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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 153
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/14/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plastic bags, Floors or flooring materials |
| FRACTURE WRIST - 47 YOF SLIPPED ON A PLASTIC BAG AND FELL ON THE FLOOR INJURING LEFT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2002 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PICKED UP A HEAVY PLASTIC BAG OF TRASH LEFT WRIST SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| SPRAIN LT WRIST, DEVELOPED PAIN WHILE CARRYING A BAG OF ICE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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