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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 632
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT HIT HEAD ON MICROWAVE. DX: MINOR HEAD INJURY, SCALP LAC 1 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2007 | Age: 24 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 |
| PT WAS WARMING SOUP IN MICROWAVE AND SPILLED SOME. DX: FIRST DEG BURN L HAND/WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2007 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Hot water |
| TRUNK BURN-STERILIZING BOTTLES IN MICROWAVE-SPILLED HOT WATER ON TRUNK- @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2007 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| 19 YOF LIFED MICROWAVE INJ BACK STRAIN LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2007 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT HIT FINGER ON MICROWAVE AT HOME. D: FINGER LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2007 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Fans |
| PT DX HEAD CONTUSION/HEMATOMA - S/P PT HIT HEAD ON MICROWAVE/FAN YESTERDAY AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT X 5 DAYS WAS MOVING A MICROWAVE AND RIPPED THE NAIL RIGHT OFF FINGER . DX. LEFT FINGER INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2007 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT BURNED RT HAND WHILE TAKING SOMETHING OUT OF MICROWAVE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2007 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| HAND LAC-PT PUNCHED DOOR OF MICROWAVE IN ANGER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT GETTING SOME MACARONI AND CHEESE OUT OF THE MICROWAVE OVEN AND SPILL ED IT ONTO LOWER ABDOMEN SCALD BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| CUT FINGER ON MICROWAVE/FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| HEATING HOT WAX IN MICROWAVE AND IT SPILLED ON THUMB BURNING IT WITH 1% BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| RT HAND CONTUSION.PT PUNCHED A MICROWAVE OVEN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2007 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| RT WRIST BURN.PT OPENED MICROWAVE OVEN AND BURNED WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2007 | Age: 25 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 |
| DX RIGHT HAND PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN: SPLASHED HOT CARMEL FROM MICROWAVE TO HAND AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT HANGING MICROWAVE CUT ELBOW ON SHEET METAL AT HOME TODAY DX// RIGHT ELBOW LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT SUSTAINED A NOSE INJURY FROM A MICROWAVE FALLING HER FACE AT A FRIEN D'S HOUSE. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 03/20/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| LUMBAR STRAIN.PT PICKED UP A MICROWAVE OVEN AND INJURED BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2007 | 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 |
| HOT SOUP SPILLED ONTO HER HAND REMOVING IT FROM MICROWAVE BURNING HER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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