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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 796
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/20/2004 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Tableware and accessories |
| PT WAS MAKING PEANUT BRITTLE IN MICROWAVE & BOTTOM OF PLASTIC BOWL DROPPED SPLASHING PT. DX: L HAND FIRST DEG BURN, R FOOT SECOND DEG BU |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2004 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT AWOKE TO SMOKE COMING FROM MICROWAVE, PT PREGNANT, DX SMOKE INHALATI ON WITH DECREASED FETAL MOVEMENT, NO F.D. NOTED IN ER RECORD |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/08/2004 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT WOKE WITH SMOKE COMING OUT OF MICROWAVE, SMOKE INHALATION, NO F.D. A ATTENDANCE NOTED IN ER RECORD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2004 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT FELL STRIKING LEFT SHOULDER AGAINST A MICROWAVE OVEN AT HOME CONTUSI ON SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT LAC LT MIDDLE FINGER ON MICROWAVE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2004 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| CERVICAL STRAIN-C/O PAIN IN NECK AND RT SHOULDER AFTER SHE CARRIED A MI CROWAVE 2 DAYS AGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2004 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT WAS BURNED BY GRAVY GREASE FROM A TV DINER COMING OUT OF MICROWAVE R T FOREARM 1ST DEGREE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| LIFTED A MICROWAVE OVEN PULLED SOMETHING IN CHEST DX: CHEST MUSCLE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| BURN UPPER LEG - 21 YOF SUSTAINED A BURN TO HER RIGHT THIGH FROM A *** TAKEN OUT OF THE MICROWAVE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2004 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Hot water |
| PT PULLING HOT WATER OUT OF A MICROWAVE OVEN SPILLED SOME ONTO RIGHT TH IGH SCALD BURN TO THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2004 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PUTTING MICROWAVE IN CLOSET, HURT BACK DX LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2004 | Age: 23 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 |
| FACIAL BURN.PT WAS BAKING A POTATO IN MICROWAVE OVEN AND OPENED DOOR AN D POTATO EXPLODED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2004 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT DX ABRASION TO LT EYELID - S/P HIT IN THE EYE WHEN AN EGG EXPLODED AFTER IT WAS PLACED IN THE MICROWAVE OVEN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2004 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| FX R 5TH FINGER, PT STS SUST INJURY WITH A FALLING MICROWAVE AT HOME, C/O SEVERE PAIN, TENDERNESS, SENSATION & MOTOR INTACT, NO VASCULAR COMP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2004 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT BURNED RT HAND 1ST DEGREE FROM STEAM OF MICROWAVE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2004 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT WITH BLISTER TO PALM OF HAND/AND FINGER AFTER TOUCHING HOT SUBSTANCE FROM MICROWAVE OVEN IN SCHOOL DX:BURN TO HAND/FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| BURN HAND - 21 YOM SUSTAINED A BURN TO HIS RIGHT HAND AFTER MICROWAVED HONEY POURED ONTO HIS HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2004 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| LAC TO FINGER WHEN STRUCK ON MICROWAVE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2004 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT MICROWAVING EGGS LAST PM CRACKED IT TO SEE IF IT WAS DONE EXPLODING INTO FACE/CHEST/HAND, 1 DEGREE BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2004 | Age: 25 years | 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 |
| WAS EXPLODED IN MICROWAVE BURNING FACE AND HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2004 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| FACE LAC-@ HOME-HIT A MICROWAVE DOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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