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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,830
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/10/2009 | Age: 38 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 |
| PT WAS BURNED BY HOT LIQUID FROM MICROWAVE 2 WK AGO. DX: L THUMB BURN, CONTRACTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2009 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| FINGER LAC-33 Y/O M-CUT FINGER ON BACK OF MICROWAVE WHILE REPARING IT-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2009 | Age: 29 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 |
| CONTUS FOOT, PT DROPPED MICROWAVE ON FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2009 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| 27 Y/O F WAS REMOVING TV DINNER FROM MICROWAVE, HOT LIQUID SPILLED ON A RM. DX 1ST DEGREE BURN FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2009 | Age: 32 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, Tableware and accessories |
| BURNED R HAND ON PLATE IN MICROWAVE DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2009 | Age: 42 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 WITH LAC TO FINGER FROM VENT ON A MICROWAVE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT OPENING A MICROWAVE OVEN AND FELT A PULL IN CHEST STRAINED CHEST MU SCLES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2009 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| DROPPED MICROWAVE ON LT WRIST DX: LT WRIST SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT WITH BURNS TO FACE FROM EXPLODING SYRUP THAT WAS HEATED IN THE MICROWAVE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2009 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT SUSTAINED BURN TO ARM FROM HOT SAUCE FROM MICROWAVE-OCCURED AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2009 | Age: 36 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 |
| STRAIN LOW BACK - 36 YO FEMALE PRESENTS WITH 2 DAY LOWER BACK PAIN - MO VED A MICROWAVE AT HOME 2 DAYS AGO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2009 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT STATES GLASS EXPLODED IN MICROWAVE, SUSTAINED LACERATION TO WRIST |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 09/14/2009 | Age: 38 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 |
| PT WAS BURNED TAKING STEAMED CARROTS OUT OF MICROWAVE. DX: L HAND BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2009 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| CHEST WALL STRAIN.PT LIFTED A MICROWAVE OVEN AND INJURED CHEST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2009 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| 32 YO M 1ST DEGREE BURN TO HAND & WRIST FROM MICROWAVED MARSHMALLOW* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2009 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| TRIPPED OER DOG AND HIT BACK OF HEAD ON MICROWAVE CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2009 | Age: 44 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 |
| LIFTED A MICROWAVE OVEN AND DEVELOPED LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2009 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| 30 YOF PUNCHED GLASS PART OF MICROWAVE DOOR SUSTAINING A LACERATION TO LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2009 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Not Spec |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT BURNED PALMAR SURFACE OF HAND HEATING UP PIZZA IN MICROWAVE OVEN AND BURNED HAND DX: BURN TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2009 | Age: 31 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 |
| PT STATES BURNED HAND ON HOT WAS TAKING OUT HOT WAX FROM MICROWAVE OVEN DX RT HAND BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2009 | Age: 33 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 |
| EATING WAX IN THE MICROWAVE&ACC GOT SPILLED ONTO HAND >>BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2009 | Age: 28 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 |
| PT GETTING HOT SOUP OUT OF THE MICROWAVE OVEN AND IT SPLAHSEDF ONTO RIG HT WRIST SCALD BURN TO WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2009 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| SMOKE INHALATION-SMOKE FROM MICROWAVE FILLED HOUSE-@ HOME-COHB 2.1-FD P RESENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2009 | Age: 39 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 DROPPED MICRO ON FINGER SUST LAC TO FINGER# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2009 | Age: 29 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, Bags |
| 29YMC OPENING A BAG OF CHIPS AND HAND SLIPPED HITTING EDGE OF MICROWAVE/CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2009 | Age: 38 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 |
| PT WAS REMOVING VEGETABLES FROM MICROWAVE & WAS BURNT ON FINGER BY THE STEAM DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN TO RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| BURNED ON BROWN SUGAR IN A MICROWAVE OVEN. DX- THERMAL BURN R HAND # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2009 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT WAS HEATING A JAR OF APPLESAUCE IN THE MICROWAVE OVEN AND IT EXPLODE D WHEN HE OPEND THE DOOR APPLESAUCE ON ARM SCALD BURN TO ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2009 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| GETTING FOOD OUT OF MICROWAVE, BURNED HAND. DX HAND BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2009 | Age: 38 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| H/O CHRONIC LBP WHICH WAS EXCERBATED TODAY AFTER LIFTING HEAVY MICROWAV E>>MS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2009 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| FELL HIT BACK OF HEAD ON MICROWAVE CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2009 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| FELLYESTL, HIT HEAD ON MICROWAVE DOOR; + LOC 3-5 MINS; + NAUSEA. HA,NE CK PAIN. DX:CONCUSSION W/LOC,POST CONCUSSIVE SYNDROME,CONTUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2009 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| 41YOF WAS CARRING A MICROWAVE TO PUT IN TRUNK OF HER CAR,SLIPPED CAUGHT RT MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN MICROWAVE AND TRUNK;FINGER CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2009 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT PUT SOME EGGS IN MICROWAVE, TOOK THEM OUT & THEY EXPLODED HITTING RT SIDE OF FACE. DX-1ST DEG BURN, RT CHEEK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2009 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| 40 YOM, CUT FINGER PULLING OUT PARTS OF MICROWAVE, FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2009 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| BURNED WHILE COOKING EGG IN MICROWAVE BURN TO FACE # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2009 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT WAS COOKING A POOCHED EGG IN MICROWAVE WHEN PT TOOK IT OUT IT BLEW UP IN PT'S FACE DX: 1ST DEGREE BURN TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2009 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT BURNED RT FOREARM WHILE REMOVING MEAL FROM MICROWAVE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2009 | Age: 42 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 WITH LAC TO FINGER FROM WORKING ON MICROWAVE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2009 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| HIT HEAD ON MICROWAVE DOOR YESTERDAY. DX. HEAD INJURY.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2009 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | 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, Tableware and accessories |
| PULLED BOWL OF SOUP OUT OF MICROWAVE AND SPILLED SOME ON HAND BURNING I T |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/07/2009 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT WAS UNLOADING A MOVING TRUCK CARRYING A MICROWAVE WHEN HE FELL OFF T RUCK BACKWARDS C/O MID BACK PAIN. DX: T9 COMPRESSION FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2009 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT BURNED TO CHEST WITH SOUP FROM A MICROWAVE, BURNS TO CHEST AND ARM, OCCURED AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| ELBOW CT-HIT ELBOW WHILE CARRYING A MICROWAVE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2009 | Age: 36 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 |
| WAS REACHING FOR FOOD IN MICROWAVE AND HAD ONSET OF LOW BACK PAIN DX- STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2009 | 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 Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| 35 YO DROPPEDE OVERHEAD MICROWAVE ON ARM CONTUSION FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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