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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 479
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/25/2005 | Age: 47 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 |
| PUNCHED A MICROWAVE INJURING HAND " LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2005 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| CARRYING MICROWAVE FELL DROPPED IT ON HER HAND DX LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2005 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| CONTUSION HAND - PATIENT REPORTS SHE HIT THE BACK OF HER RIGHT HAND AGA INST A MICROWAVE OVEN - PAIN IS NOW RADIATING INTO ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2005 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO R HAND: HEATING UP LIQUID HAIR WAX REMOVER IN MICROWAVE,BURNED W/WAX REMOVAL AFTER HEATING IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2005 | Age: 32 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 |
| PUNCHED MICROWAVE, C/O PAIN R HAND, DX; CONTUSION, ABRASION R HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2005 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT C/O RT HAND INJURY. PT WAS HEATING FACIAL WAX IN MICROWAVE AND CONTA INER EXPLODED. DX BURN TO RT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2005 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| HEATED WAX IN MICROWAVE, BURNED LT. HAND DX: 2ND DEGREE BURNS LT. HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2005 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT. STRUCK R HAND ON MICROWAVE. DX. FX/LAC R HAND, METACARPAL #5 BASE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2005 | Age: 28 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 |
| BURN HAND - 28 YOF WAS PULLING SOMETHING OUT OF THE MICROWAVE AND HOT L IQUID SPILLED ONTO HER RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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