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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,043
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2007 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT LIFTING A MICROWAVE OVEN THREE DAYS AGO AND STRAINED LEFT ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/27/2007 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| 61Y/O,M,MICROWAVE CAUGHT FIRE IN MOTEL ROOM, SMOKE INHALATION, ASTHMATIC BRONCHITIS, NO COMMENT ON FIRE COMPANY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2007 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| INHALED YELLOW SMOKE COMING FROM MICROWAVE WHILE HEATING FROZEN MEAL WI TH SMOKE INHALATION,FIRE DEPT ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2007 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Floors or flooring materials |
| GETTING SOMETHING OUT OF MICROWAVE AND FELL TO FLOOR. DX FX R HIP# |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/30/2007 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT HAD BOILED EGG IN MICROWAVE, EGG EXPLODED, HIT R EYE. DX. BURN R EY E, R EYE CORNEAL ABRA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2007 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT LIFTED A MICROWAVE OUT OF GARAGE, STRAINED BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2007 | Age: 53 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 |
| PT STRAINED LOWER BACK LIFTING MICROWAVE OVER HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2007 | Age: 72 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 |
| 1ST DEGREE BURN TO FACE.PT WAS GETTING AN EGG OUT OF MICROWAVE OVEN AND NIT EXPLODED IN FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2007 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT HIT HAND ON MICROWAVE DOOR WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MOVE DX: RIGHT HAND HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2007 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| HIT HEAD ON MICROWAVE DOOR BROW LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2007 | Age: 86 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: Avulsion |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| MICROWAVE SKIN TEAR FORARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2007 | Age: 60 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, Foods |
| PT HAD BURN TO R LOWER ARM FROM HOT MICROWAVE FUDGE SPILLED ON ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2007 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Hot water |
| PT COOKING EGG IN WATER IN MICROWAVE EGG EXPLODED HOT WATER IN EYE 2ND DEGREE BURN TO RT EYE AND 1ST DEGREE BURN TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2007 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| 1.5 CM R HAND LACERATION, SUTURED: CUT HAND ON MICROWAVE LATCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2007 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Foods |
| PT REACHING UP TO TAKJE FOOD OUT OF THE MICROWAVE OVEN AND FELT A PAIN IN LEFT ELBOW STRAINED ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2007 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Wire |
| 77 YOM REPLACING A WIRE IN MICROWAVE RECEIVED LAC TO BACK OF R HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2007 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT CRUSHED LEFT MIDDLE FINGER IN MICROWAVE OVEN DOOR S/P 8DYS.PUT ON AN IBIOTICS,PAIN MEDS BY PMD.PAIN PERSISTS. DX=CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2007 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| DROPPED A MICROWAVE OVEN ONTO FINGER? MECH "FX" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2007 | Age: 78 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 |
| SOFTENING BROWN SUGAR IN MICROWAVE OVEN AND BURNED FINGER ON HOT MELTED SUGAR BURN FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2007 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT STS HAS SKIN TEAR ON ELBOW FROM MICROWAVE OVEN, DX L ELBOW SKIN TEAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2007 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| FACIAL LAC, PT FELL WHEN CARRYING AN OLD MICROWAVE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2007 | Age: 87 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, Tables |
| RIGHT GROIN STR. PT WAS REACHING INTO MICROWAVE WHENSHE LOST BALANCE AN D HIT CORNER OF TABLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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