Accidents - Plastic containers - 6-15 years old - Year 2002

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 682
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Body Parts:

Foot:	160	Face:	156
Finger:	149	Eyeball:	76
Lower Arm:	68	Head:	36
Toe:	15	Internal:	5
Lower Leg:	5	Upper Arm:	5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/12/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plastic containers
TOE FX.- SUSTAINED WHEN HE JAMMED HIS FOOT INTO A PLASTIC CRATE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic containers
PT STEPPED ON PLASTIC BOX. DX: L FOOT LAC 2 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plastic containers
PT WAS OPENING A PLASTIC CAP OF A MEDICATION AND THE CAP FLEW INTO RT E YE DX: RT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plastic containers
PLASTIC BARREL ROLLED OVER FOOT, THEN SISTER FELL ON FOOT. DX: RIGHT FOOT STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic containers
SUSTAINED LAC UNDER L EYE AFTER HAVING A PLASTIC CONTAINER THROWN AT FACE. FACE LAC $
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Plastic containers, Microwave ovens
PATIENT SPILLED HOT LIQUID ON HAND WHEN REMOVING CONTAINER FROM MICROWA VE AT HOME, 1ST DEGREE BURNS ON FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic containers
PT FELL AND HIT FACE ON A PLASTIC MILK CRATE,FOREHEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic containers
HIT IN HEAD WITH PLASTIC CONTAINER LACERATION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plastic containers, Beds
WHL PALYING ON BED PT FLIPPED OFF AND HIT NOSE ON A PLASTIC CRATE,NASAL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic containers
PT FELL HIT RT ARM ON PLASTIC RECYLING BIN LACERATION UNDER ARM PIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic containers
HIT IN HEAD WITH 10LB PLASTIC CONTAINER. DX: LACERATION, SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plastic containers
FELL AND CAUGHT SMALL FINGER ON PLASTIC STORAGE CONTAINER AT HOME. DX: FRACTURE SMALL FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic containers, Knives
PT WAS ATTEMPTING TO OPEN A PLASTIC LID WITH A KNIFE, KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT LEFT THUMB. D: LACERATION TO RIGHT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic containers
CUT RT INDEX FINGER ON A PLASTIC CONTAINER. LACERATION AT DORSUMOF DIST AL END OF RT MIDDLE FINGER. DO NOT CONTACT PT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic containers
LAC ABRASION LEFT CHEEK - A FRIEND THREW A PLASTIC PITCHER AND HIT PT IN THE FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plastic containers, Floors or flooring materials
7 Y/O W/F FELL OFF *** STORAGE BOX HIT FLOOR AND SUSTAINED A FR ACTURE TO LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Plastic containers
PATIENT INGESTED PLASTIC MAKE-UP COVER, NO CHOKING OR DIFFICULTY BREATH ING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic containers, Bathtubs or showers
LAC L FOREHEAD - HIT HEAD ON A PLASTIC CONTAINER WHEN GETTING OUT OF BA THTUB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Plastic containers
STEPPED ON PLASTIC PLATE HOLDERS DX: PUNCTURE LACERATION RT. FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plastic containers
PT WALKED INTO PLASTIC BOX DX LEG CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic containers
PATIENT HIT HEAD ON *** BOX OR TOTE; SUPERFICIAL SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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