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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 632
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/22/2004 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| STRAIN CHEST AREA, PT STS CARRIES A HEAVY BOOK BAG, C/O CHEST PAIN, LEG NUMBNESS, NO SOB, HX OF ASTHMA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2004 | Age: 15 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 INJURED LIFTING BOOK BAG; BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2004 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| 67 YOF SLIPPED ON A BOOK BAG CAUSING FRACTURE TO RIB AND RIGHT THUMB SP RAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2004 | Age: 18 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, Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| BACK STRAIN-WEARS BACK PACK W/ HEAVY BOOKS-@ SCHOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2004 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| THOR STR. PT INJURED BACK CARRYING A BOOK BAG ACROSS CAMPUS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2004 | Age: 12 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 |
| PAIN CARRYING HEAVY BOOKBAG DX. CHEST MUSCLE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2004 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| PT. C/O PAIN IN L SIDE OF NECK AND DOWN INTO SHOULDER. CARRIED BOOKBA G ON L SHOULDER. DX. ACUTE MYOFASCIAL STRAIN UPPER BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2004 | Age: 13 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| UPPER BACK STR/13YOF C/O UPPER BACK PAIN FOR 2 DAYS THAT STARTED AFTER CARRYING HEAVY BOOK BAG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers, Stairs or steps |
| PT. HAD HEAVY BOOK BAG ON SHOULDER, IT PULLED HER BACK AND SHE FELL DOW N STEPS. DX. CONT. CHEST, BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2004 | Age: 20 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: Other |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| PT, IN VEHICLE, LEANING FORWARD TO GET BACKPACK WHEN REARENDED BY OTHER VEHICLE. HIT CHEST ON STEERING WHEEL. CHEST/NECK PAIN. D:MUSCLE INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2004 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| CHILD WALKING ON SIDEWALK WHEN BACKPACK CAUGHT ON FEDERAL EXPRESS TRUC K AND PT GOT JERKED BACK. NOW WITH CHEST PAIN. D:CHEST WALL STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2004 | Age: 24 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 HAD BACK PX CARRYING BACKPACK. DX: BACK PX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2004 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| MVA- REST BACK SEAT PASS, HIT BY BOOK BAG DX CHEST CONTU, FACIAL CONTU |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2004 | Age: 48 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 |
| 48 YO MALE WAS WALKING WITH HEAVY BACKPACK MUSCULOSKELETAL CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2004 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| FX L RIBS; LIFTED BOOK BAG, REACHED TO PUT INTO CAR , FELT A "POP" & PA IN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2004 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| PATIENT WITH RASH/BRUISING ON SHOULDER DUE TO STRAPS FROM BACKPACK; CON TACT RASH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2004 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers, Beds or bedframes |
| 30 Y.O. W FEMALE W/FX RIB. PT STS SHE TRIPPED OVER HER SON'S BOOK BAG & FELL AGAINST THE BED BOARD @ HOME. PT ADM. E8889 |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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