Accidents - Book bags or back carriers - 26-50 years old - Year 2008

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,697
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Lower Trunk:	467	Upper Trunk:	301
Shoulder:	193	Toe:	175
Knee:	131	Ankle:	87
Foot:	87	Hand:	86
Neck:	44	All Of Body:	30
Face:	30	Upper Leg:	15
Elbow:	14	Eyeball:	14
Finger:	14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/25/2008	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Book bags or back carriers, Pesticides
36YO HISP MALE WEARING A BACK PACK & SPRAYING PESTICIDES FOR 6HRS WHEN CHEST PAIN STARTED, DX ACUTE ATYPICAL CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/23/2008	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	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
PT SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL ONTO BACK W/BACK PACK. DX: LOW BACK PX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2008	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	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 SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL ONTO LOWER BACK W/BACKPACK ON. DX: THORACIC/LUMBAR STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2008	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Book bags or back carriers
RT SHOULDER PAIN AFTER CARRYING A TOTE BAG FOR SCHOOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2008	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Book bags or back carriers
PT STATES JUMPED OVER DUFFLE BAG DX RT THIGH STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2008	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Book bags or back carriers
PT HAD PX CARRYING BOOK BAG. DX: CERVICAL STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2008	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Book bags or back carriers
PT WITH LAC TO CHIN, TRIPPED OVER A KNAPSACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2008	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Book bags or back carriers
DIZZY WHILE WALKING WITH BACKPACK,LEGS GAVE OUT AND FELL LOOSING CONSCI OUSNESS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2008	Age: 37 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
37YMC PUT BACKPACK INTO CAR AND C/O LOW BACK PAIN/STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2008	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Book bags or back carriers
BACK CT-FELL ONTO BACK WHILE WEARING A BACKPACK-@ AIRPORT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2008	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Book bags or back carriers
RT HAND LAC.PT LACERATED HAND WITH A BOOK BAG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2008	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Book bags or back carriers
33Y/O,F,KICKED A BOOKBAG AT HOME, CONTUSION L FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2008	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Book bags or back carriers
TRIP OVER BACK PACK, DX; SPRAIN ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2008	Age: 47 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
LUMBAR STR. PT STRAINED BACK WHEN LIFTING A HEAVY BOOK BAG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2008	Age: 42 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
TOE FX. PT HIT TOE AGAINST HEAVY BOOK BAG AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2008	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Book bags or back carriers
PT STS CARRIES HEAVY BOOK BAG FOR SCHOOL,C/O L SIDED NECK-SHOULDER PX DX L TRAPEZIUS STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2008	Age: 35 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
PT HAD MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS AFTER TRIPPING OVER A BOOK BAG, LEFT HIP SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2008	Age: 48 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
PT AT UNSTATED LOCALE TRIPPED ON DUFFEL BAG INJ R FOOT/ DX FX AVULSION R GREAT TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2008	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Book bags or back carriers
PT WAS CARRYING HEAVY BACKPACK ON VACATION AND DEVELOPED NECK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2008	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
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 R AC JOINT (ACUTE) CARRIED HEAVY BACK PACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2008	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Book bags or back carriers
PT'S BACK PACK BROKE AND SHOULDER STRAP PULLED. DX: R SHOULDER PX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2008	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Book bags or back carriers
26 YOM WAS PUTTING ON BACKPACK AND STRUCK RIGHT EYE WITH STRAP SUSTAINI NG A CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2008	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Book bags or back carriers
PT TWISTED KNEE WHEN LIFTING BACK PACK. D:KNEE STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2008	Age: 40 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
PT PICKED UP A DUFFLE BAG INJURING BACK DX LOWER STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2008	Age: 30 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
30Y/O,M,LIFTED BOOK BAG, HEARD "POP", FELT PAIN CHEST, CHEST WALL PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2008	Age: 42 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 C/O LOW BACK PAIN, STS CARRING BACKPACK WHICH IS HEAVIER THAN NORMAL, DX LOW BACK PAIN, MUSCLE PAIN & STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2008	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: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Book bags or back carriers
SWINGING HEAVY BACK PACK OVER SHOULDER DEVELOPED PAIN STRAINING IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2008	Age: 27 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: Other
Product: Book bags or back carriers
DX BACK PAIN: PT CARRYING 2 RUCK SACK THIS MA AND STEPPED WRONG, HEARD POP, FOUND BENT OVER UNABLE TO MOVE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2008	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	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
PT WALKED 200 BLOCKS CARRYING A HEAVY BACK PACK. DX: LUMBAR RADICULOPATHY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2008	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Book bags or back carriers
PT HAS BEEN CARRYING A HEAVY BACK PACK ON SHOULDER. DX: R SHOULDER AC SEP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2008	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Book bags or back carriers
LUMBAR STRAIN.PT WAS CARRYING A BACK PACK AND BACK BEGAN TO HURT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2008	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Book bags or back carriers
PT LIFTED DUFFLE BAG ONTO SHOULDER, PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2008	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Book bags or back carriers
PT WAS CARRYING HEAVY DUFFLE BAG OVER CHEST/BACK AREA AND HAS UPPR BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2008	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Book bags or back carriers
HELPING BEING GARBAGE BAGS OUTSIDE. LIFTING A FEW. BACK PAIN. MUSCLE SP ASM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2008	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Book bags or back carriers
DX ACCIDENTAL THUB INJECTION W EPIPEN: ACC INJECTED SELF WHILE REMOVING EPIPEN FROM DEPLOYMENT BAGS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2008	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Book bags or back carriers
(R) SHOULDER PAIN FROM CARRYING A HEAVY BOOK BAG DX- SHOULDER STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2008	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Book bags or back carriers
SHOULDER STRAIN-AFTER CARRYING HEAVY BOOKBAG-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2008	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Book bags or back carriers
FACIAL CONT. PT FELL WHEN CARRYING HEAVY BOOK BAG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2008	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Book bags or back carriers
GOT R HAND CAUGHT IN BACKPACK AT HOME SUST INJ TO HAND AND THUMB DX CONTUSION SPRAIN R HAND AND R THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2008	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Book bags or back carriers
TRIPPED OVER BOOK BAG/ELBOW FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2008	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Book bags or back carriers
PATIENT OFTEN TIMES WEARS A HEAVY BACK PACK, C/O PERSISTENT MUSCULAR PAIN AND SORENESS INVOLVING RT UPPER BACK AREA. DX-MUSCULOSK BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2008	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Book bags or back carriers
PT SPRAINED SHOULDER CARRYING A HEAVY BOOK BAG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2008	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Book bags or back carriers
PT ACCIDENTLY KICKED A DUFFLE BAG AT HOME AND STRAINED LEFT FOURTH TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2008	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Book bags or back carriers
PT HAS BACK & SHOULDER PX FROM LIFTING BACKPACK. DX: LWBS.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 03/08/2008	Age: 48 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: Book bags or back carriers
CAUGHT FOOT IN BACKPACK AT LOCAL STORE AND FELL SUST INJ TO R KNEE DX R KNEE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2008	Age: 42 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 SPRAINED LOWER BACK WHILE LIFTING TOTE BAG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2008	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Book bags or back carriers
BENDING OVER TO PICK UP BACK PACK, LBP DX; LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2008	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Book bags or back carriers
LUMBAR STRAIN-FELT PAIN WHILE LIFTING SON'S BOOK BAG-@ SCHOOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2008	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Book bags or back carriers, Tables
PT WAS LIFTING A 50 LB BACKBACK AND TRIPPED AND LANDED ON AN END TABLE. C/O RIB PAIN. HELPING SOMEONE MOVE. NO OTHER DETAILS. LPTMS
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 01/17/2008	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Book bags or back carriers, Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks
ACUTE THORACOLUMBAR STRAIN & SPASM: AT SCHOOL PICKED UP BOOK BAG WITH BOOKS, APPROX 45 #, SWUNG IT AROUND TO PUT ON BACK, NOW CONSTANT PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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