Accidents - Microwave ovens - 16-25 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Face

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,059
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	122
Year 1998:	74
Year 2000:	187
Year 2001:	110
Year 2002:	110
Year 2003:	33
Year 2004:	73
Year 2005:	83
Year 2006:	15
Year 2007:	70
Year 2008:	161
Year 2010:	15

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 01/04/2010	Age: 18 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, Thermal
Product: Microwave ovens
TRYING TO BOIL EGG IN MICROWAVE AND IT EXPLODED IN FACE AT COUNTY JAIL 1ST DEGREE BURN TO FACE 18YOM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2008	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
SYRUP BOTTLE EXPLODED IN THE MICROWAVE RESULTING IN BURNS TO THE FACE A ND ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2008	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
22 YOF HEATING GRAVY IN MICROWAVE AND IT SPLASHED ON FACE 1 DEGREE BURN FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2008	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Microwave ovens
PT WAS AT SCHOOL AND FELL INTO THE MICROWAVE AND CUT FACE. DX; EYEBROW LAC
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/03/2008	Age: 24 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
PUT *** IN MICROWAVE AND IT EXPLODED. DX- FACIAL AND NECK BURNS #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2007	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Microwave ovens
PT SUSTAINED A NOSE INJURY FROM A MICROWAVE FALLING HER FACE AT A FRIEN D'S HOUSE.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 06/24/2006	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens, Hot water
PATIENT WAS HEATING UP A CUP OF WATER IN MICROWAVE TO WASH HAIR, SHE DROPPED CUP & IT SPLASHED INTO HER FACE. DX - 1ST DEG BURN TO LT FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2005	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens, Hot water
PT BOILING WATER IN A MICROWAVE OVEN WHEN HE OPENED THE DOOR HE WAS SPL ASHED IN THE FACE BY THE WATER SCALD BURN TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2005	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Microwave ovens
PT PULELD SOUP OUT OF MICROWAVE AND IT EXPLODED. DX: SECDOND DEG FACIAL BURNS 2% TBSA.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/29/2004	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Microwave ovens
FACIAL BURN.PT WAS BAKING A POTATO IN MICROWAVE OVEN AND OPENED DOOR AN D POTATO EXPLODED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2004	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Microwave ovens
PT DX ABRASION TO LT EYELID - S/P HIT IN THE EYE WHEN AN EGG EXPLODED AFTER IT WAS PLACED IN THE MICROWAVE OVEN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2004	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Microwave ovens
PT MICROWAVING EGGS LAST PM CRACKED IT TO SEE IF IT WAS DONE EXPLODING INTO FACE/CHEST/HAND, 1 DEGREE BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2004	Age: 25 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
WAS EXPLODED IN MICROWAVE BURNING FACE AND HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2004	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Microwave ovens
FACE LAC-@ HOME-HIT A MICROWAVE DOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2003	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
BOILED EGG SPLATTERED IN FACE AROUND MOUTH WHEN IN MICROWAVE DX:2ND DEGREE BURNS TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2003	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	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
DX:1-2% SUPERFICIAL FACE BURNS. BOILING EGGS IN MICROWAVE WHEN THEY EXPLODED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2002	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Microwave ovens
EGG EXPLODED WHEN BEING TAKEN FROM MICROWAVE DX. FACIAL BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2002	Age: 20 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
PT TOOK EGG OUT OF MICROWAVE, THEN POKED EGG WITH FORK CAUSING WATER TO POP IN FACE CAUSING BURN DX:1ST/2ND BURN TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 10/14/2002	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation
Product: Microwave ovens
PT SUBSTAINED BURN TO FACE WHEN LOTION SPLASHED IN FACE BEING HEATED IN MICROWAVE OVEN CAUSING CONTAINER TO EXPLODE DX:BURN TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2002	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Microwave ovens
21 Y.O. B FEMALE W/BURNS TO FACE. PT STS SHE WAS BOILING EGGS IN THE MI CROWAVE & THE BLEW UP & HIT PT IN THE FACE @ HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2002	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
FACIAL BURNS, SUSTAINED WHEN SHE TOOK A EGG OUT OF THE MICROWAVE AND IT EXPLODED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2002	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Microwave ovens
EGGS EXPLODED COOKED IN MICROWAVE DX. FACIAL BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2002	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
REDNESS,BURNING TO FACE.STATES BOILING EGGS IN MICROWAVE,REMOVED EGGS,EGGS BLEW UP.DX 1ST DEGREE FACIAL BURN W/ SUPERFICIAL CORNEAL BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2001	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2001	Age: 21 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2001	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Not Spec
Product: Microwave ovens
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2000	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2000	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Microwave ovens
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2000	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2000	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Microwave ovens
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/1998	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/1997	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens, Hot water
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/1997	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation
Product: Microwave ovens
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/1997	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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