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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 305
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/20/2003 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PT STATES YESTERDAY HE BENT OVER AND DEVELOPED PAIN LEFT LOWER BACK PIC KING UP A GARBAGE BAG LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2003 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plastic bags, Floors or flooring materials |
| CMPD FX LUMBAR AREA; @ HOME, SLIPPED ON PLASTIC BAG & FELL TO FLOOR LAN DING ON BUTTOCKS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2003 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PT SLIPPED ON PLASTIC BAG AT SUPERMARKET C/O HIP PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| LOW BACK STRAIN. PT WAS MOVING HEAVY PLASTICS BAGS AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2003 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| LOW BACK PAIN-SINCE SHE BENT OVER TO P/U A PLASTIC BAG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2003 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PT INJURED BACK CARRYING A GARBAGE BAG; STRAIN BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2003 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plastic bags, Clothing |
| INJURED LOW BACK 11/2 WEEKS AGO WHEN PICKED UP 1G. HEAVY GARBAGE BAG FU LL OF CLOTHES. ACUTE SEVERE LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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