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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 223
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/29/2007 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| 46 YO SLIPPED AND FELL ON PLASTIC BAG INJURED HAND CONTUSION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2007 | Age: 9 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags, Tableware and accessories |
| PT WAS REACHING FOR A GARBAGE BAG THAT HAD A BROKEN BOWL IN IT, & CUT HIS LT PALM. DX: SUPERFICIAL LT PALM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2007 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Plastic bags, Microwave ovens |
| PATIENT GOT BURN OF BOTH HAND AND FINGERS FROM MELTED PLASTIC BAG FROM MICROWAVE. DX: 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO HANDS AND FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2007 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags, Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT PICKED UP A PLASTIC BAG THAT HAD THE REMNANTS OF A BROKEN GLASS CAND LE HOLDER IN IT AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plastic bags, Stairs or steps |
| CARRYING SEVERAL PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS BY THE HANDLE AND BAGS STRUCK STE PS AND TWISTED HAND TENDONITIS HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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