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Accidents - Microwave ovens - 26-50 years old - Year 2006 - Hand

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 533
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Date: 09/06/2006Age: 37 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens, Foods
WAS USING A MICROWAVE; TOOK HOT FOOD OUT AND IT SPILLED ON HER HAND. BURN, LEFT HAND. NO FIRE. NO FIRE DEPARTMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/29/2006Age: 38 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens, Hot water
TAKING WATER OUT OF MICROWAVE AND BURNED BY HOT WATER FIRST DEGREE BURN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/28/2006Age: 29 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Microwave ovens, Alcohol
PT HIT THE MICROWAVE HAD BEEN DRINKING DX LAC TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/25/2006Age: 34 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Microwave ovens
BURNED HAND TAKING HOT FOOD FROM MICROWAVE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/28/2006Age: 47 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Microwave ovens
ELECTRICAL BURNS TO BOTH HANDS TRYING TO FIX A CORD TO MICROWAVE OVEN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/07/2006Age: 27 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens, Cosmetics
PATIENT WAS REMOVING HOT WAX USED FOR HAIR REMOVAL FROM MICROWAVE OVEN & IT SPILLED ON RT AT HOME. DX - 2ND DEG BURN TO RT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/30/2006Age: 49 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Microwave ovens
HIT MICROWAVE IN ANGER FRACTURE HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/23/2006Age: 33 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens, Hot water
PT TAKING HOT WATER OUT OF A MICROWAVE OVEN AND SPILLED SOME ONTO RIGHT HAND SCALD BURN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/10/2006Age: 34 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
EGG EXPLODED WHEN TAKEN OUT OF MICROWAVE. DX. 1ST DEGREE BURN R HAND, C HEST AND FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/20/2006Age: 31 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Microwave ovens
PT HIT HAND ON MICROWAVE; FX HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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