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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 185
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/10/2006 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Foods |
| PT.INJ.L.THIGH AT HOME WHEN MAKING HOT CHOCOLATE IN MICROWAVE & WHEN TA KING IT OUT SPILLED ON L.THIGH. DX; 1ST.& 2ND.DEG BURN L.THIGH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2006 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Hot water |
| PATIENT ATTEMPTING TO TAKING HOT WATER OUT OF MICROWAVE, SPILLED ON SEL F; 2ND DEGREE BURN TO ANTERIOR THIGH, SMALL AREA TO ABDOMEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2006 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Hot water |
| BURNED UPPER LEGS WHEN SPILLED HOT WATER FROM MICROWAVE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2006 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT WAS BURNED BY HOT FOOD FROM THE MICROWAVE DX: 2ND DEGREE BURNS ON RIGHT THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2006 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT SPILLED HOT CHOCOLATE OUT OF MICROWAVE ONTO LEGS. DX: BILAT THIGH BURNS 2-3 DEG, BILAT LEG BURNS 1-2 DEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
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