Accidents - Book bags or back carriers - 26-50 years old - Year 2003

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,616
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Lower Trunk:	326	Shoulder:	222
Lower Arm:	147	Ankle:	146
Upper Trunk:	116	Hand:	111
Foot:	102	Toe:	89
Wrist:	86	Neck:	83
Head:	69	Knee:	64
Elbow:	16	Upper Arm:	16
Finger:	16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/30/2003	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Book bags or back carriers
DX:SHOULDER TENDONITIS. PAIN IN R SHOULDER AND ARM . CARRIES A 20 POUND BACKPACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2003	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Book bags or back carriers
PT TRIPPED OVER SONS BOOKBAG STRAINED RIGHT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2003	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Book bags or back carriers
DX:NECK PAIN. PAIN SINCE CARRYING A BACKPACK ON A TRIP FROM ALASKA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2003	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Book bags or back carriers
PT. CAUGHT HER FOOT ON CHILD'S BOOKBAG AND FELL ON ARM RESULTING IN FRACTURE TO ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2003	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Book bags or back carriers, Tables
DROPPED LG AMT OF BOOKS & WORK SUPPLIES ONTO A GLASS COFFEE TABLE - TABLE BROKE FOREARM LAC 8 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2003	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Book bags or back carriers
LOW BACK STRAIN. PT WAS LIFTING HEAVY BAGS AT * * ***.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2003	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Book bags or back carriers
PT C/O NECK AND BACK PAIN AFTER CARRING BOOK BAG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2003	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Farm/ranch		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Book bags or back carriers
WHILE HUNTING WITH TUMBLE VISION WHEN HIS BACKPACK DISLODGED HOOKED ON THE TREE HE FELL OUT OF TREE DX CONC TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2003	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Book bags or back carriers
PT WITH SEVERE PAIN IN LOWER BACK STATUS POST WALKING A LOT EACH DAY WI TH BACKPACK ON. D: LUMBAR STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2003	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Book bags or back carriers
DX LOWER BACK STRAIN: LIFTING DUFFEL BAG TO BACK AND INJURED BACK AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2003	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Book bags or back carriers
CARRIED HEAVY BACKPACK FOR 5 MILES AND STRAINED NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2003	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Book bags or back carriers
PT DROPPED BOOK BAG ON RT FOOT AT SCHOOL DX: RT FOOT INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2003	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Book bags or back carriers, Televisions
PATIENT TRIPPED OVER BACK PACK AND HIT TELEVISION. DX: CONTUSION TO L EFT WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2003	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Book bags or back carriers
DX:R KNEE PAIN. HOMELESS. CARRIES A HEAVY BACKPACK. PAIN WHEN WALKING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2003	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Book bags or back carriers
DX:R KNEE SPRAIN, BACK SPASMS. PAINSINCE WALKING UPHILL ON STREETS WITH HEAVY BACKPACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2003	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Book bags or back carriers
LT WRIST SPRAIN-TRIPPED ON A BACK PACK-FELL-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2003	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Book bags or back carriers
32YOWF W/LOW BACK PAIN SINCE AROUNG 3:00 TODAY. SHE HAD BEEN CARRYING A HEAVY BOOK BAG AND PAIN STARTED.DX:BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2003	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Book bags or back carriers
RT 5TH TOE FRACTURE.PT TRIPPED OVER SONS BOOK BAG AND INJURED TOE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2003	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Book bags or back carriers
PT WITH BACK PAIN X 1 DAY. CARRYING A BACKPACK ALL DAY. D: CHRONIC BACK PAIN, COUGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2003	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Book bags or back carriers
PT LIFTED BACKPACK. DX: LOW BACK PX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2003	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Book bags or back carriers
STRAINED NECK WHEN BOOK BAG WAS PULLED OFF SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2003	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Book bags or back carriers
PT TWISTED PICKING UP BACKPACK. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2003	Age: 37 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Book bags or back carriers
PT HIT HEAVY BOOK BAG AGAINST ANKLE AND LEG 2 DAYS AGO. WAS REACHING UP TO GET SOMETHING TODAY AND FELT SHARP PAIN. D: ANKLE CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2003	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Book bags or back carriers
28YOF TOOK DIAPER BAG OFF SHOULDER FORCEFULLY, INJURING R SHOULDER. DX: SPRAIN, R SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2003	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Book bags or back carriers
LEFT TOE PAIN. WEARING BACK PAIN ANDSTUBBED TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2003	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Book bags or back carriers
UPPER BACK PAIN. LIFTS BACK PACK. DX; THORACIC BACK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2003	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Book bags or back carriers
RUE PAIN. PT DEVELOPED PAIN IN UPPER ARM WHEN CARRYING A BACKPACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2003	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Book bags or back carriers
PT. REPORTS CAUGHT R 5TH TOE ON BOOKBAG THIS AM. DX. FX R 5TH TOE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2003	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Book bags or back carriers
LOW BACK STRAIN FROM WEARING A HEAVY BACKPACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2003	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Book bags or back carriers
CERVICAL STRAIN AFTER LIFTING A HEAVY BACKPACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2003	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Book bags or back carriers
PICKED UP BACKPACK DX: DISLOCATION TO SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2003	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Book bags or back carriers
STATES HER BACK PACK FELL OUT OF CLOSET AND SHE BENT OVER TO PICK IT UP AND HURT HER BACK DX LOWER TRUNK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2003	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Book bags or back carriers
TRIPPED OVER A GYM BAG CATCHING TOE IN THE STRAPS AND FX TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2003	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Book bags or back carriers
PAIN TO HAND HIT ON BACKPACK DX: CONTUSION TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2003	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Book bags or back carriers, Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks
PT LIFTED SCHOOL BACKPACK FULL OFF BOOKS. DX: LOW BACK STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2003	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Book bags or back carriers, Chairs
LT FOOT SPRAIN-TRIPPED OVER DAUGHTER'S BACK PACK-FELL INTO A CHAIR-AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2003	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Book bags or back carriers
PT TRIPPED OVER BOOKBAG; SPRAIN ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2003	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Book bags or back carriers, Bunk beds
DX: LOW BACK STRAIN. HAVING LOW BACK PAIN WORSE WHEN MOVING EQUIPMENT OUT OF BACKPACK OR CLIMBING INTO BUNKBED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2003	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Book bags or back carriers
POSSIBLE TENDON INJURY. PAIN RIGHT HAND AFTER LIFTING A HEAVY BACKPACK TO SHOULDER AND BENDING FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2003	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Book bags or back carriers
DX:ARTHRITIS BIL AC JOINTS. HAS HAD PAIN I BOTH SHOULDERS FOR 4 MONTHES SINCE CARRYING A HEAVY BACK PACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2003	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Book bags or back carriers
PT STATES HE PICKED UP A DUFFLEBAG DX SHOULDER SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2003	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Book bags or back carriers, Beds or bedframes
PT PULLED BACK PACK FROM UNDER BED. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2003	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Book bags or back carriers
27 YO F TAKING BOOKBAG OFF SHOULDER HEARD POP SHOULDER DISLOCATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2003	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Book bags or back carriers, Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks
PICKED UP HER BAG OF BOOKS TONIGHT.ACUTE LT SHOULDER DISLOCATION W/ RED UCTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2003	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Book bags or back carriers, Stairs or steps
PT TRIPPED OVER BACKPACK AND FELL DOWN STAIRS. DX: R KNEE SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2003	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Book bags or back carriers
RIGHT ELBOW BURSITIS /CELLULITIS. HAS HAD ELBOW PAIN SINCE LIFTING HIS HEAVY BACKPACK 2 DAYS AGO.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2003	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Book bags or back carriers
PT HAS BEEN CARRYING HEAVY BACKPACK. DX: DORSAL STRAIN, L OM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/2003	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Book bags or back carriers
CC:BACK PAIN&INJURY FOR ~1 WK- PT IS HOMELESS AND CARRIES A "VERY LARGE BAG"- DX: ACUTE MYFASCIAL STRAIN, DORSAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2003	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Book bags or back carriers
D:LEFT METACARPAL FRACTURE. PUNCHED HIS DUFFEL BAG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2003	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Book bags or back carriers
BENT OVER TO PUT SOMETHING IN HER BACKPACK. DX. ACUTE LUMBAR STRAIN/SPR AIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2003	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Book bags or back carriers, Knives
DX:LACERATIONS TO 2ND AND 3RD DIGITS. PUTTING KNIVES INTO BOOK BAGS AT SCHOOL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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