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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 71
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/07/2004 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PARENTS SAW TRACES OF RAT POISON AROUND PT'S MOUTH & PT. WAS HOLDING THE PLASTIC BAG WITH PELLETS IN IT. DX: SUSPECTED RAT POISON INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2004 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Plastic bags, Other drugs or medications |
| INGESTED COCAINE FROM PLASTIC BAG FOUND IN APT COMPLEX YARD |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 05/01/2004 | Age: 4 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| BABY FOUND BY FAMILY WITH PLASTIC BAG WRAPPED AROUND HEAD. NO OTHER DET AILS NOTED. D: CARDIA ARREST S/P ASPHYXIATION. DIED. |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
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