Accidents - Adhesives - 50+ years old - Year 2008 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 145
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 08/19/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Adhesives, Microwave ovens
PT WAS HEATING SOME *** IN THE MICROWAVE, PICKED IT UP WITH AHAND BOTTL E BROKE OPEN AND SPEWED GLUE ON HAND DX: BURN TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2008	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Adhesives, Bottles or jars
PT WAS "HEATING GORRILA GLUE IN THE MICROWAVE IN THE BOTTLE TO SOFTENED SHAKING BOTTLE WHEN BOTTLE EXPLODED ON HAND" DX 1ST DEGREE BURN TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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