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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 623
See also: Lethal accidents, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/03/2010 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| 44 YO M SWALLOWED A PLASTIC BAG THAT LIKELY CONTAINED CRACK COCAINE OR METH. DX:CONCERN FOR POSSIBLE OVERDOSE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2009 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PT IS BEING SEEN FOR INGESTION OF LITTLE *** OF HEROIN - SMUGGLINGINTOC OUNTRY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/31/2009 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| CHEST PAIN-SWALLOWED *** OF $500 CRACK COCAINE WHEN PT WAS ARRESTED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| 45 YO MALE SWALLOWED BAG OF HEROIN F/B |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| 38 YO MALE SWALLOWED EIGHT BAGS OF HEROIN IN JAIL F/B STOMACH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2005 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| COCAINE OVERDOSE-SWALLOWED 9 ROCK OF COCAINE IN A PLASTIC BAG WHEN POLI CE ARRESTED HIM. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/20/2005 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| WAS FOUND IN ALLEY BEHIND A POOL HALL-NOT BREATHING. FOUND 2 PLASTIC BAGS FULL OF BROWN LEAFY SUBSTANCES IN AIRWAY. CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 12/28/2004 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| ALLEGEDLY ATE BAGS OF COCAINE WHILE IN POLICE CUSTODY. ACUTE ALLEGED IN GESTION OF COCAINE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2004 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| SWALLOWED 3X3 *** BACK W/METHAMPHETAMINES IN IT DX METH INGESTION DX METH INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/01/2004 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| DRUG INGESTION-PT INGESTED 2G OF CRACK COCAINE WRAPPED IN A PLASTIC BA G. TRIED TO HIDE IT FROM POLICE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2004 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PT W/ FRIEND, PULLED OVER BY POLICE-TOLD TO EAT PLASTIC BAG OF WHITE PO WDER. ACUTE COCAINE INGESTION & CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/20/2000 | Age: 41 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: Plastic bags |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2000 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/1999 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/1999 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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