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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 553
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/05/2010 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| 22YOM FELL WHILE BRINGING IN THE GROCERY BAGS DX;* (R) MID BACK CONT USION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2010 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| 23 Y/O/M BROUGHT IN FROM JAIL HAS A PLASTIC BAG OF DRUGS IN HIS ANUS DX/ RECTAL FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | 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 bags |
| 16YOM SWALLOWED 4 BAGS OF HEROIN THAT WERE INSIDE PLASTIC BAG, ABDOMINA L PAIN DX: INGESTED FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2010 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| 23 YOM INJURED LOW BACK LIFTING ICE BAGS. DX-ACUTE LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| 17 Y O M TAKING OUT TRASH, PIECE OF GLASS WENT THRU PLASTIC BAG, CUT HA ND. DX HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| 18YOF WAS TAKING OUT TRASH WHEN A PIECE OF BROKEN GLASS STUCK THROUGH GARBAGE BAG AND CUT HER R LOWER LEG DX- LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2010 | 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 |
| 18YOM-COCAINE SUBSTANCE ABUSE-SWOLLOWED ***S OF COCAINE TO HIDE IT FROM POLICE WHEN HE WAS APPREHENDED BY THE POLICE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2010 | 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 |
| 17 YO MALE - SEVERAL DAYS AGO RUNNING FROM POLICE AND SWALLOWED 4 PLAST IC BAGS OF CRACK COCAINE. NO BM SINCE THEN. STOMACH HURTING. DX POIS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/19/2010 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 25 Y MALE WAS SWINGING A PLASTIC BAD THAT ACCIDENTLY HIT HIM IN THE EYE DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2010 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| 23 YO F, C/O LEFT KNEE PAIN, TRIPPED ON PLASTIC BAG AND FELL LANIDNG ON KNEE, DX KNEE SPRIAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2010 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| 20YOM WAS LIFTING A PLASTIC GARBAGE BAG AND UT R 3RD FINGER ON PIECE OF BROKEN GLASS DX- FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| SWALLOWED PLASTIC BAG AT HOME. PUNCTURE WOUND ESOPHAGOUS. 18 YOM* |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/05/2010 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| 22 Y/O FEMALE STATES WAS CLEANING OUTSIDE WHEN SHE STEPPED ON PLASTIC BAG WITH A INSULIN NEEDLE IN IT & INJURED FOOT DX: PUNCTURE WOUND FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2010 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| 19YOM WAS TAKING OUT THE TRASH AND CUT FINGER ON A SHARP OBJECT DX LT FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags, Floors or flooring materials |
| 17YOM SLIPPED ON PLASTIC BAGS THAT WERE ON FLOOR DX: FOREHEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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