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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 299
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/11/2002 | Age: 11 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| CHILD IN BACKSEAT OF CAR GROCERIES PLACED NEXT TO CHILD HE TORE A PIECE OF PLASTIC BAG PLACED IN MOUTH AND CHOKED. DX FOREIGN BODY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PT'S MOTHER STATES CHILD WAS PLAYING WITH BROTHER AND SLIPPED AND FELL ON PLASTIC BAG INJURING HIS LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/09/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags, Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| JUMPING OVER TRASH BAG & CUT FOOT ON TRASH CAN LID DX: LACERATION TO 3RD TOE LEFT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2002 | Age: 9 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Plastic bags, Cardboard products |
| CHOKING EPISODE - 9 MOF SWALLOWED A PIECE OF PLASTIC THAT COMES IN THE CEREAL BOXES, FATHER STATES CHILD TURNED PURPLE AND BLACK, CHOKING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PT STEPPED ON A GARBAGE BAG THAT HAD BROKEN GLASS IN IT, LAC LT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| BURNED LEG WHEN PLASTIC BAG CAME OUT OF TRASH WHEN BURNING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags, Drinking glasses |
| STEPPED ON A PLASTIC GARBAGE BAG THAT HAD PIECES OF BROKEN GLASS IN IT, CUT LEFT GREAT TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Plastic bags, Telephones or telephone accessories |
| MOM PICKED UP A PLASTIC BAG WHICH SHE BELIEVED HAD PANTIES & A BATHINGS UIT & SWUNG IT AT PT - BAG CONTAINED A PHONE CHARGER & STRUCK PT ON HE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic bags, Bottles or jars |
| PT WAS INJURED WITH A PIECE OF BROKEN GLASS IN A PLASTIC TRASH BAG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2002 | Age: 8 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| 8 MONTH OLD M C/O SWALLOWED PLASTIC - MOTHER STATES PATIENT SWALLOWED PIECE OF GROCERY PLASTIC SACK. DX: INGESTION FB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2002 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| DX CORNEAL ABRASION: OPENING PLASTIC COVER TO MICROWAVE POPCORN, PLAST IC CORNER CAUGHT EYE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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