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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,916
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2006 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT SUSTAINED BURNS ON FACE SURUP EXPLODING AFTER TAKING OUT OF MICROWAV E. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2006 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| CHI.CS.PT HIT HEAD ON A MICROWAVE OVEN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2006 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| HIT MICROWAVE WITH HAND FX FINGER LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2006 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| OPENING HER MICROWAVE OVEN AND FELT SHARP PAIN IN BACK LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2006 | Age: 26 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 A MICROWAVE OVEN ONTO RIGHT FOOT CONTUSION FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2006 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT GOT A SHOCK FROM HER MICROWAVE OVEN TODAY AT HOME DX// ELECTRIC SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 08/17/2006 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| MICROWAVE FELL ON PT AT HOME CONTUSION CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2006 | Age: 38 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, Cosmetics |
| PT WAS REMOVING HOT FACIAL WAX FROM A MICROWAVE OVEN AND IT EXPLODED ON TO FOREARM SCALD BURN FOREARM |
| 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: 06/20/2006 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Tableware and accessories |
| CARRYING HEAVY DISHES AND MICROWAVE, DROPPED THEM ON HAND, C/O FINGER, HAND PAIN, DX; FINGER CONTUSION/ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2006 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT WITH LOW BACK PAIN SINCE LIFTING MICROWAVE OVEN AT HOME ON WEDNESDAY . D: LUMBAR STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2006 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Containers |
| PT CUT R INDEX FINGER TRYING TO RWMOVE A MICROWAVE FROM A BOX DX: FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2006 | Age: 27 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 |
| DROPPED MICROWAVE ON KNEE AT LANDLORD'S HOUSE. DX: CONTUSION KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2006 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT DX LT THUMB NAIL AVULSION - BANGED LT THUMB AGAINST A MICROWAVE WHILE CLEANING IT AT HOME. |
| 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: 04/28/2006 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| LIFTING MICROWAVE SPRAIN LOWER BACK |
| 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: 04/14/2006 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| FINGER CT-MICROWAVE FELL ON FINGER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2006 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| LIFTING MICROWAVE MUSCULOSKETAL CHEST STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2006 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT.INJ.RT.2ND.FINGER AT HOME WHEN CUT ON SIDE OF MICROWAVE. DX; LAC.RT. 2ND.FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2006 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT FELL INTO MICROWAVE OVEN; LAC LIP |
| 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: 03/09/2006 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT CUT FINGER ON MICROWAVE THIS AM, LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2006 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| MICROWAVE FELL ONTO FOOT 3 DAYS AGO. CONTINUED PAIN. D: GREAT TOE JOINT DISLOCATION. |
| 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 |
| Date: 02/12/2006 | Age: 43 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 |
| PT C/O LOWER BACK PAIN. PT FELL WITH MICROWAVE OVEN IN HAND. DX ACUTE M YOFASCIAL STRAIN LUMBAR PAIN LOWER BACK PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2006 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT SUST LUMBAR STRAIN LIFTING MICROWAVE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2006 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Containers |
| PT GOT LT 5TH FINGER PINCHED BETWEEN MICROWAVE AND A BOX DX:FX LT 5TH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2006 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| BIT EGG STRAIGHT FROM MICROWAVE/MOUTH BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2006 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Foods |
| PT COOKING EGG IN MICROWAVE OVEN LAST PM, OPENED MICROWAVE AND EGG SPLA SHED INTO LT EYE, CORNEAL ABRASION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2006 | Age: 26 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 |
| BURNED BY HOT SOUP WHICH EXPLODED IN MICROWAVE WRIST BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2006 | Age: 30 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Containers |
| PT WITH LOWER BACK PAIN AFTER REPEATED LIFTING OF LARGE BOX CONTAINING MICROWAVE. D: LOWER BACK STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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