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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 618
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/06/2004 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| CORNEAL ABRASION - 4 YOF C/O LEFT EYE PAIN AFTER BEING STRUCK IN THE EY E WITH A PLASTIC BAG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2004 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| 03YOM AT HOME PT HAS STUCK A PIECE OF PLASTIC BAGGY UP HIS NOSE DX/ FB PLASTIC BAG IN R NOSTRIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 09/15/2004 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| POKED IN EYE WITH PLASTIC BAG AT 18:00. DX: CONJUNCTIVA, SUPERFICIAL I NJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2004 | Age: 7 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, Other toys |
| MOM PULLED OUT SOME PLASTIC BAG WITH PLASTIC BALL FROM MOUTH, BAG RIPPE NON-TOXIC F B INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2004 | Age: 8 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| 8MOF H/OCOUGH X 12-18HR AFTER INGESTING WHAT MOM THINKS IS PART OF PLAS TIC BAG YESTERDAY. CHEST X-RAY NORMAL - DX INGESTED FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2004 | Age: 7 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PT WITH POSS INGESTION OF A PIECE OF PALSTICS BAG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2004 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PATIENT POSSIBLY SWALLOWED PLASTIC BAG, GASPING NOISES, DID FINGER SWEE P, FELT OBJECT ON FINGER, DID BACK BLOWS; POSSIBLE FB INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2004 | 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 |
| LAC TO FOOT WHEN STEPPED ON PLASTIC GARBAGE BAG AND CUT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2004 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| 5YOF W/RED, SWOLLEN EYE RESULTING FROM SIBLING THROWING A FRUIT SNACK B AG IN EYE. SEVERE PAIN - DX CORNEAL ABRASION; SCLERAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2004 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| 3 YEAR OLD MALE SLIPPED ON PLASTIC BAG AND FELL AT HOME SPRAIN LEFT ELBOW |
| 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: 05/22/2004 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags, Knives |
| TRIED OPENING BAG OG CEREAL W/ KNIFE DX LAC TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2004 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PT.SWALLOWED A PLASTIC CLOSURE OFF A PLASTIC BAG. DX; F.B. INGESTION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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 |
| Date: 04/17/2004 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plastic bags, Floors or flooring materials |
| SLIP ON PLASTIC BAG ON WOOD FLOOR FX ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/25/2004 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A PLASTIC BAG AND FELL ON RIGHT ARM DX: FRACTURE RIGHT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2004 | 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 |
| CUT ON GLASS IN GARBAGE BAG ON FOOT - LACERATION LEFT TOE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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