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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 530
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/15/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| 21YOF TRYING TO GET A HOT *** OUT OF THE MICROWAVE AND IT SPLI IED ONTO RIGHT HAND SCALD BURN TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| 25 YO M AWOKE WITH MICROWAVE ON FIRE AT HOME, SOB COUGHING. DX SMOKE IN HALATION, +FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| ABRASION TO EYE WHEN EYE POPPED AFTER BEING COOKED IN MICROWAVE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| LOW BACK STRAIN AFTER LIFTING MICROWAVE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| HIT FOREARM ON MICROWAVE LAC FOREARM * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2009 | 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 |
| 25YOF, MICROWAVING FOOD, SPILLED ON HAND, BLISTER HAND , BURN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| RT HAND MULTIPLE LAC'S & ABRA'S: ANGRY, PUNCHED A MICROWAVE WINDOW, GLASS BROKE WHEN SHE DID IT, 1 CM AVUSLION-TYPE LAC. ABRA'S, @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT WAS MELTING SOME PARAFIN WAX IN THE MICROWAVE AND SPILLED IT ONTO H AND. D: WAX BURN TO RIGHT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| HIT MICROWAVE. DX- SHOULDER PAIN R # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Tableware and accessories |
| TAKING CUP FROM MICROWAVE IT BROKE FELL ON FOOT BURN FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PATIENT SPILLED FOOD ON HAND WHILE TAKING OUT OF MICROWAVE; 1ST/2ND DEG REE HAND/THUMB BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| CHI.PT HIT HEAD ON A MICROWAVE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT DX RT HAND PUNCTURE WOUND W/FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL - S/P DUE TO GLASS FROM A BROKEN MICROWAVE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT PULLING SOME HOT WAX OUT FROM A MICROWAVE AND SPILLED ON RIGHT HAND SCALD BURN HAND FROM HOT WAX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2009 | Age: 18 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 |
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