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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 729
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/19/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags, Knives |
| 2CM FINGER LAC-OPENING A PLASTIC BAG & KNIFE SLIPPED-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| 17YOM ARRESTED/CHARGED FOR ROBBERY,THEN VOMITED CRACK COCAINE HE HID B Y SWALLOWING PLASTIC BAG TODAY,ASYMPTOMATIC NOW; INTENTIONAL INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2005 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| CAUGHT EYE WITH THE EDGE OF A HARD PLASTIC TRICK-OR-TREAT BAG ABRASION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2005 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| SUPERFICIAL L FOREARM LACERATION WITH REPAIR: L INDEX FINGER LACERATION WITH REPAIR:MOVING PLASTIC BAGS W/GLASS ONTO TRUCK, GLASS FELL, HIT ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2005 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| 18YOM-FOREIGN BODY IN RECTUM-EVALUATION FOR INCARCERATION-PATIENT BUT B LACK BAG OF COCAINE IN RECTUM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2005 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PT SWALLOWED PLASTIC BAGS OF COCAINE SO HE WOULD NOT GET CAUGHT WITH IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2005 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PT LACERATED FOREARM ON BROKEN GLASS THAT WAS IN A PLASTIC BAG |
| 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: 03/14/2005 | Age: 19 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 |
| SWALLOW 2 GM *** & *** TOXICITY METHAMPHETAMINE TOXICITY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/27/2005 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PT PICKED UP A BAG OF ICE - WENT TO DROP IT AND FELT SHOULDER SNAP. D: MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN RIGHT SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2005 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| CAUGHT A ROLL OF GARBAGE BAGS ROLLED UP ON END OF FINGER YESTERDAY. CLO SED FX PROXIMAL PHALANX LT 5TH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2005 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Dental Injury |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| FELL WHILE OPENING PLASTIC BAG WITH TEETH, FEEL LIKE FB IN THROAT/ PHARYNGITIS, DENTAL FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| LAC RT LOWER LEG YESTERDAY ON PIECE OF GLASS STICKING OUT OF GARBAGE BA G |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2005 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plastic bags, Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| C/O PT WENT TO PUT TRASH BAG IN DUMPSTER AND SIDE STARTED HURTING DX RIB PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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