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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 101
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/19/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT WITH CONTUSION TO ELBOW FROM STRIKING GARBAGE CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT @ ***'S-ARM CAUGHT BETWEEN GARBAGE CAN AND CAR-CONTUSION ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LEFT ELBOW SPRAIN.PT WAS TRYING TO OPEN A DUMPSTER LID AND INJURED ELBO W. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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