Accidents - Plastic bags - Years 1997-2010 - Head

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,698
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	18
Year 1998:	31
Year 1999:	23
Year 2000:	120
Year 2001:	277
Year 2002:	73
Year 2003:	22
Year 2004:	176
Year 2005:	136
Year 2006:	192
Year 2008:	101
Year 2009:	318
Year 2010:	205

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	116
6-15 years old:	255
16-25 years old:	98
26-50 years old:	119
50+ years old:	1,107

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/07/2010	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
56YOM TRIPPED OVER PLASTIC BAG AND FELL AT HOME SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2010	Age: 73 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
CHI. 73 YOF GOT FOOT TANGLED UP IN A PLASTIC BAG AND FELL HITTING HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2010	Age: 69 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, Floors or flooring materials
69 Y/O FEMALE SLIPPED ON A PLASTIC BAG ON FLOOR AND HIT HEAD AT HOMEDX: HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2010	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
6YOM LACERATION SCALP FRIEND WAS SWINGING PLASTIC BAG WITH GLASS HITTIN G PATIENT IN BACK OF HEAD CAUSING LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2010	Age: 88 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
STUMBLED OVER A BAG OF POTTING SOIL FELL AND HIT FACE. SUBDURAL HEMAT OMA 88YOF
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 01/14/2010	Age: 16 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Plastic bags, Floors or flooring materials
16 MOF SLIPPED ON PLASTIC BAG AND HIT HEAD ON KITCHEN FLOOR, SUS HEAD TRAUMA%
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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

Date: 08/20/2008	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Plastic bags
PT SLIPPED ON PLASTIC BAG AND FELL. DX: CONCUSSION W/O LOC, CONT R ARM/THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2008	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plastic bags, Refrigerators
MULT CONT'S: FALL BETWEEN REFRIGERATOR AND RACK WHEN SLIPPED ON PLASTIC BAG LAYING ON FLOOR, STRUCK HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2006	Age: 78 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, Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns
TRIPPED OVER PLASTIC GARBAGE BAG AND STRUCK A GLASS VASE ON FLOOR CLOSE D HEAD INJURY/SCALP LACERATION/FACIAL ABRASIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2006	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
PT HAD A *** BAG OF ICE FALL ON HIS HEAD AT HOME DX// SCALP LAC DX// SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2006	Age: 12 months	Sex: Male	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, Coffee makers or teapots
TRYING TO REACH PLASTI C BAG WHEN A TEA POT FELL AND HIT HIM ON THE HEA D DX: CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2006	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
CUT HEAD WITH SOMETHING IN PLASTIC BAG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2006	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plastic bags
STEPPED ON A WET PLASTIC BAG HIS FEET WENT FROM UNDER HIM HIT HEAD ON CONCRETE NO LOC SCALP CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2005	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags, Radiators
PT SLIPPED ON PLASTIC BAG AND FELL BACKWARDS STRIKING HEAD ON A RADIATOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2005	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Plastic bags, Canning jars or lids
FELL INTO PLASTIC BAG OF CANNING JARS DX SCALP HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2004	Age: 91 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plastic bags
TRYING TO EMPTY BAG OF DIRT, FELT DIZZY & FELL. AB HEAD & HAND/WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2004	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plastic bags
SLIPPED ON A PLASTIC BAG DX: HEAD, CHEST, R KNEE & L ELBOW CONTUSIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2004	Age: 89 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, Floors or flooring materials
FELL TO FLOOR CHANGING GARBAGE BAG - HIT HEAD - CLOSED HEAD INJURY STAT US POST FALL
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/18/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags, Light bulbs
PT FELL INTO A GARBAGE BAG WITH A BROKEN LIGHTBULB IN IT. DX HEAD LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Plastic bags
10 YO FEMALE WAS HIT IN HEAD WITH BAG OF ICE DURING MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH - BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2002	Age: 66 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, Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations
TRIPPED OVER PLASTIC.*** BAG HITTING HEAD ON PICTURE FRAME. ABRASIONS T O SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2002	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Plastic bags, Telephones or telephone accessories
MOM PICKED UP A PLASTIC BAG WHICH SHE BELIEVED HAD PANTIES & A BATHINGS UIT & SWUNG IT AT PT - BAG CONTAINED A PHONE CHARGER & STRUCK PT ON HE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2001	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags, Handrails, railings or banisters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2001	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2001	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2001	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/16/2001	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2000	Age: 68 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, Power lawn mowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2000	Age: 74 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, Radiators
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2000	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/1999	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/1999	Age: 77 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/1998	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plastic bags, Freezers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/1998	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Plastic bags, Doors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/1998	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/1997	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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