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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 644
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/08/2010 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| 64YOM A BUG CO CAME TO HOUSE AND SPRAYED PESTICIDE GOT IN MICROWAVE AND FAN SPREAD IT INTO KITCHEN UNHALED THE FUMES VERTIGO/DIZZY |
| 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: 05/02/2009 | 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: 12/27/2007 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| 61Y/O,M,MICROWAVE CAUGHT FIRE IN MOTEL ROOM, SMOKE INHALATION, ASTHMATIC BRONCHITIS, NO COMMENT ON FIRE COMPANY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2007 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| INHALED YELLOW SMOKE COMING FROM MICROWAVE WHILE HEATING FROZEN MEAL WI TH SMOKE INHALATION,FIRE DEPT ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2006 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Other ranges or ovens |
| 73 YOF IN FIRE AT HOME TODAY, HOOD TYPE MICROWAVE OVER STOVE CAUGHT FIR E C/O HEADACHE, DAUGHTER WANTS PT CHECKED, FD ATTENDED. NO INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2006 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Paper products |
| PT USED A MICROWAVE TO HEAT FOOD; PAPER TOWEL STARTED SMOKING. SMOKE IN HALATION. NO FIRE; NO FIRE DEPARTMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2005 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PREPARING COFFEE IN MICROWAVE AND IT STARTED SMOKING C/O DIFF. BREATHING NOT STATED IF DEPT. INVOLVED DX: SMOKE EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2005 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| SMOKE INHALATION. PT BURNED DINNER IN MICROWAVE AND BREATHED IN SMOKE. FD NOT AT SCENE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2004 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT. EXPOSED TO A LOT OF SMOKE WHILE COOKING W/MICROWAVE 3-4 DAYS AGO. DX. ACUTE BRONCHITIS FROM SMOKE INHALATION. NOT STATED IF FD ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2003 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Eyeglasses |
| PT. STATES HER MICROWAVE AND PHONE LINE WERE STRUCK BY LIGHTENING. PT WAS SITTING ACROSS 4 FEET FRO MICROWAVE, FELT POPING IN GLASSES. DX. EL |
| 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: 10/03/2001 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2000 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2000 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/1998 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/23/1998 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Refrigerators |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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