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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 388
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/09/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| HIT IN UPPER BACK WITH A FILLED PLASTIC GARBAGE BAG AT SCHOOL DX: UPPER BACK CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| CUT LEG MOVING A GARBAGE BAG. DX. 2.5 CM SUPERFICIAL L THIGH LACERATIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PT SUSTAINED LACERATION FROM BROKEN GLASS IN GARBAGE BAG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2002 | Age: 17 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| SPRAIN LT WRIST, DEVELOPED PAIN WHILE CARRYING A BAG OF ICE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| CUT BY SOMETHING IN PLASTIC TRASH BAG DX. FOOT LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PT SUST. LAC. TO LEG ON GARBAGE BAG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| INGESTED 3 SEALED BAGS OF COCAINE TO AVOID DETECTION'ADMIT TO OBSERVE |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 02/25/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plastic bags, Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT STATES HAS BEEN HAVING PAIN AFTER LIFTING A PLASTIC TRASH BAG OUT OF THE TRASH CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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