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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 84
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/10/2003 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| BILATERAL LOWER LEG LACERATIONS.PT TRIPPED OVER A MICROWAVE OVEN AND LA CERATED BOTH LOWER LEGS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2003 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT SUSTAINED LACERATION OF LT LEG AFTER MICROWAVE TRAY FELL ON PT'S LEG APPROXIMATELY 1:35 AM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2003 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT WAS TAKING HOT FOOD OUT OF A MICRO WAVE OVEN WHEN IT SPILLED ONTO RI GHT LOWER LEG SUSTAINED A SCALD BURN TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2003 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT SLIPPED AND HIT LEG ON MICROWAVE. DX: L LEG CONT/HEMATOMA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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