Accidents - Book bags or back carriers - Years 1997-2010 - Upper Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 611
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1999:	23
Year 2002:	68
Year 2004:	69
Year 2005:	165
Year 2006:	202
Year 2007:	15
Year 2008:	30
Year 2010:	34

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	40
6-15 years old:	187
16-25 years old:	152
26-50 years old:	31
50+ years old:	200

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/10/2010	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Book bags or back carriers, Pens and pencils
A 15 YR OLD MALE LEANED ON BOOKBAG AND A PENCIL BROKE THRU AND PUNCTU RED HER LEG DX PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2010	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Book bags or back carriers, Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks
58 YR OLD MALE CARRYING HEAVY BACKPACK OF BOOKS ANDFELT PAIN IN UPPER L EG FROM BACK
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: 09/09/2008	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Book bags or back carriers
PT WAS RUNNING W/HEAVY BACK PACK ON AND FELL. DX: L FEMUR FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/15/2007	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Book bags or back carriers
PT HAS BEEN CARRYING HEAVY BACKPACK AND HAS PX GOING DOWN LEG. DX: L LEG PX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2006	Age: 21 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Book bags or back carriers, Pens and pencils
PT. FELL AT HOME AND LANDED ON BACKPACK, PENCIL STUCK IN LEG. DX. PW R THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2006	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Book bags or back carriers
PT FELL BACKWARDS AFTER TRIPPOING ON BACKPACK. COMPLAINING OF HIP PAIN. D: FEMORAL NECK FX. ADMIT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/20/2006	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Book bags or back carriers
PT LACERATED LEFT THIGH ON SHARP OBJECT IN BOOKBAG AT SCHOOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2006	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Book bags or back carriers
PT SLIPPED ON ICE AND LANDED ON BACKPACK. DX: R/O QUAD TENDON RUPTURE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/27/2005	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Book bags or back carriers
PT BENT DOWN AND FELL WHILE CARRYING BACKPACK. DX: R FEMUR FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/07/2005	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Book bags or back carriers
BECAME TANGLED UP IN HANDLES OF TOTE BAG AND FELL/ FX RT FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/09/2005	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Book bags or back carriers
PT HAD 38 CAL HANDGUN IN BACKPACK THAT FELL TO GROUND AT ***S. PTSHOT I N THIGH. STATED "THOUGHT ABOUT USING GUN ON SELF". D:GSW. TRANSFE
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 10/22/2004	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Book bags or back carriers
PT STATES HE WAS WALKING A LOT LATELY CARRYING A DUFFLE BAG; PT NOW C/O UPPER LEG PAIN---------DX: MUSCLE STRAIN UPPER LEGS BILATERALLY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2002	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Book bags or back carriers, Floors or flooring materials
TRIPPED OVER BACKPACK, FELL BACKWARDS ONTO FLOOR HITTING CORNER OF WALL DX: FRACTURE LT. FEMORAL NECK
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 11/18/1999	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Book bags or back carriers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/1999	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Book bags or back carriers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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