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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 214
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 05/23/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PT FELL TAKING PLASTIC TRASH BAGS OUTSIDE |
| 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: 04/16/2002 | Age: 44 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| 44 Y/O W/F SLIPPED AND FELL ON GARBAGE BAG HIT FLOOR SUSTAINED CONTUSIO N TO FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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