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Accidents - Microwave ovens - Year 2005 - Knee

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 156
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
26-50 years old:72
50+ years old:83

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 08/07/2005Age: 33 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Other
Product: Microwave ovens
PT TRIPPED CARRYING MICROWAVE OVEN 6 WK AGO AND HAS KNEE PX. DX: LWBS.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 07/10/2005Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Microwave ovens, Floors or flooring materials
FELL IN THE KITCHEN THIS AM, HIT THE MICROWAVE AND FLOOR, INJURING HIS RT KNEE. MULTIPLE ABRASIONS TO RIGHT KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/11/2005Age: 26 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Microwave ovens, Swings or swing sets
A MIRCOWAVE WAS SITTING ON A SWING, SHE TRIED TO MOVE MICROWAVE WHICH W EIGHTS 80 LBS. DX. CONT R KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/26/2005Age: 64 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Microwave ovens
64 YO FELL INTO MICROWAVE SPRAIN KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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