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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 118
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/06/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| 15YOF WAS MAKING RAVIOLE IN MICROWAVE,WHEN REMOVING RAVIOLE SPILLED ON RT WRIST;THERMAL BURN RT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| SPILLED STEAMING SOUP FROM MICROWAVE ONTO WRIST BURNING IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2008 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Counters or countertops |
| PT WALKED TO MICROWAVE COOKING AN EGG, EGG EXPLODED AND PT FELL BACK AG AINST KITCHEN COUNTER, INJURYING L HAND/WRIST. DX. FX WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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