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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 122
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/13/2009 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| 83 YO F CONTUSION TO LEFT HAND AFTER HAND CAUGHT IN MICROWAVE DOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2009 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT GETTING HOT FOOD OUT OF MICROWAVE OVEN AND SUSTAINED A THERMAL BURN TO RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2009 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT WITH BURNS TO HAND FROM HOT WAX WHILE TAKING OUT OF MICROWAVE |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 04/12/2009 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| BURNED HAND ON STEAM FROM MICROWAVE BURN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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