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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 318
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/22/2009 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| BEHAVIOR ISSUES, PUT PLASTIC BAG OVER HEAD IN SUICIDE ATTEMPT IN BACK S EAT OF CAR WHEN MAD AT MOM, MOM & BROTHER PULLED OFF;SUICIDE ATTEMPT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/11/2009 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| FELL AT HOME, "LEG GAVE OUT" THROWING PLASTIC GARBAGE BAG. DX-CHI, RIGHT HIP AND ANKLE INJURY, ABRASIONS ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2009 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| SLIPPED ON PLASTIC BAG AND CONTUSED HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2009 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Plastic bags, Stairs or steps |
| WAS TAKING OUT THE TRASH BAGS AND FELL DOWN 3 STEPS HITTING HER HEAD AND INJURING HER BACK. CLOSED HEAD INJURY* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2009 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| FELL TAKING OUT TRASH. DX CONTUSION HEAD AND HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2009 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Plastic bags, Floors or flooring materials |
| SENT IN FROM ECF FOR EVALUATION, S/P TRYING TO GET INTO A WHEELCHAIR&SL IPPED ON A PLASTIC BAG ON THE FLOOR&FELL HITTING HEAD,NO LOC>>CHI/UTI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Plastic bags, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| HEAD TRAUMA.PT.REFERS WHILE TAKING OUT GARBAGE PLASTIC BAG,HIT HEAD WI TH KITCHEN. CABINET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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