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Accidents - Microwave ovens - 50+ years old - Year 2009 - Hand

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 122
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Date: 10/13/2009Age: 83 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Microwave ovens
83 YO F CONTUSION TO LEFT HAND AFTER HAND CAUGHT IN MICROWAVE DOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/20/2009Age: 59 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Microwave ovens
PT GETTING HOT FOOD OUT OF MICROWAVE OVEN AND SUSTAINED A THERMAL BURN TO RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/07/2009Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Microwave ovens
PT WITH BURNS TO HAND FROM HOT WAX WHILE TAKING OUT OF MICROWAVE
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 04/12/2009Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
BURNED HAND ON STEAM FROM MICROWAVE BURN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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