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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 244
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/12/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| F.B INGESTION. PT INGETED COCAINE IN *** PLASTIC BAG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| STRAINED CHEST WHEN CARRYING PLASTIC BAG OF POTATOS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| LOW BACK STRAIN. PT WAS MOVING HEAVY PLASTICS BAGS AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| STEPPED ON TRASH BAG AND CUT TOE ON GLASS INSIDE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PATIENT WAS PLAYING WITH A PLASTIC BAG. DX-CORNEAL ABRASION RIGHT EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| ARM PAIN SINCE CARRYING HEAVY BAGS ON 4/30. DX L WRIST SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| BROKEN GLASS IN A PLASTIC TRASH BAG POKED THROUGH LACERATION RIGHT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| DX:SWALLOWED CRACK COCAINE. SWALLOWED A *** OF CRACK COCAINE WHILE BEIN G ARRESTED. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/07/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| F.B. INGESTION. PT SWALLOWED A PLASTIC BAG CONTAINING COCAINE. LEFT AMA THIS WAS AN INTENTIONAL MOVE BY PT. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
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