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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,202
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2009 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Tableware and accessories |
| SPILLED HOT SOUP CUP FROM MICROWAVE;DX BURNED HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2009 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT CAME FROM MOMS CUST TODAY W/ BURNED AREA ON L FOREARM. ACCID SPILLED "***S" GETTING IT OUT OF MICROWAVE. BLISTERING. DX L ARM BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2009 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT DX HOT LIQUID BURN TO FACE AND NECK - 11 YR OLD BLACK FEMALE BURNED SELF WITH HOT LIQUID FROM MICROWAVE AT HOME YESTERDAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2009 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PATIENT PULLED NOODLES OUT OF MICROWAVE AND SPILLED ON BOTH THIGHS/KNEE S; LEG BURNS, 4% TBSA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/05/2009 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| 7YOM BURNED CHEST W/SPILLED HOT MILK HEATED IN THE MICROWAVE, NOW W/RED NESS AND PAIN; FIRST DEGREE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2009 | Age: 10 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 |
| PT PULLED CUP O NOODLES OUT OF MICROWAVE AND SPILLED IT. DX: L HAND BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2009 | Age: 8 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 |
| 8 YOF 1ST DEGREE BURN HAND, TAKING BOWL OF HOT FOOD OUT OF THE MICROWAV E AND SOME SPILLED ON HER HAND, DRESSING APPLIED F/U BURN CENTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2009 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| LEFT HAND INJURY; PT HIT HAND ON A MICROWAVE. D: LEFT HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2009 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| DAD PLACED MICROWAVED EGGS A FOOT AWAY FROM PT, CRACKED IT&IT EXPLODED INTO PT'S FACE>>BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2009 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| WAS HEATING UP SOUP IN MICROWAVE, & SPILLED SOME ON HER LT SHIN, WHILE TAKING IT OUT OF MICROWAVE. DX; 2ND DEGREE BURN TO LT SHIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2009 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| SCALP LAC.PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON A MICROWAVE OVEN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2009 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| WHILE TAKING SOUP OUT OF MICROWAVE IN OVERHEAD LOCATION, SOUP SPILLED A ND BURNED PTS ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2009 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT WARMING UP FOOD IN THE MICROWAVE AND SPLASHED IT ON THIGH, NOW W/RED NESS AND PAIN; BURN OF THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2009 | Age: 7 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 |
| 7 YO FEMALE TAKING SOUP OUT OF MICROWAVE AND IT SPILLED. DX 1ST DEGREE BURN LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2009 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| DX 2ND DEG BURNS/HAND INJ: BURN/BLISTER ON L HAND, HYPOTHENAR ASPECT. PULL'G HOT TV DINNER OUT OF MICROWAVE OVEN, GRAVY SPILLED ONTO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2009 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| FELL ON MICROWAVE DOOR;DX LACERATED FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2009 | Age: 9 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 |
| 9 YR OLD PUT *** CANDY IN MICROWAVE AND THEN BIT INTO CANDY ITEXPLODED AND BURNED CHILDS FACE DX// FACIAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2009 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT GRABBED BOWL OF *** NOODLES OUT OF MICROWAVE AND ACCIDENTALLY SPILLE D IT ON FINGER, NOW W/BURN AND BLISTER TO 2ND/3RD FINGER; BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2009 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| TOOK EGGS OUT OF MICROWAVE AND SPLATTERED IN EYE 1ST DEGREE BURN EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2009 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT WAS TAKING HOT SOUP OUT OF MICROWAVE AND IT STARTED TO BURN HIS HAND S, ACCID SPILLED IT ONTO HIS ABD. HAS BLISTERS. DX SCALD BURN TO ABD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2009 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| TOOK FOOD OUT OF MICROWAVE AND SPILLED ON SELF;DX BURNED LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2009 | Age: 7 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 |
| BURN TO ABDOMEN - MICROWAVING BOILING WATER WITH NOODLES (ODDLES OF NOODLES), SPILLED ONTO ABDOMEN AREA. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 08/18/2009 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PATIENT GRABBED *** FROM MICROWAVE, PULLED OUT ROTATING DISHW/HOT BOWL ON IT, SPILLED ON CHEST, HAD SHIRT ON;2ND DEGREE CHEST BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/12/2009 | 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 BURNED UPPER LEG WHEN TAKING SOME HOT NOODLES FROM MICROWAVE AND SPILLED ON THIGH AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2009 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| TAKING HOT SOUP OUT OF MICROWAVE AND BURNED LEGS WHEN IT SPILLED WITH 4 % TBSA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2009 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURN R UPPER THIGH:ABOUT 2 HRS AGO WAS COOKING NOODLES REMOVED THEM FROM MICROWAVE, SPILLED HOT WATER ON RT THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2009 | Age: 7 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 |
| TAKING HOT TEA OUT OF MICROWAVE AND SPILLED IT. DX BURN - HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2009 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| MELTING MARSHMELLOWS IN MICROWAVE, GOT BURNT;HAS BLISTERS ON LT MIDDLE FINGER. DX: 1/2ND DEGREE BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2009 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT WAS USING MICROWAVE TO HEAT LIQUID AND SPILLED HOT LIQUID ON ABDOMEN , 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO ABDOMEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2009 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT.INJ.RT.EYE AT HOME WHEN COOKING SAUSAGE IN MICROWAVE & WHEN TOOK OU T SOMETHING HIT EYE. DX; CORNEAL ABRASION / HYPHEMA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2009 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PATIENT'S FRIEND DROPPED BOWL OF HOT *** NOODLES AND WATER FROM MICROWA VE IN KITCHEN ON PATIENT'S FOOT LAST NIGHT; 2ND DEGREE BURN TO FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2009 | Age: 11 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 |
| LEFT THIGH BURN.PT WAS GETTING DINNER OUT OF A MICROWAVE AND SPILLED IT . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2009 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | 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 MICROWAVED WATER AND SPILLED ON ABDOMEN. DX BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2009 | 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 |
| JUICE FROM FOOD COMMING OUT OF MICROWAVE SPILLED ON PATIENTS LEG. DX; 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO RIGHT THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2009 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Carts |
| 2D AGO, WAS RUNNING&GOT FINGER CAUGHT INTO A MICROWAVE VERSUS MICROWAVE ?CART>>SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2009 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Tables |
| REPROTS PINKEY FINGER GOT CAUGHT IN ?MICROWAVE VS MICROWAVE STAND BENDI NG IT>>FINGER INJ |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 06/06/2009 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| RUNNING IN HOUSE AND STRUCK FOOT ON MICROWAVE DX- FOOT CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2009 | 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, Hot water |
| PT SPILLDED HOT WATER ONTO SELF AFTER TAKING IT OUT OF THE MICORWAVE. D: 2ND DEGREE BURN TO LEFT CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2009 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT BURNED FINGERS GETTING HOT WATER OUT OF MICROWAVE AT HOME 1ST DEGREE BURN RT INDEX AND 3RD DIGIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2009 | Age: 14 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 |
| 14YOF WAS HOME TAKING HOT LIQUID OUT OF MICROWAVE SPILLED LIQUID ON LEFT HAND;1ST DEGREE BURN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2009 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Pubic Region | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT PULLED HOT SOUP OUT OF MICROWAVE ONTO SELF. DX: PENILE BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2009 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| TAKING HOT SOUP OUT OF THE MICROWAVE&SPILLED IT ONTO ABDOMEN >>BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2009 | Age: 6 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 |
| PATIENT PULLING BOILILNG FOOD OUT OF MICROWAVE AT HOME, BOWL SPILLED ON TO ABDOMEN, PULLED SHIRT OFF W/PIECE OF SKIN COMING OFF; 2ND DG BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2009 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT HEATED UP *** NOODLES IN MICROWAVE, PLACED CUP ON COUNTER BUT IT FLI PPED OVER SPLASHING HOT LIQUID ON FACE X4 DAYS; BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2009 | Age: 7 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, Tableware and accessories |
| 7 YO TAKING HOT CUP OF COFFE OUT MICROWAVE SPILLED IT ON WRIST BURN WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2009 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT DX BURN OF UNPECIFIED DEGREEOF LT LEG - HOT LIQUID SPILLED ON LEG AFTER MICROWAVE SOUP NOODLES AT HOME THIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2009 | Age: 11 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 |
| THIGHS BURN-TOOK HOT SOUP FROM MICROWAVE-SPILLED ON LEGS-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2009 | Age: 6 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 TAKING A *** OUT OF THE MICROWAVE 2 DAYS AGO AND HOT SOUP SPILLE D OVER ONTO HER R HAND. BURNS ON DORSAL HAND. DX R HAND BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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