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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 480
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/06/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Drinking glasses |
| PT HEATED MILK IN MICROWAVE & PICKED UP GLASS WHICH SHATTERED. DX: SUPERIFICIAL PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS R FACE/HAND 1%. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 09/06/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Foods |
| HEATING UP EGGS IN THE MICROWAVE - OPENED DOOR AND THEY EXPLODED ONTO F ACE. DX BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| 4 YO HIT FACE ON MICROWAVE DOOR LAC FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| SYRUP BOTTLE EXPLODED IN THE MICROWAVE RESULTING IN BURNS TO THE FACE A ND ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT WAS FIGHTING W/ HIS SISTER WHEN SHE PUNCHED HIM IN HEAD MULT TIMES A ND PUSHED HEAD INTO MICROWAVE. HAS LAC TO FOREHEAD. DX FACIAL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| 22 YOF HEATING GRAVY IN MICROWAVE AND IT SPLASHED ON FACE 1 DEGREE BURN FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT WAS AT SCHOOL AND FELL INTO THE MICROWAVE AND CUT FACE. DX; EYEBROW LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/02/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PATIENT TRIPPED, HIT THE RIGHT CHEEK AGAINST A MICROWAVE OVEN. DX-RT CHEEK ABRASION/CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Foods |
| MAKING HOT COCOA IN MICROWAVE&THE CUP EXPOSED INTO FACE >>BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers |
| BOILING EGGS IN MICROWAVE AND BOWL EXPLODED BURNING FACE BURN TO FACE # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| HIT HEAD ON MICROWAVE/ FOREHEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2008 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| MICROWAVE FELL ON PT DX: INJ TO NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| 11 YOM STATES GLASS FROM MICROWAVE DOOR FELL OUT STRIKING HIM JUST BELO W THE LEFT EYE ON FACE CAUSING A SMALL LAC, LEFT WITHOUT BEING SEEN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 01/21/2008 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| HIT HEAD ON CORNER OF MICROWAVE. DX FOREHEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| BURN TO FACE WHEN SHE PUT JAWBREAKER IN MICROWAVE OVEN AND IT EXPLODED THERMAL BURN TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PUT *** IN MICROWAVE AND IT EXPLODED. DX- FACIAL AND NECK BURNS # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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