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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 177
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/09/2006 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| STUNG IN FINGER FROM BEE IN PLASTIC BAG. DX: BEE STING WITH LOCAL REAC TION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2006 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PT. WAS COOKING AND PLASTIC BAG CAUGHT ON FIRE AND MELTED ON FINGERS. DX. 1-2 DEG BURN R HAND (34-4TH FINGERS). NS FD ATTENDED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2006 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PATIENT CUT LEFT THUMB WHILE TAKING OUT GARBAGE IN PLASTIC BAG, CUT ON PIECE OF GLASS. DX-THUMB LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2006 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags, Knives |
| 44 YO INJURED FINGER ON KNIFE BLADE FROM A PLASTIC BAG LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2006 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| DX LEFT THUMB DISLOCATION: PUT THROUGH LOOP OF TRASH BAG AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2006 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PT CUT FINGER TRYING TO OPEN PLASTIC BAG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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