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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 511
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/30/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| TRIP & FALL OVER PLASTIC BAG DX: THUMB AVULSION FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2008 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Plastic bags, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT STATES FELL THIS MORNING, SLIPPED ON PLASTIC BAG ON FLOOR. DX. DISL OCATED FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PT WAS CUTTING ON PLASTIC BAG AND ACCIDENTLALLY CUT HIS LEFT THUMB@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| 46 YOF C/O PAINFUL FINGER AFTER CARRYING HEAVY PLASTIC BAGS, DX: TENDON ITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2008 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PATIENT BENT FINGER BACKWARDS, PICKING OF BAG OF POTTING SOIL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Plastic bags, Microwave ovens |
| PT AT HOME OPENED PLASTIC BAG FROM MICROWAVE CAUSED BURN TO L THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2008 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags, Knives |
| 53YOF WAS HOME ATTEMPTING TO OPEN A SALAD BAG WITH A STEAK KNIFE, ACCIDENTLY SLICED LEFT INDEX FINGER;FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2008 | Age: 53 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, Manual scissors |
| PT WAS CUTTING A PLASTIC BAG WITH SCISSORS AND CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER, LEFT INDEX FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| BURN RT FINGER-SUS BURN TO RT FINGERS WHEN A PLATIC BAG CAUGHT ON FIRE. NO FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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