Accidents - Microwave ovens - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,749
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	21
Year 1998:	95
Year 1999:	71
Year 2000:	239
Year 2001:	259
Year 2002:	30
Year 2003:	85
Year 2004:	149
Year 2005:	167
Year 2006:	158
Year 2007:	120
Year 2009:	69
Year 2010:	282

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/03/2010	Age: 58 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
58YOF TAKING HOT BAKING GREASE OUT OF THE MICROWAVE OVEN AND IT SPLASHE D ONTO RIGHT LOWER ARM SCALD BURN TO ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2010	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
A 59 YOF WAS TAKING BEANS OUT OF MICROWAVE THAT SPILLED ON ARM, BURN TO ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2010	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Microwave ovens, Containers
72YOBF PT W/BURN TO L HAND. STATES SHE WAS BURNED WHILE HEATING HONEY IN THE MICROWAVE AND THEN OPENED THE CONTAINER. DX. BURN L FA, WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2010	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Microwave ovens
80YOF ACCIDENTLY LACERATED LT FOREARM ON MICROWAVE DOOR; FOREARM CELLULITIS WITH LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2010	Age: 83 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
83YOF NEGLECTED LACERATIOIN TO FOREARM CUT ON MICROWAVE AT HOME 1 WEEK AGO*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2010	Age: 78 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
78 YO WF CUT ARM ON MICROWAVE OVEN DOOR LACERATION LT FOREARM
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: 06/02/2007	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Microwave ovens
MICROWAVE SKIN TEAR FORARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2007	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens, Foods
PT HAD BURN TO R LOWER ARM FROM HOT MICROWAVE FUDGE SPILLED ON ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2006	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens, Nonmetal cookware
BURN, LEFT FOREARM FROM MICROWAVE - STEAM BURNT LOWER ARM WHEN TV DINNE R COOKWARE WAS UNWRAPPED. BURN, LEFT FOREARM. NO FIRE; NO FIRE DEPT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2006	Age: 77 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
FOREARM LAC-CUT ON EDGE OF MICROWAVE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2006	Age: 78 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
PT GETTING ITEMS OUT OF A MICROWAVE OVEN STRIKING LEFT FOREARM AGAINST THE MICROWAVE DOOR LACERATION ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2005	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens, Hot water
PT GETTING HOT WATER OUT OF THE MICROWAVE OVEN AND IT SPILLED ONTO LEFT LOWER ARM SCALD BURN TO ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2005	Age: 79 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
PT CLEANING OUT MICROWAVE OVEN WHEN THE METAL ON THE BOTTOM STRUCK LEFT LOWER ARM LACERATION ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2005	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Microwave ovens
HIT F.ARM AGAINST MICROWAVE DOOR. " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2005	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Microwave ovens
PT SUSTAINED ABRASION TO FOREARM STRIKING MICROWAVE DOOR AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/27/2004	Age: 55 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, Containers
STRACH ON ARM GETTING MICROWAVE OUT OF BOX DX: MINOR LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2004	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Microwave ovens
CAUGHT ARM ON MICROWAVE DOOR FOREARM LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2004	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
PT C/O BURNS FROM PASTA SAUCE HEATED IN MICROWAVE SMALL RED AREA LEFT W RIST AND RT FOREARM RT FOREARM SCALD BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2003	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
SPILLED HOT FOOD ON ARM WHEN REMOVING FOOD FROM MICROWAVE. DX. FIRST DE GREE BURN OF R FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2003	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Microwave ovens
RIGHT FOREARM BURN. PT BURNED ARM WHEN GETTING FOOD OUT OF A MICROWAVE.
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: 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: 11/07/2001	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Microwave ovens
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2001	Age: 78 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2001	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2000	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Microwave ovens
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2000	Age: 87 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: Laceration
Product: Microwave ovens
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2000	Age: 71 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2000	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2000	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Microwave ovens
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/1999	Age: 67 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, Tableware and accessories
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/1998	Age: 70 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, Thermal
Product: Microwave ovens
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/1998	Age: 85 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: Laceration
Product: Microwave ovens, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/1997	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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