Accidents - Microwave ovens - 6-15 years old - Year 2006

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 804
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Hand:	245	Upper Leg:	185
Lower Arm:	92	Face:	66
Finger:	66	Lower Trunk:	51
Pubic Region:	43	Foot:	20
Upper Trunk:	16	Eyeball:	10
Wrist:	5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/27/2006	Age: 9 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, Hot water
TAKING HOT WATER OUT OF MICROWAVE TO MAKE TEE, SPILLED IT ONTO ABD " BURN"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2006	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Microwave ovens
PT SUSTAINED COMPLEX LACERATION TO BOTTOM OF LEFT FOOT WHEN GLASSES FELL OFF MICROWAVE AND PT STEPPED ON THEM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/2006	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
PT BURNED HAND ON HOT FOOD WHILE PULLING IT OUT OF MICROWAVE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2006	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, Foods
PT.INJ.L.THIGH AT HOME WHEN MAKING HOT CHOCOLATE IN MICROWAVE & WHEN TA KING IT OUT SPILLED ON L.THIGH. DX; 1ST.& 2ND.DEG BURN L.THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2006	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Microwave ovens
LUMBAR STRAIN.PT BENT OVER TO LOOK IN TO A MICROWAVE OVEN AND FELT A PO P IN BACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2006	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Microwave ovens
HIT L FOREARM ON MICROWAVE OVEN, C/O WRIST PAIN, DX; R/O FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2006	Age: 6 years	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, Hot water
WHILE GETTING HOT WATER OUT OF MICROWAVE, PT DROPPED GLASS, WATER SPLAS HED IN FACE, BURN TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2006	Age: 6 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, Hot water
PT. MICROWAVED HOT WATER TO MIX SOUP, SPILLED HOT SOUP IN LAP. DX. 2 D EB BURNS LEGS/VAGINAL AREA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2006	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens, Hot water
DROPPED BOILING WATER ON CHEST PULLING IT OUT OF MICROWAVE, BURN CHEST WALL 2ND DEGREE, <10% BSA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2006	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
DX RIGHT FOREARM BURN: TAKING HOT LIQUID FROM MICROWAVE AND BURNED ARM AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2006	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
PATIENT ATTEMPTING TO TAKING HOT WATER OUT OF MICROWAVE, SPILLED ON SEL F; 2ND DEGREE BURN TO ANTERIOR THIGH, SMALL AREA TO ABDOMEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2006	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
BURNED HAND WITH SOUP RIGHT OUT OF MICROWAVE/HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2006	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Microwave ovens
PATIENT HIT EYE ON CORNER OF MICROWAVE AT HOME LAST NIGHT, EYE SWELLING , DRAINING, ITCHING AFTER; CONJUNCTIVITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2006	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	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
PT WAS MICROWAVING WATER TO MAKE OATMEAL AND WAS BURNED. DX: SUPERFICIAL BURN ABDOMEN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2006	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens, Hot water
MICROWAVING POTATO IN WATER, PULLED OUT OF MICROWAVE, SPILLED HOT WATER ON FACE, 2ND DEGREE <10%BSA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2006	Age: 6 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, Hot water
BURNED UPPER LEGS WHEN SPILLED HOT WATER FROM MICROWAVE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2006	Age: 8 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
8 YO TAKING EGG OUT MICROWAVE SPLATTERED INTO FACE CAUSING BURN TO FACE BURN FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2006	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Microwave ovens
MICROWAVE PLATE BROKE AND PT LACERATED FINGER. D: LACERATION, FLEXOR TE NDON INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2006	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens, Hot water
GETTING BOILING WATER OUT OF MICROWAVE, SPILLED ON CHEST, INTACT BLISTE ES, BURN <10%BSA 2ND DEGREE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2006	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens, Tableware and accessories
COOKING BACON IN MICROWAVE OVEN ON PLATE, GREASE SPILLED, BURN BILATERA L WRISTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2006	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Microwave ovens
PT WAS BURNED BY HOT FOOD FROM THE MICROWAVE DX: 2ND DEGREE BURNS ON RIGHT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2006	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens, Paper bags
OPENED BAG OF POPCORN THAT JUST CAME OUT OF MICROWAVE, STEAM BURNED EYE AREA & ADNEXA -REREAD ER RPT-1-EYE BURN VISION BLURRED-EYELIDS ALSO BUR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2006	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
PULLED RAMEN NOODLES ON CHEST FROM MICROWAVE, 15 X 10 CM SUPERFICIAL 2 ND DEGREE BURN ANTERIOR CHEST WALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2006	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
MAKING NOODLES IN MICROWAVE-PULLED OUT & HOT LIQUID SPILLED-BLISTERS ABD 3" ABOVE UMBILIC-BELTLINE/1/2 TOP FOOT/THIGH BURN<10%BSA 2ND DEGREE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/10/2006	Age: 9 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
PT SPILLED HOT CHOCOLATE OUT OF MICROWAVE ONTO LEGS. DX: BILAT THIGH BURNS 2-3 DEG, BILAT LEG BURNS 1-2 DEG.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 05/10/2006	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens, Tableware and accessories
COOKING RAMEN NOODLES IN MICROWAVE, DROPPED BOWL ON FOOT , BURN <10% B SA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2006	Age: 7 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
PT BURNED FINGER ON A MICROWAVE OVEN. DX FINGER BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2006	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Microwave ovens
LACERATION EYEBROW - 6 YOF FELL HITTING RIGHT EYEBROW AGAINST MICROWAVE SUSTAINING A LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2006	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Microwave ovens, Tableware and accessories
PT HAS BURN TO HAND AFTER TOUCHED HOT CUP IN THE MICROWAVE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2006	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Microwave ovens
PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS TO FACE. PT GOT EGGS OUT OF A MICROWAVE WHEN TH EY EXPLODED IN FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2006	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
11 Y/O BM BURNED RIGHT HAND TAKING SOUP OUT OF MICROWAVE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2006	Age: 10 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, Hot water
PT WAS GETTING A BOWL OF HOT WATER OUT OF THE MICROWAVE AND IT SPLASHED ON PT'S HAND. DX. BURN TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2006	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Microwave ovens
HOT SOUP IN MICROWAVE FELL ONTO HIM DX: 2ND DEGREE L ARM SCALD BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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