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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 582
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT CUT FOOT ON BROKEN GLASS MICROWAVE TRAY AT HOME TODAY DX// LAC LEFT 4TH TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PULLED RAMAN NOODLES OUT OF THE MICROWAVE AND SPILLED IT ON HAND - 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS L HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2008 | Age: 15 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, Tableware and accessories |
| BURNED HAND WHEN GRABBED HOT CUP OUT OF MICROWAVE OVEN AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 09/09/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT STOOD UP & HIT HEAD ON MICROWAVE DOOR;HEADACHE, VOMITED INTERMITTENT LY. CONTUSION OCCIPITAL SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 09/05/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Foods |
| PT WAS @ HOME WARMING SOUP IN MICROWAVE SPILLED HOT SOUP ONTO THIGH AREA. DX PARTIAL THICKNESS SCALD BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Refrigerators |
| PATIENT WAS UPSET AT *** AND SLAMMED HEAD AGAINST MICROWAVE AND REFRIGE RATOR, SEEMED DAZED; MINOR HEAD INJURY |
| 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: 07/28/2008 | Age: 9 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 |
| PT DROPPED HOT OATMEAL FROM MICROWAVE ONTO R THIGH. DX. BURN R THIGH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Foods |
| BURNED L LEG W/HOT SOUP FROM MICROWAVE DX; 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Hot water |
| SPILLED HOT WATER OUT OF MICROWAVE ONTO ABDOMEN HAS 1ST AND 2ND DEGRE E BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Foods |
| PT SPILLED HOT SOUP FROM MICROWAVE AND IT SPILLED ON SELF. D: BURN LE FT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Hot water |
| PT SPILLED HOT WATER FROM MICROWAVED NOODLES ONTO SELF. D: 1ST DEGREE BURN TO LEFT DORSAL HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Hot water |
| PT WITH BURNS TO FLANK FROM HOT WATER FROM MICROWAVE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| LIFTED MICROWAVE;DX STRAINED LOWER TRUNK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT BURNED HAND WHEN SPILLED HOT NOODLES FROM MICROWAVE ONTO HAND AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Tableware and accessories |
| SPILLED SOUP FROM BOWL IN MICROWAVE;DX SCALD BURN UPPER TRUNK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| DRANK HONEY AFTER WARMED IN MICROWAVE, BURN BOTTOM OF TONGUE/BOTTOM LIP |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 02/02/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | 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 WATER FROM MICROWAVE ONTO SELF. DX: R THIGH BURN 10 CM X 30 CM. |
| 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: 01/08/2008 | 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 |
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