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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 381
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/01/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| HIT HAND ON PLASTIC BAG OF ICE, LATER FELL ON TRAILER HITCH. DX; WRIST SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| CARRYING ?HEAVY GROCERY BAGS HEARD THE WRIST CRACKING >> SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2007 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| LACERATION LT.WRIST.PT.REFERS WHILE TAKING OUT PLASTIC BAG,CUT WRIST WI TH A PIECE OF GLASS. |
| 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: 07/24/2004 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| 23 YO MALE LIFTED A HEAVY TRASH BAG YESTERDAY WRIST SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| ARM PAIN SINCE CARRYING HEAVY BAGS ON 4/30. DX L WRIST SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| SPRAIN LT WRIST, DEVELOPED PAIN WHILE CARRYING A BAG OF ICE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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