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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,152
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2003 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT WAS MAKING EASY MAC AND CHEESE IN THE MICROWAVE OVEN WHEN IT SPLASHE D ONTO RIGHT HAND SCALD BURN TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/24/2003 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PATIENT WAS MELTING ICE CREAM TOPPING IN THE MICROWAVE AND BURNED HIS LEFT HAND AND CHEST. DX-2ND DEGREE BURN RIGHT LLEFT HAND AND CHEST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2003 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PATIENT WAS TAKING A CUP OF HOT COCOA OUT OF THE MICROWAVE AND SPILLED IT ON HIM. DX-2ND DEGREE BURN RIGHT FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Hot water |
| SPILT HIT WATER ON LT. HAND, SPILT HOT WATER WHILE TAKING CUT OUT OF MICROWAVE. CA: 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO LT. HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2003 | 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, Thermal |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT PULLED FOOD OUT OF THE MICROWAVE AND BURNED FACE. DX FACE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2003 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| BURN FACE - 12 YOM WAS COOKING AN EGG WITH SHELL ON IN THE MICROWAVE, E GG EXPLODED INTO FACE WITH HOT EGGSHELL FRAGMENTS HITTING HIS FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PTS.MOTHER REPORTED PT.BURN RT.HAND 2% TAKING FOOD OUT OF MICROWAVE THEN FELL ON HAND. DX-2RD DEGREE BURN TO RT.HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Tableware and accessories |
| PT DROPPED A BOWL OF RAMEN NOODLES ON LEG THAT HAD JUST CAME OUT OF MICROWAVE----------DX: 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS RIGHT THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2003 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT TAKING A TV DINNER OUT OF THE MICROWAVE OVEN WHEN GRAVY SPILLED ONTO RIGHT HAND SCALD BURN TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| TOOK HOT ***S OUT OF MICROWAVE SITTING DOWN TO EAT BABY SISTER ON LAP-S HE PULLED CUP SOUP 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS L THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2003 | 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 |
| OPENING BAG OF POPCORN OUT OF MICROWAVE AND STEAM BURNED EYE AREA;STEAM BURN, FACE, HEAD, NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PATIENT HEATED MILK IN MICROWAVE, ADDED COLD AND MILK EXPLODED INTO EYE S AND FACE; CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS, FACIAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2003 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| 14 YO FEMALE SPILLED HOT SOUP FROM MICROWAVE ON HAND FIRST DEGREE BURN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Hot water |
| PT BOILED WATER IN MICROWAVE, PT DROPPED WATER IT SPLASHED ON HER LEG R |
| Disposition: Not recorded |
| Date: 08/28/2003 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT SUSTAINED LACERATION OF LT LEG AFTER MICROWAVE TRAY FELL ON PT'S LEG APPROXIMATELY 1:35 AM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PATIENT SPILLED HOT MICROWAVED OATMEAL ON LEG AT HOME; 2ND DEGREE BURN TO THIGH AND LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT PULLING HOT COCO OUT OF MICROWAVE AND SPILLED IT ON L UPPER THIGH 2D EGREE BURN L THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2003 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT DROPPED MICROWAVE OVEN HEATED BOWNIE ON FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Hot water |
| HOT WATER FROM MICROWAVE SPILLED ON T-SHIRT. DX. 2ND EG BURN4 INCHES A CROSS R CHEST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| BURNED BY HOT LIQUID BEING REMOVED FROM MICROWAVE DX. WRIST BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2003 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Pubic Region | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PATIENT SPILLED OATMEAL FROM MICROWAVE ONTO HER GENITALIA AND THIGHS AT HOME, PUT IMMEDIATELY COLD WATER IN BATHTUB; ALSO BURNS ON HANDS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/10/2003 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Counters or countertops |
| GLASS MICROWAVE TRAY - HIT COUNTER & BROKE TOE CONTUSION & LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2003 | Age: 13 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 |
| PT PULLING FOOD OUT OF THE MICROWAVE OVEN AND IT EXPLODED SUSTAINED THE RMAL BURNS TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2003 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Hot water |
| 7 Y.O. B FEMALE W/BURNS TO ABDOMEN. PT PULLED HOT WATER/NOODLES OUT OF MICROWAVE OVEN ONTO SELF @ HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT REMOVED FOOD FROM MICROWAVE AND SPILLED IT. DX: BURN L FOREARM AND HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT WAS BURNED W/HOT STEAM FROM MICROWAVE. DX: SECOND DEG BURN L FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PULLED HOT MACARONI OUT OF MICROWAVE AND SPILLED IT ON STOMACH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2003 | Age: 11 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 |
| PT HAD FOOD BLOW UP THAT WAS IN MICROWAVE AND BURN FACE. DX FACE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/24/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT WAS WARMING UP RAVIOLIES IN THE MICROWAVE AND SPILLED THEM ON HER L EFT THIGH AND LEG. D: BURN LEFT THIGH AND LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2003 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| 14YOM CUT HIS FINGER ON A MICROWAVEDX: LAC R MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2003 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| MOVING MICROWAVE OVEN PT CUT LEFT 4TH DIGIT ON METAL PIECE - LAC FING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2003 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT POPPED MICROWAVE POPCORN & OPENED BAY STEAM & KERNEL HIT PT IN THE RIGHT EYE - CORNEAL ABR/EYELID BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| 11OF PINCHED HER FINGER IN THE MICROWAVE DOOR CONT R SMALL FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT WAS TAKING NOODLES OUT OF MICROWAVE AND SPILLED HOT NOODLES ON CHEST 1ST& 2ND DEGREE BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2003 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT TAKING STRING BEANS OUT OF MICROWAVE TOO HOT DROPPED ON FEET/LT ANKL E, PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| DX RIGHT WRIST BURN: REMOVING SOUP FROM MICROWAVE, SPILLED HOT SOUP ON WRIST AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2003 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Hot water |
| PT WAS IN A WATER FIGHT AT A SLEEP OVER ONE OF THE BOYS PUT WATER IN THE MICROWAVE & THREW IT ON THE PT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2003 | 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 |
| BURN TO FACE @ HOME, PT HEATED EGG (IN SHELL) IN MICROWAVE OVEN-TOOK OU T AND IT EXPLODED IN FACE AND RT FOREARM-1ST/2ND DEGREE BURNS TO FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2003 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| BURNT FINGER ON MICROWAVE - THERMAL BURN FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2003 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Football |
| PT HIT HEAD ON MICROWAVE WHILE PLAYING FOOTBALL AT HOME. DX: HEAD CONT, SCALP LAC 2 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2003 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| REMOVED HOT DRINK FROM MICROWAVE AND IT EXPLODED ACROSS CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PATIENT WITH AUTISM, PUT REMOTE CONTROL IN MICROWAVE, STARTED FIRE AT HOME 3 DAYS AGO, COUGH WITH SORE THROAT; RESPIRATORY INFECTION, FD NOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2003 | Age: 9 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 |
| PATIENT TRIED TO BOIL EGG IN MICROWAVE AT HOME, EGG EXPLODED IN HER FAC E; 2ND DEGREE FACIAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| MAKING SOUP AT HOME, GETTING SOUP OUT OF MICROWAVE, USED SLEEVE OF SHIRT AS POT HOLDER, SPILLED SOUP ON THUMB. DX 2ND DEGREE BURNS RT THU |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2003 | Age: 11 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 COOKING AN EGG IN MICROWAVE WHICH EXPLODED IN FACE YEST, 1-2 DEGREE BURNS TO FACE/NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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