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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 446
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2003 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Bags |
| CARRYING HEAVY BAGS RIGHT HAND STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2003 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| CUT HAND ON A PIECE OF BROKEN GLASS IN GARBAGE BAG DX: R HAND LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2003 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bags |
| PT C/O PAIN TO RT HAND S/P INJURED WHEN SHE LIFTED A HEAVY BAG X3 WKS AGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| PT DX LACERATION TO LT PALM - DUE TO LIFTING A BAG CONTAINING BROKEN GLASS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2003 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| RIGHT HAND LAC, PT WAS PUSHING TRASH DOWN INTO BAG AND CUT HAND WITH BR OKEN GLASS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2003 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Bags |
| PT DX SPRAINED 1ST METACARPAL BONE - PT C/O PAIN AND SWELLING OF THE RT THUMB AND RADIAL SURFACE OF RT HAND S/P PUNCHING A HEAVY BAG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2003 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Bags, Containers |
| RIGHT HAND CONT. PT WAS PICKING UP A HEAVY BAG AND HIT IT AGAINST A CON TAINER INJURING HAND, |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2003 | Age: 43 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: Bags, House repair or construction materials |
| PT HURT HAND AND LOW BACK BY PICKING UP BAG OF CEMENT ON SATURDAY. D:HA ND CONTUSION, LOW BACK PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2003 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags, Light bulbs |
| HAND LAC-AT HOME-CARRYING A GARBAGE BAGOF BROKEN LIGHT BULBS-FELL-CUT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2003 | Age: 43 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: Laceration |
| Product: Bags, Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| 2 CM R HAND LACERATION, REPAIRED; SWINGING A TRASH BAG, STRUCK LIGHT FIXTURE WHICH BROKE, CORNER OF FIXTURE FELL, STRIKING HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2003 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Bags |
| THREW A TRASH BAG SPRAIN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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