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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 558
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/11/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| LAC TO LEG WHEN OBJECT CAME THROUGH THE PLASTIC TRASH BAG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| OPENING *** BAG AT SCHOOL AND BENT FINGERS BACKWARDS.HYPEREXTENSION LEF T 5TH FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| RUNNING AND SLIPPED ON A PLASTIC BAG RESULTING IN A ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PATIENT CUT HEEL ON BROKEN GLASS COMMING THROUGH TRASH BAG. DX: 4 CM LACERATION TO LEFT HEEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| CUT ON GLASS IN TRASH BAG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| LAC TO LEG WHEN OBJECT CAME THROUGH THE PLASTIC BAG AND STRUCK LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags, Pens and pencils |
| PUNCTURE WOUND TO RIGHT LOWER LEG AT HOME- FELL IN BEDROOM ON A PLASTIC BAG W/ PENCILS IN IT. DX: RT. LOWER LEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| GLASS IN PLASTIC SACK BROKE AND CUT PT ON LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PT SUST SPRAIN TO ELBOW FROM LIFTING TRASHBAG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| L CORNEAL ABRAS; ACCIDENTALLY HIT EYE WITH PLASTIC BAG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plastic bags, Clothing |
| PT. STEPPED ON A WET PLASTIC BAG FILLED WITH CLOTHES AND TWISTED HIS AN KLE, RESULTING IN AN ANKLE FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PT POKED IN CORNER OF EYE WITH *** ***, L CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| =08YOM LAC TO TOE STEPPED ON GARBAGE BAG ON PORCH AT HOME DX/4TH TOE 1CM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PT.INJ.RT.FOOT AT HOME WHEN STEPPED ON A PLASTIC GARBAGE BAG THAT HAD B ROKEN GLASS IN IT. DX; LAC.RT.FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags, Knives |
| PT CUT LEFT THUMB WITH KNIFE WHILE TRYING TO GET ICE OUT OF BAG. D: L ACERATION THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PT STATES THIS MORNING TRIPPED OVER TRASH BAG HURTING KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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