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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 572
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/29/2006 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| C/O PT STATES WAS CARRYING TRASH BAG AND A PIECE OF BROKEN GLASS CUT ELBOW RT ELBOW LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2006 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Pubic Region | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| 21 YO FEMALE STATES SOMEONE USED PLASTIC BAG TO TOUCH GENITAL AREA VAGINAL ULCERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2006 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PATIENT CUT LEFT THUMB WHILE TAKING OUT GARBAGE IN PLASTIC BAG, CUT ON PIECE OF GLASS. DX-THUMB LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2006 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PT WAS TAKING OUT PLASTIC BAGS OF TRASH AND DEVELOPED WRIST PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2006 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| 25 YO TAKING PLASTIC TRASH BAG OUT CUT FOREARM ON GLASS LAC FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2006 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| DX LEFT THUMB DISLOCATION: PUT THROUGH LOOP OF TRASH BAG AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2006 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Pubic Region | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Plastic bags, Illegal drugs |
| PT WAS SEEN AND HAD REMOVED A PLASTIC BACK OF DRUGS FROM HER VAGINA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2006 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PT CAUGHT FOOT IN PLASTIC BAG AND FELL, FX ANKLE |
| 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: 05/27/2006 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| 1ST,2ND,3RD DEGREE BURN L LEG - A PIECE OF PLASTIC GROCERY BAG FLOATED OUT OF BON FIRE & LANDED ON LEG WHILE CAMPING, NOFD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2006 | Age: 20 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 bags |
| PT CUT FINGER TRYING TO OPEN PLASTIC BAG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2006 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plastic bags, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL OVER A PLASTIC GROCERY BAG THAT WAS LYING IN THE FL OOR AT HOME DX. LOW BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2006 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| CUT LEG WITH BROKEN GLASS WHILE CARRYING IT IN PLASTIC BAG LEG LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2006 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| RIGHT EYE PAIN. PT GOT A PIECE OF PLASTIC BAG IN EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2006 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plastic bags, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT SPRAINED AN ANKLE BY SLIPPING ON A PLASTIC BAG & FALLING TO THE FLOO R AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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