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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 308
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bags |
| PT C/O PAIN TO LT ARM AFTER CARRYING HEAVY BAG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2002 | Age: 48 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Bags |
| FOREARM SPRAIN-AT HOME-PULLING OPEN A BAG OF CANDY-FELT A "POP" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bags |
| PT "MY ARM HURTS" I HAVE BEEN CARRYING HEAVY BAGS FOR A WHILE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| CUT R WRIST ON GLASS WHILE LIFTING UP A TRASH BAG. 6CM LAC R FOREARM$ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Bags |
| TAKING OUT TRASH BAGS FELL AND BROKE (R) HAND. PAIN, MILD DEFORMITY.X- RAY DX: (R) DISTAL RADIUS FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT FELL ON TRASH BAG ON PORCH AND CUT R LOWER ARM ON UNKNOWN DX LAC R FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bags |
| CARRIED HEAVY BAG, PAIN LEFT ARM MYALGIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Bags |
| PT INJURED WRIST THROWING BAG, R ARM PAIN RULE OUT CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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