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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,033
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT. LIFTED A MICROWAVE OUT OF CAR AND INJURED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/27/2002 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| HAND CT-HELPING HUSBAND CARRY A MICROWAVE-HIT HAND -AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/27/2002 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| HAND CT-HELPING WIVE CARRY MICROWAVE-HIT HAND-AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2002 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| RT FOREARM SKIN TEAR-AT HOME-SCRAPED ARM WHILE TAKING THINGS OUT OF MICROWAVE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2002 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| HIT HAND ON MICROWAVE RIGHT HAND SKIN AVULSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2002 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PUT COFFE IN MICROWAVE AND IT BLEW UP IN HER FACE DX: 1ST DEGREE BURNS TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2002 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT PUT SOMETHING IN MICROWAVE AND FELL TO FLOOR. DX: SYNCOPE, SECOND DEG HEART BLOCK, PRIOR CEREBROV DISEASE, HTN. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/13/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| DX: L THUM ABSCESS S/P BURN. BURNED PAD OF L THUMB 1 WEEK AGO WHEN TAKI NG HOT ITEM OUT OF MICROWAVE. PATIENT IS HOMELESS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2002 | Age: 58 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 |
| HEATING WATER IN HER MICROWAVE AND BURNED FOREHEAD ON THE STEAM WHEN IT SPLASHED UP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2002 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| WARMED A HOT OIL TREATMENT FOR HER HAIR UP IN MICROWAVE,PUT IT ON HER H EAD RIGHT AWAY AND BURNED HER HEAD. 1ST DEGREE BURN TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2002 | Age: 61 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 |
| LT LOWER LEG BURN-AT HOME-SPILLED HOT CHICKEN SOUP FROM MICRO WAVE ON LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2002 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT PULLED HOT COFFEE OUT OF MICROWAVE, BURNED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT SUSTAINED BURN TO FOREARM FROM MICROWAVE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2002 | Age: 58 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 |
| BURNED ON MICROWAVE OVEN - BURN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2002 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Floors or flooring materials |
| WALKING TO MICROWAVE TO HEAT FOOD FOR GRANDSON FELL TO FLOOR DX CONTUSION TO ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2002 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| ABRASION LEFT WRIST, BUMPED ARM ON MICROWAVE OVEN AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2002 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| FRACTURE HUMERUS, WAS MOVING A MICROWAVE TO CLEAN UP SPILLED COFFEE AND FELT POP IN HER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2002 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Stairs or steps |
| PT CARRYING MICROWAVE DOWN STEPS, FELL ON HIS BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/23/2002 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT MOVING A MICROWAVE & FELL OFF PORCH 2 STEPS, HIT HEAD ON CONCRETE AND LACERATION TIP OF R MIDDLE FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2002 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT LAC RT INDEX FINGER ON A PIECE OF METAL ON A MICROWAVE OVEN, LAC FIN GER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2002 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| BURN FACE ON MICROWAVE LEFT FACE BURN 1ST DEGREE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2002 | Age: 53 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 |
| WENT TO GET COFFEE OUT OF THE MICROWAVE AND BURNED R HAND. PARTIAL THICHNESS BURN TO R HAND $ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| WRIST CONTUSION - WAS CLEANING THE MICROWAVE OVEN AND DEVELOPED SE VERE PAIN IN THE RIGHT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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