Accidents - Plastic bags - 16-25 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 885
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	19
Year 1999:	156
Year 2000:	5
Year 2001:	16
Year 2002:	15
Year 2003:	69
Year 2004:	69
Year 2005:	59
Year 2006:	159
Year 2007:	70
Year 2008:	71
Year 2009:	155
Year 2010:	15

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

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: 07/13/2009	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
PT TAKING OUT THE TRASH WHEN A PIECE OF GLASS POKED THROUGH THE PLASTIC GARBAGE BAG AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2009	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
PT TAKING OUT THE GARBAGE WHEN A PIECE OF GLASS WENT THROUGH THE PLASTI C GARBAGE BAG INTOI LOWER LEG LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2009	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
CARRYING TRASH BAG SOMETHING IN BAG CUT LEG. DX LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2008	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
PICKED UP BAG OF TRASH CUT LOWER LEG. DX LOWER LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2007	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags, Unpowered coffee makers or teapots
PT RECEIVED LACERATION TO LOWER LEG WHEN CUT ON BROKEN COFFEE DECANTER IN TRASH BAG AT HOME. WAS TAKING TRASH BAG OUT HOUSE.
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: 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: 01/29/2005	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: 10/15/2004	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags, Tableware and accessories
TAKING OUT THE TRASH BROKEN GLASS PLATE POKED THROUGH AND CUT LOWER LEG ....R LOWER LEG LAC
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: 03/24/2002	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
PT SUST. LAC. TO LEG ON GARBAGE BAG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2001	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2000	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/1999	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags, Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/1999	Age: 18 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/1999	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 Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/1997	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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