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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 353
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/22/2004 | Age: 40 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 |
| 40 YOF WAS BURNED BY HOT FOOD THAT EXPLODED WHEN SHE WAS TAKING IT OUT OF MICROWAVE OVEN TO RIGHT HAND AND EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2004 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PATIENT BURNED HER HAND WITH HOT SOUP WHIL REMOVING IT FROM THE MICROWAVE. DX-2ND DEGREE BURN RIGHT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2004 | Age: 27 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, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Tableware and accessories |
| TAKING BOWL OF HOT SOUP FROM MICROWAVE AND IT SPILLED AND BURNED HANDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2004 | Age: 48 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, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Plastic wrapping products |
| DX 2ND DEGREE STEAM BURN TO LEFT HAND: REMOVING *** FROM RICE COOKED I N MICROWAVE, STEAM INJURED HAND AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2004 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Towels or cloths |
| PT STATES SHE WAS PUTTING OUT A FIRE IN MICROWAVE OVEN USING A TOWEL AND SUSTAINED BURNS TO HAND AND FOREARM , NOT MENTIONED IF FD WAS THERE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2004 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT DX 2ND DEGREE BURN LT HAND - S/P BURNES LT HAND REMOVING OBJECT FROM MICROWAVE OVER YESTERDAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2004 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT BURNED HAND WITH HOT SOUP FROM MICROWAVE WHILE REMOVING IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2004 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| SOMEONE DROPPED A MICROWAVE OVEN ON HIS HAND. DX- R HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2004 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| GRABBED HEATED WAX FROM MICROWAVE I PLASTIC CONTAINER, MELTED THROUGH CONTAINER. 2ND & 3RD DEGREE BURNS TO THE HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2004 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Tables |
| ATTEMPTING TO PUT MICROWAVE ON STAND INJURED HAND HAPPENED AT HOME HAND STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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