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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 497
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/30/2010 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| 45YOM INJURED (R) THUMB OPENING A BAG OF CHICKEN WINGS DX;* (R) THUMB SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2010 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| 27YOF HAD HOT CHOC. SAUCE IN PLASTIC *** BAG. MICROWAVED IT. BAG &CHOC. MELTED ONTO FINGERS. DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN RT FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2010 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| 26YOF FELT A SUDDEN POP IN (L) THUMB WHILE CARRYING GROCERIES @ HOME DX;# SPRAIN (L) THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2010 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| 43YOF WAS AT HOME BURNING TRASH, A PLASTIC BAG BEGAN TO BURN AND SPLATTERED CAUSIGN A BURN TO RT 3RD FINGER. NO FD INVOLVMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2010 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | 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, Knives |
| FINGER LAC-7YOM TRIED TO OPEN A MARSHMELLOW BAG WITH A KNIFE AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2010 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| 20YOM WAS LIFTING A PLASTIC GARBAGE BAG AND UT R 3RD FINGER ON PIECE OF BROKEN GLASS DX- FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2010 | Age: 30 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 |
| 30YOF TAKING OUT TRASH AND GLASS POKED THROUGH THE PLASTIC BAG INTO FIN GER LACERATION THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2010 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| 19YOM WAS TAKING OUT THE TRASH AND CUT FINGER ON A SHARP OBJECT DX LT FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2010 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| 72YOF HAS (R) WRIST PAIN AFTER LIFTING BAGS OF GROCERIES DX;* TENOSY NOVITIS (R) THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2010 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Nerve Damage |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| 37 YR OLD FEMALE CARRY HEAVY PLASTIC BAG OF ICE AND IT GOT HOOKED ON FINGER FINGER FEELS LIKE IT FELL ASLEEP DX: NEUROPATHY MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2010 | Age: 59 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 |
| 59YOOWF. PT WAS WARMING BROWN SUGAR AND GRAB THE BAG OUT OF MICROWAVE AND OPENED HOLE SUGAR BURNED L HAND FINGERS. DX. BURNS L 1ST, 2ND & 3RD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2010 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags, Knives |
| 6YOM CUT LT FINGER WHILE TRYING TO OPEN A BAG OF GRAPES WITH A KNIFE, AT HOME. DX; LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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