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Accidents - Microwave ovens - Year 2004 - Lower Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 426
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

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Date: 12/27/2004Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Microwave ovens, Containers
STRACH ON ARM GETTING MICROWAVE OUT OF BOX DX: MINOR LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/04/2004Age: 84 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Microwave ovens
CAUGHT ARM ON MICROWAVE DOOR FOREARM LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/07/2004Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
PT SPILLED SOME HOT WATER AND POTATOES FROM THE MICROWAVE - BURNS TO AR M. D: 1ST & 2ND DEGREE SCALD BURNS L FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/09/2004Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
PT WAS BURNED BY GRAVY GREASE FROM A TV DINER COMING OUT OF MICROWAVE R T FOREARM 1ST DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/17/2004Age: 28 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Microwave ovens
28 YO F BOILING EGGS IN MICROWAVE -EGGS EXPLODED BURN ARMS BURN FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/11/2004Age: 63 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
PT C/O BURNS FROM PASTA SAUCE HEATED IN MICROWAVE SMALL RED AREA LEFT W RIST AND RT FOREARM RT FOREARM SCALD BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/24/2004Age: 6 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
SUST BURN TO L FOREARM WHILE TAKING HOT SOUP OUT OF MICROWAVE OVEN A T HOME & SOUP SPILLED ON HER D 2 DEG BURN L FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/12/2004Age: 14 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens, Hot water
CHILD OPENED DOOR OF MICROWAVE AND PULLED OUT HOT CUP OF WATER ONTO FOREARM DX: L FOREARM BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/17/2004Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
PATIENT BURNED ARM WHEN PULLING HOT NOODLES OUT OF MICROWAVE; FOREARM B URN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/06/2004Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
PT. WAS MAKING NOODLES IN MICROWAVE & BURNED LT. ARM DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN TO FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/26/2004Age: 43 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Microwave ovens
TOOK *** OUT OF MICROWAVE AND BURNED ARM. DX 2ND DEGREE FOREARM BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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