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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 158
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/31/2006 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Nonmetal cookware |
| BURN, LEFT FOREARM FROM MICROWAVE - STEAM BURNT LOWER ARM WHEN TV DINNE R COOKWARE WAS UNWRAPPED. BURN, LEFT FOREARM. NO FIRE; NO FIRE DEPT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2006 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| FOREARM LAC-CUT ON EDGE OF MICROWAVE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2006 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT GETTING ITEMS OUT OF A MICROWAVE OVEN STRIKING LEFT FOREARM AGAINST THE MICROWAVE DOOR LACERATION ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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