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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,027
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/20/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers, Manual scissors |
| 17 YO M TRYING TO MAKE HOLE IN BACKPACK WITH SCISSORS, SLIPPED HURT FIN GER AT GROUP HOME. DX FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2009 | Age: 16 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: Book bags or back carriers, Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations |
| REACHING FOR BACKPACK CAUGHT THUMB ON PICTURE FRAME LAC IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| 24 YO M STUDENT C/O BACK PAIN SINCE PUTTING ON BACKPACK ON TUESDAY. DX: THORACIC STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2009 | 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: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| C/O WROSENING UPPER ARM PAIN S/P ADMITS LIFTING HEAVY BACKPACK >>MS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| 25 YO STATES WAS CARRYING A RUCK SAC AND INJURED SHOULDER DX RT SHOULDER SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2009 | 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 Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| WAS WALKING @ SCHOOL WITH HEAVY BACKPACK WHEN SUDDENLY DEVELOPED LT SID ED LBP>>MS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| 22 YOF GOT BACKPACK CAUGHT IN DOOR OF BUS AND WAS DRAGGED. HIP CONTUSIO N. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2009 | Age: 25 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 |
| SHOULDER STR. PT STRAINED SHOULDER CARRYING A HEAVY BOOKBAG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2009 | Age: 25 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 LIFTED BACKPACK INTO TRUCK. DX: TRAPEZIUS STRAIN/SPASM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | 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 STR. PT STRAINED BACK WHEN LIFTING A BACK PACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| DX ACUTE L TRAPEZIUS SPASM: STIFFNESS I L UPPER BACK LAST P.M. NOW SHARP PN. CARRIES A HEAVY BACKPACK @ SCHOOL/ C/O LS NECK/SH PN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | 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, Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| PT CARRYING A LARGE BACK PACK FULL OF SCHOOL BOOKS FOR THE LAST FEW WEE KS NOW HAVING PAIN IN UPPER BACK PAIN BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| HURT NECK WHEN CARRYING BACKPACK;DX STRAINED NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers, Stairs or steps |
| PT WAS PULLING WHEELED BACK PACK UP STAIRS AND WHEEL CAUGHT. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2009 | 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: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| WAS RUNNING FROM THE POLICE WITH BACKPACK, LATER FD LETHARGIC&DIAPHORET IC>>ETOH=0.190 INTOX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Dental Injury |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| PT STATES WAS PICKING UP RUCK SACK AND HIT SELF IN THE MOUTH CHIPPED TOOTH DX DENTAL INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2009 | Age: 20 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 STR. PT STRAINED BACK WHEN CARRYING A LARGE DUFFLE BAG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2009 | 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: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| DX MUSCULOSKELETAL BACK PAIN: C/O RMOS OF LBP, STARTED W PT W CARRY'G HEAVY PACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| C/O GENERALIZED BODY/ NECK PAIN AFTER CARRYING A HEAVY BACKPACK FOR A L ONG DISTANCE>>MS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2009 | Age: 19 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: Fracture |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| DX FINGER FX: FINGER PULLED W HANDL'G DUFFLE BAGS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| PT MESSING AROUND W/FRIEND AT SCHOOL, TRIPPED ON BOOKBAG AND CUT LOWER LIP; LOWER LIP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2009 | 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: Other |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| DX BACK SPASM: PICKED UP BACKPACK THIS MORN'G CAUS'G PN IN LOWER BACK & RAD DOWN L LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2009 | 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: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| SITTING ON BACKPACK, FELL OFF TO THE SIDE HYPEREXTENDING KNEE >>SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| PT SPRAINED A FINGER WHILE CATCHING HER FALLING BACKPACK AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2009 | Age: 20 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 |
| LT SHOULDER PAIN AFTER LIFTING BACK PACK/ LT SHOULDER STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2009 | 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: Other |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| UPPER BACK PAIN-AFTER CARRYING BOOK BAG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| 18 YOM PICKED UP HEAVY BOOK BAG THIS MORNING CHEST WALL PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | 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 STR. PT STRAINED BACK WHEN LIFTING BACKPACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| DX CONTU THUMB CANNOT R/O OCCULT FX: PULL'G DUFFLE BAG WHEN HE LOST BALANCE, FELL & HIT HAND/THUMB ON EDGE OF VAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| HAS BEEN CARRYING A HEAVY BACKPACK TO SCHOOL HAS PAIN TO UPPER BACK DX- BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| PT WAS CROSSING STREET, HIT BY CAR, SPUN AND FELL ON BACKPACK, DISLOCAT ED SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| PATIENT FOUND INTOXICATED AT HIGH SCHOOL, DRANK ORANGE JUICE & VODKA THAT HE CARRIED IN BACKPACK. DX-ACUTE ETHANOL INTOXICATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers, Bags |
| IN THE GYM, CLASS REACHING FOR A BAG VERSUS BACKPACK&HYPERFLEXED FINGER >>SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| PT LIFTED A HEAVY BACKPACK AND PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK. DX BACK SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2009 | Age: 17 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 |
| BACK STR. PT STRAINED BACK WHEN PICKING UP A BOOKBAG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| DX CONTU, R MIDDLE TOE/CONTU, L HAND: PT WAS ANGRY PUNCHED HIS BACK- PACK, HIS CAR, & A TREE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2009 | 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 |
| RIGHT SHOULDER STR. PT STRAINED SHOULDER WHEN CARRYING A BOOKBAG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| SPRAIN NECK - 17 YO MALE SLIPPED AND FELL ON ICE AT SCHOOL - FELL BACKW ARDS AND WAS WEARING BACKPACK SO HEAD SNAPPED BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2009 | 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: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| DX CONTU KNEE: L KNEE INJ, HIT BY DUFFLE BAG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| PT BENT TO PICK UP A BACKPACK. DX: LOW BACK PX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| PT WITH SPRAINED ABD WALL FROM LIFTING A BACKPACK AT SCHOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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