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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 902
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/05/2002 | Age: 16 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 |
| BACK PAIN.MORE WHEN CARRYING BACKPACK.DX THORACIC STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| 15 YO FEMALE DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN AFTER CARRYING SCHOOL BAG CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT COMPLAINT OF CHEST PAIN WITH LIFTING HEAVY BOOK BAG, MUSCULOSKELETAL CHEST WALL AND ARM PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| CARRIES HEAVY BACKPACK TO SCHOOL MUSCLE STRAINS UPPER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| 12 Y.O. B FEMALE W/CHEST WALL PAIN. PT STS PAIN BEGAN WHILE CARRYING BO OK BAG. E927 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| SPRAIN UPPER BACK, PT SUST INJURY WHILE CARRIED A BOOK BAG, C/O PAIN & TENDERNESS, FULL ROM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| PULLED OVER BY BAKPACK CONTUSION UPPER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| DX:BACK STRAIN. PT WAS AT A CONCERT AND WAS WEARING A 40 # BACKPACK. . PT FELL A FEW TIMES AND HURT BACK--PAIN IN THORACIC AREA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | 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, Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| 15 YO WF - UPPER BACK PAIN - CARRYING HEAVY LOAD OF BOOKS IN BACKPACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| BACK PAIN-AFTER SHE LIFTED A HEAVY BACK PACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| CARRIED HEAVY BOOK BAG - COSTOCHUMDRITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| UPPER BACK STRAIN - WAS LEAVING CLASS AND THREW BACKPACK OVER SHOULDER HITTING HER UPPER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| UPPER BACK STRAIN - INJURED UPPER BACK WHILE PUTTING BACKPACK INTO CAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| PT PICKED UP 60LB BOOK BAG. DX: L CHEST WALL STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT WAS CARRYING HEAVY BACK PACK. DX: ACUTE DORSAL/LUMBAR STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| PT DX MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN (BACK) - PT STATES HE WAS CARRYING HEAVY BACKPACK TODAY WHEN HE FELT SUDEN PAIN TO THE BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| SPRAIN UPPER BACK, PT STS SUST INJURY WHILE CARRYING HER SCHOOLBAG, C/O PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2002 | Age: 27 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 |
| SPRAIN UPPER BACK, PT STS CARRYING HEAVY BOOKBAG & SUST INJURY, C/O PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| R ARM INJ/11YOWM TRIPPED ON BACK PACK & FELL ON OUTSTRETCHED HAND INJUR ING ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| PT WAS CARRYING HEAVY BACKPACK AT SCHOOL. DX: ACUTE MYOFASCIAL STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| CONTUSION TO CHEST 13 YO BM FELL OVER BOOK BAG AT SCHOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT COMPLAINT OF CHEST PAIN WITH LIFTING BOOK BAG, CHEST PAIN SECONDARY TO ACUTE EXACERBATION OF CHRONIC COSTOCHONDRITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| PATIENT HAVING UPPER BACK PAIN WITH CARRYING BOOK BAG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | 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 IS 7 MOS PREGNANT, CARRYING HEAVY BOOK BAG WHICH CROSSED HER CH EST, TO ER WITH C/O OF CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| PT INJURED BACK CARRYING HEAVY BACKPACK DX BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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