Accidents - Microwave ovens - Years 1997-2010 - Upper Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 520
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1998:	12
Year 1999:	17
Year 2000:	101
Year 2001:	33
Year 2002:	83
Year 2003:	61
Year 2004:	86
Year 2005:	5
Year 2009:	15
Year 2010:	101

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	311
6-15 years old:	30
16-25 years old:	15
26-50 years old:	32
50+ years old:	130

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 09/03/2010	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
41 YOF WAS BURNED TAKING SPAGHETTI SAUCE OUT OF MICROWAVE WHEN IT SPILLED. DX: SUPERFICIAL PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN R AXILLA, LEFT AMA.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 06/09/2010	Age: 16 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Microwave ovens
16MOM, PULLED A BOWL OF NOODEL, JUST CAME OUT OF MICROWAVE ONTO HIMSELF >>UPPER ARM/CHEST BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2010	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens, Hot water
4YOF MOM PULLING BOILING WATER OUT OF THE MICROWAVE OVEN AND SOME SPILL ED ON RIGHT UPPER ARM SCALD BURN TO UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 11/01/2009	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Microwave ovens
BURNED WITH HOT NOODLES JUST OUT OF MICROWAVE. DX-1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO RIGHT UPPER ARM AND LATERAL CHEST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2005	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens, Slow cookers
PT WITH UPPER ARMS BURNS WITH MICROWAVE BLEW OPEN HITTING *** SPLATTERE D HOT FOOD ON LT UPPER ARM/FLOOR, 2 DEGREE BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2004	Age: 11 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
UPPER ARM & FACIAL BURNS-BURNED ON HOT FOOD COMING FROM MICROWAVE-@ HOM E
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2004	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Microwave ovens
HOT FOOD SPILLED COMING OUT OF MICROWAVE DX. UPPER ARM BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2003	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Microwave ovens
FELL AND HIT MICROWAVE-FRACTURED LEFT HUMERUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2002	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Microwave ovens
FRACTURE HUMERUS, WAS MOVING A MICROWAVE TO CLEAN UP SPILLED COFFEE AND FELT POP IN HER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2002	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Microwave ovens
RT UPPER ARM CONTUSION.PT WAS CARRYING A MICROWAVE OVEN AND WENT TO DRO P IT AND CAUGHT IT AND INJURED UPPER ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2001	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2001	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Microwave ovens
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2000	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2000	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/1999	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/1998	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens, Tableware and accessories
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/1998	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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