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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,797
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/21/2009 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Plastic containers |
| 66YOF HEATING UP A PLASTIC CONTAINER OF HONEY BEAR HONEY IN THE MICROWA VE OVEN WHEN SHE OPNED THE DOOR IT SPEWED INTO FACE SCALD BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2009 | Age: 56 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 |
| BURNED HAND ON STEAM FROM THE MICROWAVE. DX. FINGER BURN.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2009 | Age: 97 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FELL WHILE CLEANING THE MICROWAVE THIS AFTERNOON, HIT R SIDE OF HEAD ON FLOOR. DX. CONT L HIP, MUSCLE STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2009 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| BURN TO FACE FROM HOT EGG WHEN IT POPPED AFTER BEING COOKED IN MICROWAV E |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2009 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| FELL, LOST BALANCE PUTTING FOOD IN MICROWAVE; HAD PNEUMONIA RECENTLY. L AC BACK OF HEAD. DX: FALL, GAIT INSTABILITY, LAC HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/22/2009 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| REACHED BEHIND MICROWAVE AND HURT NECK CERVICAL SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2009 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| 53 YOF, BURN WRIST ON OATMEAL FROM MICROWAVE DX: 1ST DEGREE BURN WRIST S |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2009 | Age: 52 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, Adhesives |
| DOING WOOD PROJECT AND PUT **** IN MICROWAVE AND IT EXPLODED WH EN HE SQUEEZED IT BURNING FACE WITH 5% TBSA,PT LEFT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 10/19/2009 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| 56YOM ACCIDENTLY STRUCK LT SIDE OF FOREHEAD ON MICROWAVE DOOR; FOREHEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2009 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| 54YOM WAS THROWING OUT AN OLD MICROWAVE ACCIDENTLY CUT RT FINGER ON METAL PACKING;FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2009 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: 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: 10/04/2009 | Age: 60 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Extension cords |
| CONTUSION CHEST WALL - 60 YO MALE REPORTS HE WAS CARRYING A MICROWAVE A ND TRIPPED OVER AN EXTENSION CORD AND FELL AGAINST A SAW - LT RIB PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2009 | Age: 67 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 |
| HIT HEAD ON MICROWAVE DOOR DX- HEAD CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2009 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| SOMEONE RAN INTO HOME WITH CAR AND PUSHED MICROWAVEINTO PT PUSHING HER UP AGAINST WALL DX: MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2009 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| LOWER BP AFTER LIFTING A MICROWAVE OVEN & FELL AFTER THAT DX ACUTE LOW BP * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2009 | Age: 59 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, 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: 08/15/2009 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| ETOH=0.058 INTOX, REPORTS POTATOES CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE MICROWAVE OVEN NOW WITH SHORTNESS FO BREATH>>ASTHMA EXCERBATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2009 | Age: 74 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 DX 2ND DEGREE BURN TO RT THUMB - HOT TEA FROM MICROWAVE FELL ON HIS HAND FINGERS YESTERDAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2009 | Age: 97 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| WATER HEATED IN MICROWAVE FOR HOT CHOCOLATE SPILLED ON WRIST AND CHEST BURNING WITH 10%TBSA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2009 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| STANDING AT MICROWAVE AND DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN AND DYPSNEA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/31/2009 | Age: 54 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 |
| PAIN AFTER LIFTING MICROWAVE CHEST WALL STRAIN * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2009 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT DX CONTUSION OF FOOT - PT DROPPED A MICROWAVE TRAY ON HER FOOT X5 DAYS AGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2009 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT C/O RT WRIST PAIN SINCE YESTERDAY WHEN CARRYING A HEAVY MICRO- WAVE, HAS DISCOMFORT WITH WRIST MOVEMENT. DX-GANGLION CYST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2009 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| CHEST PAIN WHEN LIFTING MICROWAVE OVEN--MUSCULOSKELETAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2009 | Age: 52 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, 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: 05/31/2009 | Age: 52 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, Thermal |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| BURN FINGER - 52 YO FEMALE PRESENTS WITH BURN TO LEFT MIDDLE FINGER - B URNED ON HOT BROWN SUGAR SHE WAS HEATING UP IN MICROWAVE AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2009 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT STATES MICRO WAVE FELL ON FOOT DX RT FOOT CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2009 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT INHALED SMOKE WHILE PUTTING OUT FIRE IN MICROWAVE AT HOME CO LEVEL 0 .6 DX/ SMOKE INHALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2009 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT WAS AT HOME PULLING A LEAN CUISINE OUT OF A MICROWAVE, WHEN IT SPIL LED CAUSING 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO RT THIGH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2009 | 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 Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| BURN FOREARM - 61 YO FEMALE SUSTAINED BURN TO RT FOREARM - HAD MICROWAV ED A BOTTLE OF HONEY AND IT EXPLODED ON HER ARM WHEN SHE REMOVED LID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2009 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| 53 YOF PICKED UP MICROWAVE AND HURT BACK BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2009 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT STATED THAT SHE FELT PAIN IN LT SHOULDER WHEN SHE PULLED MICROWAVE DOOR AT HOME 5 DAYS AGO.DX INJURY LT SHOULDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT WAS COOKING BACON IN MICROWAVE AND WAS FOUND LYING DOWN ON SOFA BY FIRE DEPT WHEN HOUSE BECAME FULL OF SMOKE. DX SMOKE INHALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2009 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT HIT IN THE BACK OF HER NECK BY A MICROWAVE DOOR STRAINED NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2009 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| FINGER LAC-CUT ON A MICROWAVE DOOR-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2009 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT FELL AND HIT MICROWAVE. DX: R RIB CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2009 | Age: 57 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 |
| BURNED HAND ON STEAM FROM MICROWAVE BURN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2009 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| 78 Y/O HAD A SAME HEIGHT FALL AFTER ATTENDING TO HER MICROWAVE AT HOMKE FELL, INJURED HIP. DX-FX-LEFT HIP, DIZZINESS. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/07/2009 | Age: 80 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| BRUISE R RIBS/80YOM AT HOME LOST BALANCE AND FELL INTO THE MICROWAVE & HIT R SIDE. DENIES LOC. BRUISING R RIBS . |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/23/2009 | Age: 61 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 SUSTAINED FINGER LACERATION WHEN CUT WITH A SHARP EDGE OF A MICROWAVE.@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2009 | Age: 53 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 RAISED UP & HIT HEAD ON MICROWAVE. CONTUSION SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2009 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT LIFTED A MICROWAVE TO MOVE IT AND LACERATED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2009 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT LIFTED MICROWAVE OVEN. DX: THORACIC PX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2009 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT CLEANING OUT A MICROWAVE OVEN AND SCRUBBING IT AND STRAINED RIGUT SH OULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2009 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| 61 Y/O BOILING AN EGG IN MICROWAVE AT HOME, EGG EXPLODED WHEN SHE TOOK IT OUT EXPLODED SPLASHED IN FACE & EYES DX-CORNEAL ABRASION BURNS FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2009 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT SPRAINED A SHOULDER BY LIFTING A MICROWAVE OVEN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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