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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 481
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 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: 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: 12/21/2004 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PLAYING W/ BROTHER & FELL ONTO MICROWAVE. LAC SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2004 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| SCALP LACERATION, HIT HEAD ON MICROWAVE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2003 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Football |
| PT HIT HEAD ON MICROWAVE WHILE PLAYING FOOTBALL AT HOME. DX: HEAD CONT, SCALP LAC 2 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2001 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2000 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Counters or countertops |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2000 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/1999 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/1998 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Carts |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/1997 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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