Accidents - Plastic bags - Years 1997-2010 - Elbow

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 883
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	66
Year 1998:	74
Year 2000:	17
Year 2002:	15
Year 2003:	69
Year 2004:	190
Year 2005:	66
Year 2006:	86
Year 2007:	84
Year 2009:	69
Year 2010:	143

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	179
6-15 years old:	151
16-25 years old:	151
26-50 years old:	245
50+ years old:	156

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/23/2010	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plastic bags
42YOF WITH SPRAINED ELBOW THROWING TRASH BAGS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2010	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plastic bags
64YOF-ELBOW FX-TRIPPED ON PLASTIC GARBAGE BAG-FELL ON ARM-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2010	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Plastic bags
68YOM SLIPPED ON PLASTIC GROCERY BAG & FELL C/O (R) ELBOW / HUMERUS & S HOULDER PAIN DX;* ARM PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2010	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plastic bags
50 YEAR OLD MALE PATIENT FELL OVER PLASTIC BAG AT HOME AND HURT ELBOW. DX; FRACTURE TO RIGHT ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2009	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
CUT ARM ON SOMETHING IN PLASTIC TRASH BAG AT HOME. DX ELBOW LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2007	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
PT THROWING OUT GARBAGE BAG AND CUT ELBOW ON BROKEN GLASS AT HOME DX// RIGHT ELBOW LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2007	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plastic bags
SOF ELBOW PAIN WHILE CARRYING HEAVY PLASTIC BAG " SPRAIN "
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2006	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
C/O PT STATES WAS CARRYING TRASH BAG AND A PIECE OF BROKEN GLASS CUT ELBOW RT ELBOW LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2006	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
PT AT HOME LAC L ELBOW ON GLASS IN GARBAGE BAG / DX LAC L ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2005	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags, Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
PUTTING TRASH BAG IN DUMPSTER - CUT WITH GLASS 1 CM LACERATION TO ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2004	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plastic bags
3 YEAR OLD MALE SLIPPED ON PLASTIC BAG AND FELL AT HOME SPRAIN LEFT ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2004	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plastic bags
RT ELBOW AND WRIST CONTUSION.PT STEPPED ON A PLASTIC BAG AND FELL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2004	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plastic bags, Floors or flooring materials
SLIP ON PLASTIC BAG ON WOOD FLOOR FX ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/01/2004	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plastic bags
CONTUSION R ELBOW - SLIPPED ON A PLASTIC BAG,FELL ONTO ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2003	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plastic bags
FELL ON A PLASTIC BAG SHOPPING IN A GROCERY STORE LEFT ELBOW CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plastic bags
PT SUST SPRAIN TO ELBOW FROM LIFTING TRASHBAG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2000	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags, Stairs or steps
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/1998	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/1997	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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