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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 171
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/21/2002 | 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, Not Spec |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT SUST. BURN TO FACE ON MICROWAVE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2002 | Age: 8 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 |
| PT COOKING AN EGG IN A MICROWAVE OVEN WHEN SHE OPENED THE DOOR IT EXPLO DED ON HER FACE SUSTAINED THERMAL BURNS TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2002 | Age: 13 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 PUT AN EGG IN A BOWL AND PUT THE BOWL IN THE MICROWAVE. SHE TOOK IT OUT AND IT EXPLODED RESULTING IN A BURN TO HER FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2002 | Age: 15 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 HEATED *** ROLL ON HAIR REMOVER IN MICROWAVE AND IT BLEW UP.DX: SEC OND DEG FACIAL BURNS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT PUT EGG IN MICROWAVE, CUT WITH A FORK, IT EXPLODED, PIECE OF EGG HIT PTS FACE, UNDER EYE, BURN TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT OPENED UP MICROWAVE WHEN FILLED CONTAINER OF CHEF BOY ARDEE BLEQ UP IN FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2002 | Age: 7 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 |
| BURNED ON FACE, NECK AND CHEST PULLING RAMEN NOODLES OUT OF MICROWAVE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/07/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PUT HIS FACE IN A BAG OF HOT POPCORN IN MICROWAVE RIGHT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION /BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2002 | Age: 12 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, Paper bags |
| BURNED BY STEAM OF HOT POPCORN BAG THAT CAME OUT OF MICROWAVE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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