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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 487
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/22/2004 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| LAC L UPPER ARM, MOTHER STS PT SUST INJURY WITH THINGS IN A PLASTIC BAG AT HOME, C/O MILD PAIN, BLEEDING, ROM NORMAL, SENSATION INTACT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2004 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| SCRATCHED EYE WITH A PLASTIC BAG DX: L EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2004 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PT STEPPED ON PLASTIC TRASH BAG THAT WAS FULL- BROKEN GLASS IN TRASH. PT STEPPED ON BAG BAREFOOT. DX FOOT LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2004 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| 10 YOF TRIED TOO WRAP PLATIC BAGS AROUND HER HEAD IN SUICIDE ATTEMPT |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 09/08/2004 | Age: 8 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 |
| PT DX LACERATION TO RT FOOT - S/P STEPPED ON A PLASTIC BAG WITH GLASS OUTSIDE HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2004 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| LT EAR PAIN SINCE THURSDAY, GETTING WORSE. DX: FOREIGN BODY IN LT EAR- PIECE OF BLUE PLASTIC BAG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2004 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags, Day wear |
| RIGHT FOOT LAC PT WAS WEARING A SOCK WHEN CARRYING A PLASTIC BAG WITH A PIECE OF GLASS STICKING OUT AND CUT FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2004 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 8 YO F TAKING PLASTIC TRASH BAG OUT HIT AGAINST LEG CUT LEG LAC LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2004 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PT. WAS CARRYING OUT TRASH BAG THAT HAD BROKEN GLASS IN IT, & CUT RT. SHIN. DX: SHIN LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2004 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| DX LEFT THIGH LACERATION: TAKING OUT GARBAGE BAG, CUT THIGH ON PROTRUDING GLASS PIECE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2004 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PATIENT WAS AT *** AT THE CHECKOUT STAND AND A 2 LITER BOTTLE FELLFROM A PLASTIC BAG AND FROZEN PIES, HIT PATIENT'S FOOT. DX-TOE PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2004 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| CUT BY SOMETHING INSIDE PLASTIC TRASH BAG DX. THIGH LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2004 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| CUT HAND ON SOMETHING IN PLASTIC TRASH BAG DX. PALM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2004 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PT HAS THUMB PAIN AFTER OPENING A BAG OF STRING CHEESE. HEARD CRACK. D: THUMB SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2004 | Age: 12 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 |
| WAS CARRYING OUT TRASHBAG AND SOMETHING IN IT CUT LEG DX RT LOWER LEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2004 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| POST PHARYNGEAL IRRITATION - CAUGHT PIECE OF *** FREEZER BAG IN THROAT OAT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2004 | Age: 8 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 AND HIS FATHER WERE PLAYING. PT KICKED A BAG OF TRASH AND SOMETHING INSIDE CAUSED LACERATION TO FOOT. DX. LACERATION TO FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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