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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 730
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/20/2003 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PATIENT WAS TAKING A CUP OF HOT COCOA OUT OF THE MICROWAVE AND SPILLED IT ON HIM. DX-2ND DEGREE BURN RIGHT FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2003 | Age: 5 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 R FOREARM; TOOK HOT TEA FROM MICROWAVE, SPILLED IT ON SELF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| BURNED ARM WITH STEAM FROM MICROWAVE. DX. R FOREARM 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| BURNED ON ARM FROM MICROWAVING SOUP - BURN LEFT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| BURNED ON ARM FROM MICROWAVING SOUP - BURN LEFT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2003 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PAIN LIFTING A MICROWAVE DX. FOREARM STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2003 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT.REPORTED BURN TO FACE,CHEST,ABD,NECK & WRIST SUSTAIN FROM COOKING EGGS IN MICROWAVE. DX-2%DEGREE BURN 25%ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2003 | Age: 9 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Tableware and accessories |
| ADULT PULLED HOT BOWL OF CEREAL OUT OF MICROWAVE WHEN BABY WAS BURNED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT REMOVED FOOD FROM MICROWAVE AND SPILLED IT. DX: BURN L FOREARM AND HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2003 | Age: 6 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 |
| PT WAS BURNED W/HOT STEAM FROM MICROWAVE. DX: SECOND DEG BURN L FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2003 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| DX:R ARM LAC. MOVING MICROWAVE CUT ARM ON METAL EDGE AT BOTTOM OF THE O VEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2003 | Age: 57 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 |
| SPILLED HOT FOOD ON ARM WHEN REMOVING FOOD FROM MICROWAVE. DX. FIRST DE GREE BURN OF R FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2003 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| RIGHT FOREARM BURN. PT BURNED ARM WHEN GETTING FOOD OUT OF A MICROWAVE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2003 | Age: 32 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 FOREARM - 32 YOF SPLASHED HOT GRAVY FROM MICROWAVE ONTO RIGHT FORE ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2003 | Age: 3 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 |
| HOT FOOD BURN 2DEGREE MICROWAVE COOKING FOREARM BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2003 | 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 |
| BURNED WHEN TAKING HOT SOUP OUT OF MICROWAVE OVEN/ PARTIAL THICKNESS B URN RT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2003 | Age: 7 months | 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 |
| PTS MOTHER WAS HOLDING CHILD WHEN SHE OPENED THE MICROWAVE OVEN AND A B OTTLE OF FORMULA EXPLODED ON CHILD SCALD BURNS TO LEFT LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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