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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 720
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Other plastic products |
| PT WAS HIT IN EYE WITH A SMALL PLASTIC OBJECTDX: FB IN LT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Other plastic products |
| STEPPED ON PLASTIC KITCHEN HOOK. C/O PAIN & BLEEDING OF (L) FOOT. DX: SKIN AVULSION (L) FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other plastic products, Knives |
| 29 YOF INCISED L DORSAL INDEX FINGER W/ PLASTIC KNIFE WHILE OPENING HOM E MOVIE-1.0CM SUPERFICIAL/LINEAR INDEX FINGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other plastic products, Razors or shavers |
| RT INDEX FINGER LAC-PUTTING PLASTIC SHEETING UP-AT HOME-CUT ON A RAZOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other plastic products |
| DX:MCL INJURY OF THE KNEE. STUMBLED OVER PIECE OF *** ON SIDEWALKAND TW ISTED KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other plastic products, Knives |
| CUTTING *** WITH A SWORD AND CUT HER GREAT TOE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other plastic products |
| CONTUSION LEFT KNEE - CUT KNEE ON A PLASTIC STRAP @ *** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other plastic products |
| EAR CAUGHT IN PLASTIC HOOK LAC IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other plastic products |
| RT CORNEAL ABRASION - POKED IN THE EYE WITH A PLASTIC FORK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other plastic products |
| PATIENT, WITH HISTORY OF CYST ON ANKLE. BUMPED ANKLE ON PLASTIC BASKET5 DAYS AGO. PAIN WORSE. D: GANGLION CYST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Other plastic products |
| PT TO ER WITH C/O OF EAR PAIN,DIFFICULTY SWALLOWING, DX PIECE OF *** IN EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Other plastic products |
| 28 YOFC GOT PLASTIC SPLINTER FROM SUNCATCHER IN FINGER/FB FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other plastic products |
| PT WAS STABBED WITH A PLASTIC FORK WHILE HORSEPLAYING CONTUSION ABD W WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/03/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other plastic products, House repair or construction materials |
| WALKING DOWN STREET WHEN A 2X1 FT *** BLOCK FELL FROM 30 STORY ROOF OF BUILDING ONTO HER HEAD CONTUSING IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Other plastic products, Scissors |
| PT WAS CUTTING PLASTIC TIES W/SCISSORS. DX: L PALMAR PW/CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2002 | 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: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Other plastic products |
| ACUTE PHARYNGITIS S/P F.B. IRRITATION; GOT A PEICE OF PLASTIC COUGHT IN THROAT WHILE EATING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other plastic products |
| RT LEG LACERATION-CUT RT LOWER LEG WITH A PLASTIC CAP, SUSTAINING AN 8CM LACERATION. BLEEDING CONTROLLED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other plastic products |
| POSSIBLE GLASS IN BOTTOM OF *** CUP ESOPHEGEAL IRRITATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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