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Accidents - Microwave ovens - Year 2005 - Lower Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 379
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Date: 12/12/2005Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
SPILLED HOT SOUP ON FOREARM WHEN PULLED IT FROM MICROWAVE AT HOME; 1S T/2ND DEGREE FOREARM BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/27/2005Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
FOREARM BURN-@ HOME-TAKING BOWL OF HOT SOUP FROM MICROWAVE-SPILLED SOUP ON ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/20/2005Age: 64 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens, Hot water
PT GETTING HOT WATER OUT OF THE MICROWAVE OVEN AND IT SPILLED ONTO LEFT LOWER ARM SCALD BURN TO ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/17/2005Age: 79 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Microwave ovens
PT CLEANING OUT MICROWAVE OVEN WHEN THE METAL ON THE BOTTOM STRUCK LEFT LOWER ARM LACERATION ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/03/2005Age: 82 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Microwave ovens
HIT F.ARM AGAINST MICROWAVE DOOR. " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/17/2005Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
PT OPENED MICROWAVE AND SPILLED HOT SOUP ON LEFT ARM. D: BURN LEFT FOR EARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/05/2005Age: 17 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
BURN TO ARM: WAS TAKING HOT BOWL OF GRAY OUT OF MICROWAVE, DROPPED IT, SPLASHED L ARM, TODAY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/05/2005Age: 79 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Microwave ovens
PT SUSTAINED ABRASION TO FOREARM STRIKING MICROWAVE DOOR AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/19/2005Age: 13 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
DROPPPED MICROWAVED DINNER ON F.ARM, " PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/16/2005Age: 42 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
BURN TO ARM FROM STEAM FROM MICROWAVE, DX; 2ND DEGREE BURN TO FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/10/2005Age: 10 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
FOREARM BURN-BURNED ON HOT FOOD FROM MICROWAVE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/08/2005Age: 15 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Microwave ovens
FOREARM LAC-@ HOME-FELL-HIT MICROWAVE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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