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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 779
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 06/08/2010 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| 73 YOF HIT HEAD ON MICROWAVE DOOR; HAS MILD HEAD PAIN DX##: CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2010 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| CONTUSION HEAD - 51 YO FEMALE REPORTS FALL AT HOME - STATES SHE FELL BA CKWARDS HITTING HEAD ON HER MICROWAVE OVEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2009 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| FELL, LOST BALANCE PUTTING FOOD IN MICROWAVE; HAD PNEUMONIA RECENTLY. L AC BACK OF HEAD. DX: FALL, GAIT INSTABILITY, LAC HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/25/2009 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| HIT HEAD ON MICROWAVE DOOR DX- HEAD CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2009 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT RAISED UP & HIT HEAD ON MICROWAVE. CONTUSION SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2008 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Tables |
| WHILE WALKING TO MICROWAVE, PT FELL, HIT HEAD ON COFFEE TABLE, HEAD INJ URY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2008 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| CHI.PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON A MICROWAVE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2006 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| SUBDURAL HEMATOMA.PT FELL AND NHIT HEAD ON A MICROWAVE OVEN. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/10/2006 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Stairs or steps |
| SUBDURAL HEMATOMA, ABRAS BAKC OF HEAD; CARRYING MICROWAVE TO BASEMENT, FELL DOWN APPROX 13 STAIRS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/13/2005 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| TURNED TO GET FOOD OUT OF MICROWAVE, LOST BALANCE AND FELL, STRUCK HEAD ON CABINET/ SCALP LAC, CONTUSION SACRAL SPINE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2005 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| MULT CONT'S;HEAD/84YOF AT HOME WAS STANDING AT MICROWAVE AND FELL AND H IT HEAD HEAD ON MICROWAVE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2004 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT HIT EDGE OF MICROWAVE OVEN DOOR. DX: SCALP LAC 1.5 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2004 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| FELL @ HOME & HIT HEAD ON BACK OF MICROWAVE. ACUTE CHI & SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2004 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT DX POST TRAUMATIC HEADACHE - PT STRUCK HEAD ON MICROWAVE YESTERDAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2004 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| 69 YOF SUFFERING POST CONCUSSION SYDROME FROM HITTING HEAD ON MICROWAVE DOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/26/2002 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| WARMED A HOT OIL TREATMENT FOR HER HAIR UP IN MICROWAVE,PUT IT ON HER H EAD RIGHT AWAY AND BURNED HER HEAD. 1ST DEGREE BURN TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/1998 | Age: 84 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/1997 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | 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, Carts |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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