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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,338
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2005 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| CARRYING A HEAVY BOOK BAG AND HAS BACK PAIN THORACIC BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2005 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers, Lockers |
| C/O PT STATES A BACK CARRIER FELL OFF LOCKER DX LT EYEBROW LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2005 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| LOW BACK PAIN/20YOM FELL ON ICE. FELL BACKWARDS LANDING ON HIS BOOK BAG . C/O PAIN MID/LOW BACK. HAPPENED AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2005 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| TORTICOLLIS - 18 YOF C/O NECK PAIN AFTER LIFTING BACK PACK, WORSE SINCE DRIVING THREE HOURS HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| PT IS BEING SEEN FOR STRAINED LOWER BACK WHEN LIFTING BOOK BAG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2005 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers, Beds or bedframes |
| C/O PT STATES TRIPPED WITH BACK CARRIER ON BACK AND HIT MOTH ON THE BED DX LIP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| GOING DOWN A HILL WITH BACK PACK ON AND FELL BACKWARDS AND STRUCK H EAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY, NECK, BACKK AND KNEE INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2005 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| LUMBAR STRAIN - 23 YOM C/O LOWER BACK PAIN AFTER BENDING OVER TO PICK U P HIS BOOK BAG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| PATIENT WITH BACK PAIN, CARRIES HEAVY BACKPACK, WORSE WITH EXHALE; BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2005 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| TRIPPED ON BOOK BACK PACK STRAIN RIGHT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers, Pens and pencils |
| 11 AM TODAY, PT PICKING UP BOOKBAG AT SCHOOL & WAS POKED WITH A SHARPENED PENCIL LEAD. DX: FOREIGN BODY HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| PT WAS CARRYING HEAVY BACK PACK AT SCHOOL AND INJURED LEFT SHOULDER C/O P AINLEFT SHOULDER PAIN WITH TENDONITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2005 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| PATIENT IS HOMELESS & CARRIES A 80 LB PACK, COMPLAINS OF LOW BACK PAIN THAT RADIATES ACROSS BACK & DOWN LEGS. DX - LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2005 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| PT SLIPPED ON TRACKS ON THE STREET FALLING ON BOOK BAG SUBSTAINED HAND ABRASION, CHEST WALL PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2005 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| PATIENT WAS AT SCHOOL WHEN SOMEONE RAN INTO HER & SHE WAS HIT IN FACE WITH THEIR BACKPACK. DX - CONTUSION OF THE FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| PT HAD PX PICKING UP BOOK BAG. DX: R WRIST TENDONITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2005 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| PT HAD 38 CAL HANDGUN IN BACKPACK THAT FELL TO GROUND AT ***S. PTSHOT I N THIGH. STATED "THOUGHT ABOUT USING GUN ON SELF". D:GSW. TRANSFE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 09/05/2005 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| FX HAND - 23 YOM WRESTLING AROUND WITH BROTHER, HIT ON RIGHT HAND ON BO OKBAG, SITE OF RECENT SURGERY, LOST SOME PIECES TO DEVICE, SUSTAINED FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2005 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers, Bicycles or accessories |
| PT LOOKED DOWN TO ADJUST BACKPACK AND FELL OFF BIKE ONTO HEAD. HELMET NS. DX: SCALP CONT, R SHOULDER SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| STRAINED SHOULDER LIFTING BOOK BAG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| MUSCLE STRAIN IN CHEST MOST LIKELY FROM CARRYING BOOK BAG ON HER L SHOULDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2005 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| PATIENT TRIPPED OVER A BACKPACK. DX-LEFT ANKLE SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2005 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| C/O STATE TRIPPED OVER BACK CARRIER AND CUT EYEBROW DX LT EYEBROW LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2005 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| C/O PT BENT OVER TO PICK UP BACK CARRIER AND INJURED ABDOMEN DX LOWER ABDOMINAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2005 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers, Stairs or steps |
| C/O PT WAS CARRYING BACK CARRIER UP THE STAIRS AND CHEST STARTED HURTING CHEST PAINS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2005 | 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: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| LEFT UPPER EXTREMITY NEVI WITH SMALL TEAR: BOOK STRAP FROM BACK PACK SCRAPED L UPPER ARM WHEN CAUGHT ON A MOLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2005 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers, Lockers |
| C/O PT BACK CARRIER FELL OFF LOCKER ONTO HAND DX RT HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2005 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers, Bicycles or accessories |
| PT BACKBAG WAS STOLLEN, WENT INTO A CHASE C THE STEALER WHO WAS ON THE BICYCLE JAMMING PT'S KNEE." SPRAIN/CONTS" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2005 | 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: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| PT, WITH MULTIPLE SHOULDER DISLOCATIONS, WAS PUTTING ON BACK PACK WHEN SHOULDER POPPED. D: SHOULDER PAIN, DENTAL CARRIES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2005 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | 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: Book bags or back carriers |
| PT BRUSHED LEG AGAINST BOOK BAG THAT MAY HAVE HAD A SCAPLE IN IT, LACER ATION TO LEG |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 05/09/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| BACK PAIN WHILE REACHING FOR A BOOK BAG SHOULDER STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2005 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| 16 Y/O F WITH L SHOULDER PAIN DUE TO CARRYING BACKPACK. DX; L SHOULDER STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2005 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers, Ceilings and walls |
| PT KICKED BACK PACK AND HIT WALL. DX: CONT/SPRAIN R FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2005 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers, Knives with replaceable blades |
| 2 CM BUTTOCK LAC-@ RESTAURANT-SAT ON BOOKBAG-SCHOOL *** KNIFE-IN BOOK B AG-CT PT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers, Bicycles or accessories |
| HAS DEVELOPED PAIN TO BACK AND LEGS RIDES BIKE TO SCHOOL WHILE WEARING HEAVY BACKPACK DX LOW BACK STRAIN W MUSCLE SPASMS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2005 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| PT WITH LT SHLDR INJURY CARRYING BOOKBAG WHILE WALKING HOME FROM SCHOOL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2005 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| DX RIGHT KNEE DISLOCATION: FELL WITH HEAVY BACKPACK AT BUS STOP, INJURED KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2005 | 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: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| PULLED MUSCLE, REMOVING BACKPACK BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2005 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| PT TREW BACKPACK ACROSS THE ROOM WHEN CAME BACK FROM SCHOOL, HAVING SHO UDLER PAIN SINCE THEN SUSTAINED" SHOULDRE STRAIN" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2005 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| STATES HE WAS PUTTING SOMETHING IN BACK CARRIER GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN ZIPPER DX LT FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| FRIEND'S BACKPACK HIT PT IN THE LEG AT SCHOOL, PT FELL ON THE GROUND & NOW C/ O LEG PAIN. DX: TIB / FIB. FRACTURE- ADMIT TO ORTHO |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/07/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| PT'S HEAVY BACKPACK FELL OFF PT'S SHOULDER AND JERKED BACK. D: LUMBAR S TRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2005 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| BACK PAIN CARRYING HEAVY BACK PACK LUMBAR SPASMS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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