Accidents - Plastic bags - 16-25 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 976
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	21
Year 1998:	302
Year 1999:	58
Year 2001:	167
Year 2002:	68
Year 2004:	29
Year 2005:	128
Year 2006:	46
Year 2007:	59
Year 2009:	62
Year 2010:	32

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

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: 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: 10/19/2009	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags, Glass alcoholic beverage bottles
CUT FINGER ON BEER BOTTLE IN TRASH BAG AT HOME. DX FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2007	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags, Drinking glasses
PT TAKING OUT PLASTIC TRASH BAG @ HOME HAD LAC ON R MIDDLE FINGER FROM BROKEN DRINKING GLASSIN TRASH BAG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2007	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Nerve Damage
Product: Plastic bags
CARRIED HOME APPROXIMATELY 100 LBS OF GROCERIES IN PLASTIC BAGS WITH HA NDLES CONSTRICTING FINGER CAUSING NUMBNESS AND NERVE COMPRESSION
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: 07/06/2006	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: 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: 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: 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: 05/22/2004	Age: 18 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, Nonelectric razors or shavers
PT PICKED UP PLASTIC BAG AND TRAC III RAZOR CUT HIM. DX: R MIDDLE/SMALL FINGER LACS <1CM.
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: 09/27/2001	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plastic bags, Grocery or shopping carts
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2001	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, Metal containers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2001	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2001	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags, Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/1999	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/1999	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags, Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/1999	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/1998	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	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, Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/1998	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/1998	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/1998	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Plastic bags, Microwave ovens
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/1998	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/1997	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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