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Accidents - Microwave ovens - Year 2002 - Upper Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 216
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
0-5 years old:17
6-15 years old:198

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/21/2002Age: 9 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
PATIENT SPILLED A CUP OF *** NOODLES FROM MICROWAVE AT GRANDMOTHER'SHOU SE, BURNED ON THIGH; 2ND DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/15/2002Age: 6 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
PATIENT SPILLED HOT CHOCOLATE PREPARED IN MICROWAVE ON THIGHS AT HOME, WAS WEARING PANTS; 2ND DEGREE BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/14/2002Age: 9 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
DX BURN TO LEFT THIGH AND CALF: SPILLED *** NOODLES JUST TAKENOUT OF M ICROWAVE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/12/2002Age: 5 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
MOM REHEATING FORMULA IN MICROWAVE SPILLING ON PTRT THIGH, PARTIAL THIC KNESS BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/09/2002Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
PATIENT PULLED BOWL OF HOT NOODLES OR SOUP OR BOILING WATER OUT OF MICR OWAVE ONTO HER THIGH AT HOME; 2ND DEGREE LEG BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/31/2002Age: 11 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens, Hot water
HEATING UP WATER IN MICROWAVE OVEN-SPILLED ON LEG DX 2ND DEGREE BURN TO THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/27/2002Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
PT WAS TAKING FOOD OUT OF MICROWAVE, IT SPILLED, BURNED THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/18/2002Age: 8 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
PT REMOVING HOT NOODLES SOUP FROM MICROWAVE AND SPILLED IT ON RT THIGH , 1ST DEGREE BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/04/2002Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens, Hot water
BURNED UPPER LEG WHEN SPILLED HOT WATER FROM MICROWAVE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/12/2002Age: 12 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
WARMING FROSTINGIN A NEW MICROWAVE, GOT TOO HOT AND BOTTOM MELTED OUT O F CONTAINER. 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS R HAND & R MEDIAL THIGH(4-5%BODY)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/23/2002Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
9 YO WAS COOKING *** IN MICROWAVE,SPILLED SOME DOWN RT SIDE PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS LEG/ABD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/05/2002Age: 7 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
BURNED UPPER LEG WHEN SPILLED FOOD FROM MICROWAVE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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