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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 143
See also: Lethal accidents, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 05/19/2009 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| DX SEIZURE/SUPERFICIAL LAC FACE: PT HAD 10SEC DZ PER SOC-WORKER @ PRE- SCHOOL; FELL DOWN & HIT HEAD & FACE ON GARBAGE CAN- R CHEEK&LIP LACS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2008 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Submersion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT AT SHELTER FOUND UNRESPONSIVE IN A 3 GALLON GARBAGE CAN FILLED WITH WATER CHILD GIVEN CPR CHILD TRANSF. TO *** HOSP. DX/ NEAR DROWNI |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 09/22/2004 | Age: 2 years | 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: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Tablet or capsule drugs |
| POSSIBLE INGESTION OF UNK MED (BLUE TRIANGULAR PILLS WITH "V" ON THEM) PT FOUND IN TRASH CAN AT APTMT. DRUG SCREEN + FOR CAFFEINE ONLY. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/20/2004 | Age: 1 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Blankets |
| ABANDONED CHILD WAS FOUND IN DUMPSTER BY CONSTRUCTIN WORKERS, THEY WRAP PED CHILD IN BLANKET/TOWEL AND CALLED SQUAD, ADMIT; HYPOTHERMIA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/10/2003 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT FELL OFF DUMPSTER, HIT HEAD, PT FELL 5-6 FT, DX TRAUMATIC ARREST/DOA |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 11/30/1998 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Submersion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/09/1997 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Substance ingested or inhaled by a victim under age |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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