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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 356
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/10/2010 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| 71YOF INJURED BACK TAKING TRASH BAGS OUT, ALSO C/O KNEE PAIN DX;* (R) KNEE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2010 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| 26YOF-KNEE PAIN-STARTED WHEN PT KICKED A PLASTIC BAG ON THE GROUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2010 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags, Bottles or jars |
| 3YOF; PT CUT KNEE ON A BROKEN BOTTLE THAT WAS IN A PLASTIC TRASH BAG.D: LACERATION LEFT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2010 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| KNEE SPRAIN-48YOF STEPPED ON A PLASTIC BAG AND SLIPPED AND FELL AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2010 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| 13YOM TAKING OUT THE PLASTIC GARBAGE BAG OF TRASH WHEN GLASS POKED THROUGH CUTTING RT KNEE;KNEE LACERATION,1.5CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2010 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| 23 YO F, C/O LEFT KNEE PAIN, TRIPPED ON PLASTIC BAG AND FELL LANIDNG ON KNEE, DX KNEE SPRIAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2010 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| 48YOF GETTING INTO HER CAR IN THE PARKING LOT OF SWEETBAY WHILE CARRYI NG PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS FULL AND FELL CONTUSION KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2010 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| 11YOM PT TAKING OUT TRASH AT HOME, PIECE OF BROKEN GLASS POKED THROUGH BAG AND CUT PT ON R KNEE. DX R KNEE LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2010 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| 71 YR OLD FEMALE SLIPPED ON WET PIECE OF PLASTIC BAG AND FELL ON KNEE W ITH INTERNAL DERANGEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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