Accidents - Plastic bags - Year 2007 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,053
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	15
6-15 years old:	418
16-25 years old:	70
26-50 years old:	363
50+ years old:	186

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/31/2007	Age: 10 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
PT SUSTAINED LAC TO LEG AFTER SHE ACCIDENTALLY HIT LEG ON A GARBAGE BAG WITH BROKEN GLASS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2007	Age: 7 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
CUT LOWER LEG ON GLASS IN TRASH BAG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2007	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
SEVERED ACHILLES TENDON - UNKNOWN OBJECT IN TRASH BAG CUT BACK OF LEG AS HE WAS TAKING OUT THE TRASH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2007	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
66 YOM WAS HELPING TO CLEAN UP A LAKE AND WAS HOLDING A PLASTIC BAG THA T HAD GLASS IN IT AND PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2007	Age: 10 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
CUT LOWER LEG ON SOMETHING IN PLASTIC TRASH BAG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2007	Age: 42 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
42YOM WAS WALKING PASSED PLASTIC GARBAGE BAG,FULL OF GARBAGE,SUSTAINED LOWER LEG LACERATION WHEN,HE BRUSHED UP AGAINST IT;LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2007	Age: 6 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
6YOF MOTHER WAS CARRING PLASTIC GARBAGE BAG,SOMETHING RUBBED AGAINST PATIENTS LOWER LEG;LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2007	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
14 YOM WAS TAKING THE TRASH OUT, & CUT THE BACK OF HIS LT CALF ON SOME- THING IN THE TRASH BAG. DX: LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2007	Age: 14 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
CUT BY SOMETHING IN PLASTIC TRASH BAG/LOWER LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2007	Age: 18 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, Unpowered coffee makers or teapots
PT RECEIVED LACERATION TO LOWER LEG WHEN CUT ON BROKEN COFFEE DECANTER IN TRASH BAG AT HOME. WAS TAKING TRASH BAG OUT HOUSE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2007	Age: 4 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
CUT BY SOME GLASS IN A PLASTIC GARBAGE BAG/LOWER LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2007	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
12 Y/O M INJURED R CALF WHILE TAKING OUT PLASTIC TRASH BAG THAT HAD BRO KEN GLASS IN IT AT HOME. DX; LAC R LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2007	Age: 57 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
LACERATES LOWER LEG FROM PIECE OF GLASS STICKING OUT OF GARBAGE BAG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2007	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plastic bags, Stairs or steps
SLIPPED ON A PLASTIC BAG ON STAIRS FELL DOWN STAIRS FRACTURE LEFT TIB FIB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2007	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
PATIENT TAKING OUT GARBAGE IN PLASTIC BAG AT HOME, SOMETHING IN BAG CUT HER ON LOWER EG. DX-LACERATION LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2007	Age: 26 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
LACERATES LOWER LEG FROM GLASS THAT WAS INSIDE PLASTIC GARBAGE BAG SHE WAS CARRYING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2007	Age: 50 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, Drinking glasses
WAS TAKING OUT A TRASH BAG AT HOME; CUT LOWER LEG ON BROKEN DRINKING GL ASS WHICH WAS IN THE TRASH BAG. LACERATION, RT. LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2007	Age: 9 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, Glass bottles or jars
PATIENT CLEANING OUT GARAGE, BRUSHED LEG AGAINST PLASTIC BAG WITH BROKE N GLASS BOTTLE INSIDE CUTTING LET; LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2007	Age: 68 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: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
PT AT HOME LAC L LOWER LEG FROM GLASS IN GARBAGE BAG / DX 2 SUPERFICIAL LOWER LEG LAC TOTAL 3.5CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2007	Age: 14 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: Fracture
Product: Plastic bags
PT WAS WALKING OUTSIDE AND SLIPPED ON A PLASTIC BAG FRACTURED LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2007	Age: 13 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
WAS TAKING OUT TRASH AT HOME; CUT LOWER LEG. LACERATION, RIGHT LOWER LE G
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2007	Age: 15 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
PT WAS CARRYING PLASTIC GARBAGE BAG OUT TO GARBAGE CAN WHEN A PIECE OF GLASS CAME THROUGH BAG CUTTING HIS RT LEG. DX: RT LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2007	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plastic bags
LEFT FIBULA FRACTURE.PT SLIPPED ON PLASTIC BAGS AND FELL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2007	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
PATIENT CUT LOWER LEG ON PIECE OF GLASS IN PLASTIC GARBAGE BAG AT HOME. DX-LACERATION RIGHT LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/2007	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plastic bags
FRACTURES LOWER LEG CARRYING TRASH TO CURB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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