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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,028
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2003 | Age: 7 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 |
| PT WAS MAKING EASY MAC AND CHEESE IN THE MICROWAVE OVEN WHEN IT SPLASHE D ONTO RIGHT HAND SCALD BURN TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/24/2003 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PATIENT WAS MELTING ICE CREAM TOPPING IN THE MICROWAVE AND BURNED HIS LEFT HAND AND CHEST. DX-2ND DEGREE BURN RIGHT LLEFT HAND AND CHEST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2003 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| WAS BURNED WHEN HE REMOVED FOOD FROM MICROWAVE DX 2 DEGREE BURNS TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 12/15/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Hot water |
| SPILT HIT WATER ON LT. HAND, SPILT HOT WATER WHILE TAKING CUT OUT OF MICROWAVE. CA: 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO LT. HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PTS.MOTHER REPORTED PT.BURN RT.HAND 2% TAKING FOOD OUT OF MICROWAVE THEN FELL ON HAND. DX-2RD DEGREE BURN TO RT.HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2003 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT TAKING A TV DINNER OUT OF THE MICROWAVE OVEN WHEN GRAVY SPILLED ONTO RIGHT HAND SCALD BURN TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2003 | Age: 53 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 |
| 53YOWM-MINOR BURN LEFT HAND-BURNED ON FOOD FROM MICROWAVE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2003 | Age: 25 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 |
| PT PUT HOT MASSAGE OIL FROM MICROWAVE ONTO HAND, BURN TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Hot water |
| BURNED HAND WHEN SPILLED WATER HEATED IN MICROWAVE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2003 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 86 YO F INJURED HAND ON MICROWAVE LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2003 | Age: 20 months | 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 OPENED MICROWAVE AND PULLED HOT *** DOWN ONTO LEFT HAND. D:BURN LEF T HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2003 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| HAND BURNS WITH SMOKE INHALATION. PT'S MICROWAVE CAUGHT FIRE AT HOME. N OT REC IF FD ATTENDED SCENE,. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2003 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| 14 YO FEMALE SPILLED HOT SOUP FROM MICROWAVE ON HAND FIRST DEGREE BURN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| CLEANING UNDER MICROWAVE WHEN IT FELL ON HAND. DX L HAND FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2003 | Age: 32 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, Bottles or jars |
| PT REMOVED BOTTLE OF HONEY FROM MICROWAVE AND IT BURST. DX: L HAND FIRST/SECOND DEG BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2003 | Age: 3 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 |
| GRABBED HOT CINNAMON ROLLS ICING DRIPPING JUST OUT OF MICROWAVE OVEN RIGHT HAND BURNS 2ND DEGREE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2003 | Age: 23 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 |
| HAND LAC-DRANK 12 PACK OF BEER-PUNCHED MICROWAVE & BROKE GLASS-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2003 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| OPENED MICROWAVE TO REMOVE FOOD,MICROWAVE DIDNT SHUT OFF,BURN TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2003 | Age: 23 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 |
| LT HAND BURN-SPILLED HOT SPAGHETTI-IN MICROWAVE-ON HAND-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2003 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Stairs or steps |
| DX:R THUMB FX. CARRYING MICROWAVE UPSTAIRS TRIPPED ADN CRUSHED HAND BET WEEN STAIRS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2003 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| HIT HAND WHEN DROPPED MICROWAVE/ CONTUSION LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2003 | Age: 20 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 |
| DX LEFT HAND BURN: TAKING EYEBROW WAX OUT OF MICROWAVE AND SPLASHED IT ON HAND AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2003 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| SUPERFICIAL BURN R HAND - SPILLED SOUP WHEN TAKING OUT OF MICROWAVE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2003 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| BURN L HAND - SPILLED SOUP FROM MICROWAVE ONTO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2003 | Age: 27 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| R HAND SPRAIN - HIT HAND ON SIDE OF MICROWAVE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2003 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT. HIT MICORWAVE WITH FIST IN A FIT OF ANGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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