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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 211
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 05/25/2003 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| 53 YOM WAS CARRYING A PLASTIC BAG OF ICE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2003 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PATIENT PICKED UP BAG OF POTTING SOIL AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL. DX: FRACTURE TO LEFT WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| ARM PAIN SINCE CARRYING HEAVY BAGS ON 4/30. DX L WRIST SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2003 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plastic bags, Footwear |
| PATIENT SLIPPED ON A PLASTIC BAG 1 WEEK AGO INJURING WRIST, FELL OVER A SHOE AT CHURCH TODAY; WRIST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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