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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 776
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/23/2006 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PT WAS TAKING OUT TRASH AND A PIECE OF GLASS FROM BAG CAUSED LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2006 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| C/O PT STATES IINJURED LEG ON SHARP OBJECT IN PLASTIC BAG DX RT LOWER LEG ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2006 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| TAKING OUT HIS GARBAGE AND SOMETHING IN PLASTIC BAG SCRAPED AGAINST LEG ABRASION LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2006 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PT CUT LEG WITH GLASS WHEN CARRYING GARBAGE BAG AT HOME TODAY DX// LAC RIGHT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2006 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| SUST LAC TO L LEG ON OBJECT STICKING OUT OF PLASTIC GARBAGE BAG DX 6 CM 2 LAYER LAC REPAIR L LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2006 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PT RECEIVED PAIN LOWER LEG WHEN FELL WHILE TAKING OUT TRASH BAG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2006 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic bags, Other glass bottles or jars |
| PT CUT LEG ON GLASS BOTTLE WHEN GARBARGE BAG HE WAS CARRYING HIT HIS LE G DX//ABRASION RIGHT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2006 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags, Glass alcoholic beverage bottles |
| 49YFC CARRYING PLASTIC GARBAGE BAG WITH BROKEN WINE BOTTLE IN IT CUTTING LOWER LEG/LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2006 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| 71 YOF WAS REACHING FOR PLASTIC BAGS IN GROCERY STORE AND ENTIRE ROLL F ELL ON RIGHT SHIN AND FOOT CAUSING CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2006 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| 1ST,2ND,3RD DEGREE BURN L LEG - A PIECE OF PLASTIC GROCERY BAG FLOATED OUT OF BON FIRE & LANDED ON LEG WHILE CAMPING, NOFD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2006 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| 27 YO FEMALE SLIPPED ON PLASTIC BAG IN WAWA PARKING LOT CONTUSION LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2006 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| C/O PT STATES PICKED UP TRASH BAG AND CUT LEG ON SHARP OBJECT DX LT LOWER LEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2006 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| CUT LEG WITH BROKEN GLASS WHILE CARRYING IT IN PLASTIC BAG LEG LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2006 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| BURN RT.LEG 2ND.DEGREE.PT.REFERS WHILE BURNING GARBAGE A PIECE OF PLAST IC BAG GOT STUCK IN LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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