOM BURNED FACE LIPS AND CHIN WHILE DRINKING HOT WATER FROM CUP INMI CROWAVE DX: 1ST DEGREE BURNS TO LT FACE, LIPS, CHIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Tables |
| CUT CHIN AND CONTUSED FOOT WHEN MICROWAVE AND TABLE FELL ON HIM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| RT FACIAL BURNS-GRANDMOTHER WAS TAKING OATMEAL FROM MICROWAVE-SHE TRIPPED OVER THE PT-DROPPED HOT OATMEAL WHICH SPLATTERED ON THE PT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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