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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,017
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/07/2005 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT TAKING FACIAL WAX OUT OF MICROWAVE WHEN IT POPPED ONTO THUMB. D: 1ST /2ND DEGREE BURNS, THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2005 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| 19 YR OLD MALE HIT MICROWAVE WITH HAND LACERATION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2005 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| 19 YOF INJ SHOULDER MOVING MICROWAVE STRAIN SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| BURN TO ARM: WAS TAKING HOT BOWL OF GRAY OUT OF MICROWAVE, DROPPED IT, SPLASHED L ARM, TODAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2005 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Hot water |
| PT BOILING WATER IN A MICROWAVE OVEN WHEN HE OPENED THE DOOR HE WAS SPL ASHED IN THE FACE BY THE WATER SCALD BURN TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2005 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| COOKING EGG IN MICROWAVE EGG EXPLODED F'BODY IN EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2005 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| MOVING MICROWAVE DX LOW BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2005 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| 1CM FINGER LAC-CUT ON MICROWAVE WHILE MOVING INTO COLLEGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2005 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT AT HOME COOKING MUSHROOMS IN MICROWAVE BURNT R HAND ON MUSHROOM DX2ND DEGREE BURN L THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT PULELD SOUP OUT OF MICROWAVE AND IT EXPLODED. DX: SECDOND DEG FACIAL BURNS 2% TBSA. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/20/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT. C/O BURNS TO HIS LLE FROM HOT FOOT FROM A MICROWAVE. DX. BURN L LO WER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2005 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| 21YFC C/O SHOULDER PAIN AFTER REACHING UP ON SHELF TO TAKE MICROWAVE OVEN DOWN/STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| 17 YO HIT HEAD ON MICROWAVE DOOR CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2005 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT JAMMED LEFT SECOND TOE INTO A MICROWAVE OVEN CONTUSION TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2005 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT DROPPED GLASS MICROWAVE PLATE THAT BROKE CUTTING PT'S HAND SUSTAIEND " LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2005 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Tableware and accessories |
| DX 1ST DEGREE BURNS TO HANDS: TAKING SOUP FROM MICROWAVE AND BOWL COLLAPSED, SOUP BURNED HANDS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT WAS TAKING APART THE BACK OF A MICROWAVE OVEN AND SUFFERED AN ELECTR ICAL BURN TO THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2005 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| COOKING EGG IN MICROWAVE, EXPLODED WHEN SHE OPENED DOOR DX: 1ST DEGREE NECK BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| GETTING HOT ICING OUT OF MICROWAVE BURNED FINGERTIPS SECOND DEGREE BURN OF RIGHT 3 FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2005 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| 23 YO LIFTED MICROWAVE INJURED BACK BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2005 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PAIN TO FOOT DROPPED MICROWAVE OVEN ONTO FOOT DX: CONTUSION TO FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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