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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 533
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/06/2006 | Age: 37 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, Foods |
| WAS USING A MICROWAVE; TOOK HOT FOOD OUT AND IT SPILLED ON HER HAND. BURN, LEFT HAND. NO FIRE. NO FIRE DEPARTMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2006 | Age: 38 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, Hot water |
| TAKING WATER OUT OF MICROWAVE AND BURNED BY HOT WATER FIRST DEGREE BURN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2006 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Alcohol |
| PT HIT THE MICROWAVE HAD BEEN DRINKING DX LAC TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2006 | Age: 34 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, Thermal |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| BURNED HAND TAKING HOT FOOD FROM MICROWAVE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2006 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| ELECTRICAL BURNS TO BOTH HANDS TRYING TO FIX A CORD TO MICROWAVE OVEN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2006 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Cosmetics |
| PATIENT WAS REMOVING HOT WAX USED FOR HAIR REMOVAL FROM MICROWAVE OVEN & IT SPILLED ON RT AT HOME. DX - 2ND DEG BURN TO RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2006 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| HIT MICROWAVE IN ANGER FRACTURE HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2006 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Hot water |
| PT TAKING HOT WATER OUT OF A MICROWAVE OVEN AND SPILLED SOME ONTO RIGHT HAND SCALD BURN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2006 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| EGG EXPLODED WHEN TAKEN OUT OF MICROWAVE. DX. 1ST DEGREE BURN R HAND, C HEST AND FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2006 | Age: 31 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 HIT HAND ON MICROWAVE; FX HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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