Accidents - Plastic wrapping products - Year 2008

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,273
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	364
6-15 years old:	66
16-25 years old:	30
26-50 years old:	341
50+ years old:	470

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Internal:	298	Finger:	282
Hand:	249	Mouth:	143
Foot:	119	Lower Trunk:	71
Lower Arm:	59	Face:	21
Wrist:	14	All Of Body:	6
Ear:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/25/2008	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic wrapping products, Knives
LACE TO LT HAND WHILE OPENING PLASTIC WRAPPING WITH A KNIFE DX L ACERAT ION TO LT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/24/2008	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Plastic wrapping products
PILL WRAPPER STRUCK IN THROAT ONSET AN HOUR AGO, CAN'T SWALLOW WATER. S/P CHOKED ON PILL WRAPPER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2008	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic wrapping products
CUT THE LEFT THUMB ON A PIECE OF **. LACERATION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2008	Age: 25 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 wrapping products
ACCIDENTALLY CUT FINGER ON THE SERRATED EDGE OF PLASTIC WRAP BOX >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2008	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic wrapping products, Scissors
FINGER LAC-CUTTING WRAP W/ SCISSORS-HIT FINGER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2008	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic wrapping products
31 YOF CUT SELF WHILE TRYING TO CUT *** WRAPLACERATION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2008	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Plastic wrapping products
PUT PLASTIC WRAP IN EAR;DX FOREIGN BODY EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2008	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Plastic wrapping products
FB TO NOSE PUT PLASTIC CANDY WRAPPER IN NOSE REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2008	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plastic wrapping products, Wooden containers
36YOF WAS AT A RESTURANT DEPOT STORE,SLIPPED ON SHRINK WRAP THAT WAS ON PALLET,FELL INJURED RT FOOT;FOOT SPRAIN AND NECK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2008	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Plastic wrapping products
74 YOF STATES SHE FEELS LIKE THERE IS A PIECE OF PLASTIC WRAP STUCK IN HER THROAT, INGESTION OCCURRED LAST NIGHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2008	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic wrapping products
LAC TO HAND WHEN OPENING PLASTIC WRAP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2008	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic wrapping products
9YOF AT HOME SLIPPED ON PLASTIC WRAP,LACERATING LEFT FOOT; FOOT LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2008	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Plastic wrapping products
PATIENT WAS OPENING THE TOP OF A CUP OF NOODLES, ACCIDENTALLY INHALED A SMALL PIECE OF PLASTIC, FEELS PAIN IN THROAT.DX-POSS. F.B. ASPIRATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2008	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Plastic wrapping products
DX 2ND DEGREE BURNS R WRIST: TOUCH A HOT COOKING BAG, HAS LOCALIZED BURN TO R WRIST, PARTIAL THICKNESS, GD CMS CAP REFILL<2SEC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2008	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic wrapping products, Glass alcoholic beverage bottles
CUT ON BOX OF WINE. DX- 1 IN LOWER ARM LACERATION #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2008	Age: 4 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Plastic wrapping products
BROUGTH IN FOR EVALUATION OF ACCIDENTALLY SWOLLOWING A PLASTIC COOKIE W RAPPER, NO GAGGING/DROOLING>>INGESTED FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2008	Age: 9 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Plastic wrapping products
SWALLOWED A SMALL PIECE OF CELLOPHANE WRAPPER FROM A *** DRINK/STRAW CO VER. FOREIGN BODY INGESTED*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2008	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Plastic wrapping products, Tableware and accessories
FINGERS BURNED-TOOK *** OFF MICROWAVE BOWL JUST OUT OF MICROWAVE@ HOME @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2008	Age: 9 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Plastic wrapping products
SWALLOWED PLASTIC WRAPPING;DX INGESTED OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2008	Age: 11 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Plastic wrapping products
SWALLOWED PLASTIC WRAP;DX INGESTED OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2008	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic wrapping products, Cardboard products
ACCIDENTALLY CUT FINGER ON THE SERRATED ?*** WRAP BOX >> LAC >> LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic wrapping products
60 YOF CUT RIGHT HAND WHILE TRYING TO GET THE HARD PLASTIC PACKAGE OFF OF A NEW KNIFE SHE HAD JUST BOUGHT; LACERATION RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2008	Age: 7 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Plastic wrapping products
PT INGESTED A PIECE OF *** WRAPPING AND STARTED TO TURN BLUE FBINGESTIO N
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2008	Age: 12 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Plastic wrapping products, Liquid drugs
DX: CHOKING EPISODE, INHALED F.B. (CHOCOLATE CANDY WRAPPER), ALSO RASH FROM ALLERGIC TO ***.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2008	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Plastic wrapping products
PT LACERATED TIP OF RT INDEX FINGER 2 DAYS AGO ON PLASTIC PACKAGING C/O INCREASED PAIN TODAY & SMALL PURPLE AREA. DX - SUBUNGUAL HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2008	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Plastic wrapping products
FOREIGN BODY PLASTIC WRAPPED AROUND TOOTH AS WELL AS A PIECE OF HARD CANDY STUCK TO BOTTOM MOLAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2008	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic wrapping products, Cardboard products
PT CUT FINGER ON CUTTER FROM PLASTIC WRAP BOX DX// LAC RIGHT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Plastic wrapping products, Foods
STUCK A PIECE OF THE ICE CRAME PLASTIC WRAPPER INTO NOSE >> FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2008	Age: 9 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Plastic wrapping products
PT HAS PLASTIC WRAP IN MOUTH AT HOME FOREIGN BODY MOUTH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2008	Age: 82 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 wrapping products
PT CUT FINGER ON SARRAN WRAP=LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2008	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Plastic wrapping products
PLASTIC CANDY WRAPPER IN THROAT.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 01/29/2008	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plastic wrapping products, Floors or flooring materials
PT WAS MOVING INTO NEW HOUSE, SLIPPED ON PLASTIC MATERIAL ON THE FLOOR AND FELL, INJURING R UPPER LEG, AND PELVIC RAMI, DX: DX FX PELVIC REMI
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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