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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,188
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/22/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic products |
| 46YOWM-LACERATION FOREHEAD-CUT AT HOME WITH PLASTIC SILVERWARE=ACCIDENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Plastic products |
| BROKE SOME PLASTIC & PIECE FLEW UP & HIT RT EYE. ACUTE RT EYE CONJUNCTI VITIS (TRAUMATIC) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plastic products |
| SWELLING,PAIN R HAND.JAMMED HAND IN BETWEEN PLASTIC & ? ONE WEEK AGO.DX TRANVERSE FX 2ND MC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2002 | Age: 41 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: Plastic products, Knives with replaceable blades |
| 41 YO F CUTTING PLASTIC W/BOX OPENER CUT FINGER LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic products |
| CUT ON ***/LEFT INDEX FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic products |
| PT SUSTAINED SOFT TISSUE CONTUSION OF RT KNEE S/P FELL OVER A PIECE OF PLASTIC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic products, Knives with replaceable blades |
| 47 YOM WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF PLSTIC WITH A UTILITY KNIFE AND KNIFE SLI PPED CUTTING RT. THUMB. LACERATION, RIGHT THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Plastic products |
| CUT FINGER ON GLASS LEFT 4TH FINGER 0.5 CM PLASTIC FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic products |
| POKED IN EYE W/ PLASTIC LAMININATOR CORNEAL ABRASION LEFT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic products |
| LT ARM INJURY WHILE APPLYING PLASTIC ON CAR. DX; 9 CM LAC LT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic products |
| CORNEAL ABRASION - 40 YOF SCRATCHED LEFT EYE WITH A PIECE OF PLASTIC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2002 | Age: 41 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: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic products, Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| USING PLIERS TO CONNECT TWO PIECES OF PLASTIC TOGETHER LACERATED THUMB W/ PLIERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plastic products |
| PT RECEIVED CERVICAL STRAIN WHEN PULLING A PLASTIC STRIP AND IT BROKE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Plastic products |
| BURNING TRASH, PIECE OF BURNING PLASTIC BURNED EYELID DX. EYELID BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic products |
| CORNEAL ABRASION - 30 YOF POKED SELF IN RIGHT EYE WITH CORNER OF A PLAS TIC MENU |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plastic products |
| PT DX ANKLE STRAIN - S/P SLIPPED ON A PEICE OF PLASTIC AND FELL TO LT ANKLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Plastic products |
| 2ND DEGREE BURNS BILATERAL HANDS FROM EXTINGUISHING PLASTIC FIRE W/ HAN DS(WHILE INTOXICATED) ALSO ETOH WITHDRAWLS@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Dental Injury |
| Product: Plastic products |
| DENTAL INJURY.PT BIT INTO SOMETHING PLASTIC AND PART OF TOOTH BROKE OFF . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Plastic products |
| SWALLOWED PEICE OF A PLASTIC FORK - OBJECT PORTRUDING FROM RECTUMFOREIG N BODY REMOVAL RECTUM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plastic products |
| SLIPPED ON PLASTIC-HIT BACK OF HEAD-NECK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic products, Knives with replaceable blades |
| LAC LT FOREARM, CUTTING PIECE OF PLASTIC WITH A UTILITY KNIFE AND CUT F OREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Plastic products |
| BILATERAL HANDS BURNED-@ A PARTY @ HOME-BURNED ON A PLASTIC SIGN THAT C AUGHT ON FIRE-FD NOT STATED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Plastic products |
| STABBED IN TOE BYA PEICE OF PLASTICLEFT GREAT TOE PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic products |
| FINGER LACERATION- SUSTAINED ON A HARD PIECE OF PLASTIC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic products, Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| CUTTING PLASTIC WITH RAZOR BLADE LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic products |
| HIT SELF IN RIGHT EYE WITH A PIECE OF PLASTIC, CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic products |
| PT SUSTAINED CONTUSION OF RT THUMB FROM A PLASTIC ROLL AT SUPER- MARKET. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic products |
| PIECE OF PLASTIC SPLINTERED DX. CORNEAL ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Plastic products |
| ITCHING RASH ON BACK, CHEST, & BUTTOCKS. CONTACT DERMATITIS. ALLERGIC R EACTION TO PLASTIC@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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