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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 132
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/25/2009 | Age: 53 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| TRIED TO PUT OUT PLASTIC BAG FIRE WITH HANDS AND BURNED THEM,NO FIRE DE PT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2009 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PT PRESENT TO ER AFTER A BURN TO LT HAND WHILE BURNING PLASTIC BAGS- DX - BURNS TO LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2009 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags, Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PUTTING BAG OF TRASH IN DUMPSTER, BAG BROKE, SOMETHING CUT HAND. DX HAN D LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2009 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Plastic bags, Scissors |
| 33YO HISP MALE AT PARK CUTTING PLASTIC BAG WITH SCISSORS,ACCIDENTLY STABBED L HAND W SCISSORS,DX PUNCTURE WOUND L HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2009 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PT WITH HAND LAC FROM SOMETHING INSIDE TRASH BAG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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