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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 105
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 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: 02/25/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| A MICROWAVE FELL ONTO PT'S RT WRIST & HAND. ACUTE INJURY RT WRIST & HAN D |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/1997 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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