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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,003
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2008 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| CARRYING A PORTABLE MICROWAVE OVEN -OVEN FELL ON KNEE FRACTURE LEFT PATELLA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2008 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Tableware and accessories |
| PT GETTING A DISH OUT OF THE MICROWAVE OVEN AND IT WAS HOT SHE DROPPED IT ONTO LOWER LEG LACERATION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2008 | Age: 96 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| 96 YOM EGG EXPLODED IN EYE WHEN HE TOOK IT OUT OF MICROWAVE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2008 | Age: 61 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 |
| PT BUMPED HAND ON MICROWAVE-CONTUSION LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| THORACIC STRAIN-AFTER LIFTING MICROWAVE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Counters or countertops |
| PT WAS AT HOME PUTTING THE MICROWAVE ON THE COUNTER WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT FINGER ON A PIECE OF METAL DX LACERATION TO RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2008 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| HIT HAND ON MICROWAVE OVEN. DX HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2008 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Flatware |
| PT TOOK EGGS OUT OF MICROWAVE, PUT FORK IN & IT SPLASHED UP DX: BILAT CORNEAL ABR/BURN, FIRST DEG FACIAL BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2008 | Age: 99 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Day wear |
| REPORTEDLY BLOUSE VERSUS GLOVE GOT TANGLED IN MICROWAVE&FELL PULLING MI CROWAVE ONTO HERSELF SUSTAINED >> SHIN LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2008 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PRESENTS WITH SUDDEN ONSET OF CHEST DISCOMFORT WITH ASSOCIATED SHORTNES S OF BREATH WHILE ADJUSTING A MICROWAVE>>CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/10/2008 | Age: 80 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 |
| SOFT TISSUE INFECTION, FINGER: SHUT FINGER IN MICROWAVE DOOR YESTERDAY TODAY WHOLE FINGER RED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2008 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| DX LOWR BACK STRAIN W SPASM: C/O R LBP S/P PICK'G UP MIRCOWAVE OVENS TODAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2008 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT TWISTED FOOT WHILE CARRYING A MICROWAVE OVEN RESULTING IN FRACTURE OF 5TH TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2008 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Tables |
| WHILE WALKING TO MICROWAVE, PT FELL, HIT HEAD ON COFFEE TABLE, HEAD INJ URY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2008 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Tableware and accessories |
| 73 YO INJURED FINGER ON HOT CUP FROM MICROWAVE BURN FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2008 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| CHI.PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON A MICROWAVE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| A MICROWAVED EGG EXPLODED IN FACE BURNING MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT WITH LAC TO FINGER WHILE MOVING MICROWAVE |
| 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 |
| Date: 04/15/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT LIFTED A HEAVY MICROWAVE. DX: BACK STRAIN/SPASM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2008 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT CUT HAND ON MICROWAVE PLATE-LAC RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2008 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| LOW BACK PAIN-REACHING FOR MICROWAVE-FELT PAIN-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2008 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| 87 YO F COMPRESSION FRACTURE T SPINE DEVELOPED PAIN LIFTING DINNER OUT OF MICROWAVE* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Foods |
| LIQUID TAKEN FROM MICROWAVE,SPILLED ONTO FOOT DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS 2 ND DEGREE BURN FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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