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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 110
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/18/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| EGG EXPLODED WHEN BEING TAKEN FROM MICROWAVE DX. FACIAL BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT TOOK EGG OUT OF MICROWAVE, THEN POKED EGG WITH FORK CAUSING WATER TO POP IN FACE CAUSING BURN DX:1ST/2ND BURN TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 10/14/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT SUBSTAINED BURN TO FACE WHEN LOTION SPLASHED IN FACE BEING HEATED IN MICROWAVE OVEN CAUSING CONTAINER TO EXPLODE DX:BURN TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2002 | Age: 21 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 |
| 21 Y.O. B FEMALE W/BURNS TO FACE. PT STS SHE WAS BOILING EGGS IN THE MI CROWAVE & THE BLEW UP & HIT PT IN THE FACE @ HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2002 | Age: 23 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 |
| FACIAL BURNS, SUSTAINED WHEN SHE TOOK A EGG OUT OF THE MICROWAVE AND IT EXPLODED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2002 | Age: 21 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 |
| EGGS EXPLODED COOKED IN MICROWAVE DX. FACIAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2002 | Age: 21 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 |
| REDNESS,BURNING TO FACE.STATES BOILING EGGS IN MICROWAVE,REMOVED EGGS,EGGS BLEW UP.DX 1ST DEGREE FACIAL BURN W/ SUPERFICIAL CORNEAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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