11YOF WITH BURNS TO HER KNEE AND LOWER LEG. PATIENT DECIDED TO TRY TO MAKE A CANDY WHICH INVOLVED MIXING SUGAR AND WATER WHICH SHE THEN PUT IN THE MICROWAVE FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS.  SHE WAS ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY GET THE MIXTURE FROM THE MICROWAVE TO THE COUNTER.  SHE THEN KNOCKED OVER THE CONTAINER HOLDING THE HOT LIQUID WHICH SHE SPLASHED ONTO HER LEGS. DX: BURNS
Date: 7/14/2025
Category: household appliances
Product: MICROWAVE OVENS
Products involved: HOT WATER; MICROWAVE OVENS
Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Body part: Knee
Location: Not Recorded