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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 723
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/21/2009 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Plastic containers |
| 66YOF HEATING UP A PLASTIC CONTAINER OF HONEY BEAR HONEY IN THE MICROWA VE OVEN WHEN SHE OPNED THE DOOR IT SPEWED INTO FACE SCALD BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2009 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT DX HOT LIQUID BURN TO FACE AND NECK - 11 YR OLD BLACK FEMALE BURNED SELF WITH HOT LIQUID FROM MICROWAVE AT HOME YESTERDAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| 2 YOM TRYING TO REACH *** COOKIES ON TOP OF MICROWAVE, MOM FOUND PT CRY ING & HOLDING HEAD DX: HEMATOMA FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2009 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| BURN TO FACE FROM HOT EGG WHEN IT POPPED AFTER BEING COOKED IN MICROWAV E |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2009 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| DAD PLACED MICROWAVED EGGS A FOOT AWAY FROM PT, CRACKED IT&IT EXPLODED INTO PT'S FACE>>BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| 2 YO FEMALE BURNED FACE WITH HOT CHOCOLATE FROM THE MICROWAVE. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/04/2009 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Adhesives |
| DOING WOOD PROJECT AND PUT **** IN MICROWAVE AND IT EXPLODED WH EN HE SQUEEZED IT BURNING FACE WITH 5% TBSA,PT LEFT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 10/19/2009 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| 56YOM ACCIDENTLY STRUCK LT SIDE OF FOREHEAD ON MICROWAVE DOOR; FOREHEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2009 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| BURNED FACE WITH HOT BACON COMING OUT OF MICROWAVE AT HOME. DX-2ND DEGREE BURN FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT WITH BURNS TO FACE FROM EXPLODING SYRUP THAT WAS HEATED IN THE MICROWAVE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2009 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| FELL ON MICROWAVE DOOR;DX LACERATED FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2009 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| 9 YR OLD PUT *** CANDY IN MICROWAVE AND THEN BIT INTO CANDY ITEXPLODED AND BURNED CHILDS FACE DX// FACIAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2009 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PTS SISTER TRIED TO TAKE "***" OUT OF THE MICROWAVE WHEN SHEACCID SPILL ED THEM ON PT. BURNT HER R SIDE OF FACE. DX FACIAL BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2009 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| BURN TO FACE,ARMS AND CHEST/14MOF PULLED HOT BUTTER OUT OF MICROWAVE AN D ONTO FACE, ARMS AND CHEST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2009 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| MOM MAKING *** NOODLES IN MICROWAVE, MOVED PT OUT OF WAY,TURNED BAK W/N OODLES, PT BACK AT MOM'S FEET,TRIPPED & SPILLED ON PT;2ND DGFACEBURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/06/2009 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT WAS BURNED TAKING HOT SOUP OUT OF MICROWAVE. DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS FACE, L CHEST, L THUMB 9% TBSA. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/17/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| GETTING POPCORN OUT OF MICROWAVE AND BUTTER DRIPPED ON FACE. DX 1ST DE GREE BURN TO NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2009 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT PUT SOME EGGS IN MICROWAVE, TOOK THEM OUT & THEY EXPLODED HITTING RT SIDE OF FACE. DX-1ST DEG BURN, RT CHEEK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2009 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT HEATED UP *** NOODLES IN MICROWAVE, PLACED CUP ON COUNTER BUT IT FLI PPED OVER SPLASHING HOT LIQUID ON FACE X4 DAYS; BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2009 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| BURNED WHILE COOKING EGG IN MICROWAVE BURN TO FACE # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2009 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT WAS COOKING A POOCHED EGG IN MICROWAVE WHEN PT TOOK IT OUT IT BLEW UP IN PT'S FACE DX: 1ST DEGREE BURN TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT TRIED TO GRAB A *** SOUP THAT BROTHER HAD IN MICROWAVE. SPILLED ONTO PTS FACE, CHEST. SEV BLISTER FACE. TX TO BURN CENT. DX BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
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