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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 370
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/23/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| AT HOME AT 1700, TRYING TO GET HER CAT OUT OF A PLASTIC BAG IN WHICH CA T ACCIDENTALLY GOT STUCK, CAT BIT HER FINGER. DX PW RIGHT LONG FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags, Metal containers |
| CAN INSIDE PLASTIC GARBAGE BAG CUT FINGER DX. FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| OPENING *** BAG AT SCHOOL AND BENT FINGERS BACKWARDS.HYPEREXTENSION LEF T 5TH FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags, Bags |
| LAC (L) 3RD FINGER, PT SUST INJURY WITH A KNIFE WHILE CUTTING A PLASTIC BAG AT HOME, C/O SEVERE PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PT PICKED UP *** BACK AND THUMB POPPED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PT SUSTAINED LACERATION FROM BROKEN GLASS IN GARBAGE BAG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags, Knives |
| PT CUT LEFT THUMB WITH KNIFE WHILE TRYING TO GET ICE OUT OF BAG. D: L ACERATION THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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