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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 613
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/28/2007 | Age: 24 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 |
| PT WAS WARMING SOUP IN MICROWAVE AND SPILLED SOME. DX: FIRST DEG BURN L HAND/WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2007 | Age: 6 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, Foods |
| PATIENT PULLING *** NOODLES OUT OF MICROWAVE SPILLING ON HAND; 2ND DEGR EE BURN TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2007 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Tableware and accessories |
| BURNT WRIST ON A MEAL IN A BOWL TAKING OUT OF THE MW, PULLED HAN D QUICK HITTING EDGE OF THE MICROWAVE > CONTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2007 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| CUT FINGER ON MICROWAVE DISK RIGHT HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2007 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT BURNED RT HAND WHILE TAKING SOMETHING OUT OF MICROWAVE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2007 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| HAND LAC-PT PUNCHED DOOR OF MICROWAVE IN ANGER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2007 | Age: 37 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, Thermal |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Tableware and accessories |
| DX BURN RIGHT HAND: TAKING CUP FROM MICROWAVE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2007 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT HIT HAND ON MICROWAVE DOOR WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MOVE DX: RIGHT HAND HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2007 | Age: 44 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, Containers |
| PT TAKING A HOT CONTAINER OF CHICKEN OUT OF THE MICROWAVE OVEN AND SUST AINED A THERMAL BURN TO RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2007 | Age: 48 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 |
| BURNED PALM ON SPILLED HOT CHILI HEATED IN A MICROWAVE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2007 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Male | 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, Hot water |
| 1ST & 2ND DEGREE SCALD BURNS FROM HOT WATER OUT OF MICROWAVE TO HAND/WR IST/ARM/AXILA/FLANK, MUCH RED W/O BLISTERS, WRIST/AND BLISTERS |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 07/14/2007 | Age: 29 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 |
| PT WAS MELTING FACIAL WAX IN MICROWAVE AND GOT WAX ON HAND. DX: L HAND 1/2 DEG BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2007 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Tableware and accessories |
| MAKING RAMEN NOODLES IN MICROWAVE SPILLED ***S ON HAND 1% TB SA THICKNE SS SCALD BURN HAND W/NONINTACT BLISTER |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 06/09/2007 | Age: 23 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 |
| RT HAND CONTUSION.PT PUNCHED A MICROWAVE OVEN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2007 | Age: 25 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 RIGHT HAND PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN: SPLASHED HOT CARMEL FROM MICROWAVE TO HAND AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2007 | Age: 74 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: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| 1.5 CM R HAND LACERATION, SUTURED: CUT HAND ON MICROWAVE LATCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2007 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT WAS AT HOME, HIT A MICROWAVE OVEN CAUSING A FX TO 4TH AND 5TH METAC ARPALS RT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2007 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Wire |
| 77 YOM REPLACING A WIRE IN MICROWAVE RECEIVED LAC TO BACK OF R HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2007 | Age: 21 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 |
| HOT SOUP SPILLED ONTO HER HAND REMOVING IT FROM MICROWAVE BURNING HER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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