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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,933
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2005 | Age: 46 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 HANGING A MICROWAVE OVEN AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT INDE X FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/28/2005 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT DROPPED MICROWAVE ON LT FOOT DX: CONTUSION LT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 11/10/2005 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| LT EYE FB-FIXING MICROWAVE-PIECE OF PLASTIC BROKE OFF & HIT EYE |
| 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: 10/28/2005 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| BURNT FINGER ON A ?MICROWAVE, NOW C SWELLING&PAIN " INFECTION' |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/21/2005 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| FX R 4TH FINGER, PT SUST INJURY WITH A MICROWAVE AT HOME, C/O PAIN, SWELLING, LOST NAIL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2005 | Age: 27 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 CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER ON THE GLASS FROM A MICROWAVE OVEN WHICH BROKE LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2005 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT HAD FOOD IN A MICROWAVE OVEN THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION AND ARCHING DEVE LOPED TACHYCARDIA AND NAUSEA- RADIATION EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2005 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Tableware and accessories |
| BURNED FINGER ON STEAM GETTING BOWL OUT OF MICROWAVE. 1ST DEGREE BURN L IF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2005 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| BURN RT.FINGER.PT.REFERS BURN FINGER WITH MICROWAVE OVEN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2005 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT WAS LIFTING A MICROWAVE OVEN SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT INDEX F INGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2005 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| HEATING OIL IN MICROWAVE AND IT SPILLED ON HER BURNING HER BREAST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2005 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| STANDING OUTSIDE OF HOUSE AND BURGLAR JUMPED FROM HOUSE WITH MICROWAVE OVEN WHICH LANDED ON PATIENT'S CHEST RIB FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2005 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PICKED UP A MICROWAVE OVEN AND HAD ONSET OF LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2005 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| CUT ELBOW ON THE EDGE OF A MICROWAVE OVEN BRACKET LACERATION LEFT ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2005 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT TRIPPED CARRYING MICROWAVE OVEN 6 WK AGO AND HAS KNEE PX. DX: LWBS. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 08/02/2005 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Tableware and accessories |
| TAKING DISH OUT OF MICROWAVE, DISH BROKE CUTTING FINGER "LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2005 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT TOOK FOOD OUT OF MICROWAVE&INGESTED HOT. " THROAT IRRITATION" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2005 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| BURN TO ARM FROM STEAM FROM MICROWAVE, DX; 2ND DEGREE BURN TO FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2005 | Age: 26 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 TAKING AN EGG OUT OF THE MICROWAVE OVEN WHEN IT EXPLODED GOT ON FACE SUSTAINED A THERMAL BURN TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2005 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| HOT COFFEE FROM MICROWAVE EXPLODED IN PT'S FACE. DX: SUPERFICIAL BURN FOREHEAD. |
| 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: 06/15/2005 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| LAC R EYELID, PT SUST INJURY W/EDGE OF A MICROWAVE AT HOME, C/O PAIN, BLEEDING, EYES EOMI, ENT NORMAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2005 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| 35 YO BURN TO FACE TAKING HOT GREASE FROM MICROWAVE BURN FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2005 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT HYPEREXTENDED WRIST WHILE TAKING FOOD OUT OF MICROWAVE, INJURING WRI ST, ALSO TODAY BANGED WRIST ON A DESK SUSTAINED" WRIST SPRAIN" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2005 | Age: 35 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 |
| RT FOOT CONTUSION.PT DROPPED A MICROWAVE OVEN ON FOOT. |
| 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: 04/27/2005 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT LIFTED MICROWAVE OVEN. DX: LOW BACK PX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2005 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT DROPPED MICROWAVE ON FOOT. DX: CONT R FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2005 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PULLED PLASTIC WRAP OFF CORN ON THE COB FROM MICROWAVE. DX. BURN L 2ND , 3RD, 4TH FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2005 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT DEVELOPED NECK PAIN AFTER LIFTING MICROWAVE SUSTAINED " NECK STRAIN" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2005 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Swings or swing sets |
| A MIRCOWAVE WAS SITTING ON A SWING, SHE TRIED TO MOVE MICROWAVE WHICH W EIGHTS 80 LBS. DX. CONT R KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2005 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| UPPER LIP LAC, PT FELL INTO A MICROWAVE HITTING MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2005 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| 49 YOF HIT HEAD ON MICROWAVE LAC SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2005 | Age: 35 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 WAS MOVING A MICROWAVE AND BACK BEGAN TO HURT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2005 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | 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 BENT TO PICK UP MICROWAVE OVEN AND INJURED BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2005 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT TAKING FOOD OUT OF THE MICROWAVE OVEN AND SUSTAINED A THERMAL BURN T O FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2005 | Age: 35 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 |
| LIFTING HEAVY MICROWAVE AND DEVELOPED BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2005 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS TO LIPS AND FACE.PT WAS HEATING A HARD BOILED E GG IN MICROWAVE AND TOOK IT OUT AND IT EXPLODED ON FACE. |
| 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: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Tableware and accessories |
| BURNED R FINGER ON COFFEE CUP AFTER TAKING OUT OF MICROWAVE DX: ABSCESS/CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| 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: 01/21/2005 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Counters or countertops |
| PT DROPPED MICROWAVE PLATE ON COUNTER, PLATE BROKE DX LAC TO LOWER LIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2005 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| HEAD CONT. PT WAS TAKING FOOD OUT OF MICROWAVE AND HIT HEAD |
| 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 |
| Date: 01/13/2005 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PATIENT CUT HER RIGHT THUMB ON THE MICROWAVE AT HOME. DX-3CM LACERATION RIGHT THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2005 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Ceilings and walls |
| PT CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN WALL TILE AND A MICROWAVE OVEN CRUSH INJUR Y FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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