Accidents - Plastic bags - 6-15 years old - Year 2007

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 989
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Lower Leg:	418	Foot:	147
Upper Leg:	100	Toe:	85
Knee:	75	Eyeball:	74
Hand:	70	Internal:	6
All Of Body:	6	Ankle:	5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/26/2007	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Plastic bags
STEPPED ON PLASTIC GARBAGE BAF THAT HAD A PIECE OF GLASS IN IT./ RT PLA NTAR PW W/FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2007	Age: 10 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
PT SUSTAINED LAC TO LEG AFTER SHE ACCIDENTALLY HIT LEG ON A GARBAGE BAG WITH BROKEN GLASS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2007	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
CUT LOWER LEG ON GLASS IN TRASH BAG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2007	Age: 11 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
SEVERED ACHILLES TENDON - UNKNOWN OBJECT IN TRASH BAG CUT BACK OF LEG AS HE WAS TAKING OUT THE TRASH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2007	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Plastic bags
LOST CONTROL & PLACED PLASTIC BAG OVER HEAD ATTEMPTING TO HURT SELF SUICIDE ATTEMPT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2007	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Plastic bags, Book bags or back carriers
ANOTHER CHILD PULLED PLASTIC BAG OUT OF BACKPACK AND HIT PT IN EYE DX: EYE INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2007	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
CUT LOWER LEG ON SOMETHING IN PLASTIC TRASH BAG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2007	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plastic bags
DX RIGHT GREAT TOE FRACTURE: DROPPED TWO PLASTIC BAGS OF ICE (8LBS EACH) AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2007	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
6YOF MOTHER WAS CARRING PLASTIC GARBAGE BAG,SOMETHING RUBBED AGAINST PATIENTS LOWER LEG;LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2007	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
14 YOM WAS TAKING THE TRASH OUT, & CUT THE BACK OF HIS LT CALF ON SOME- THING IN THE TRASH BAG. DX: LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2007	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
CUT BY SOMETHING IN PLASTIC TRASH BAG/LOWER LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2007	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
PT CUT FOOT AND TOE ON GARBAGE/OBJECT IN GARBAGE BAG; LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2007	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plastic bags
DROPPED HEAVY BAG OF ICE ON FOOT/ CONTUSION LT GREAT TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2007	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
12 Y/O M INJURED R CALF WHILE TAKING OUT PLASTIC TRASH BAG THAT HAD BRO KEN GLASS IN IT AT HOME. DX; LAC R LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2007	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
CUT RT FEMUR TAKING OUT TRASH IN PLASTIC BAG LACERATION RT FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2007	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
STEPPED ON TRASH BAGS DX FOOT LACERATION#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2007	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
HIT GARBAGE BAG WITH GLASS IN IN AND CUT KNEE LACERATION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2007	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags, Glass bottles or jars
PATIENT CLEANING OUT GARAGE, BRUSHED LEG AGAINST PLASTIC BAG WITH BROKE N GLASS BOTTLE INSIDE CUTTING LET; LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2007	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: Fracture
Product: Plastic bags
PT WAS WALKING OUTSIDE AND SLIPPED ON A PLASTIC BAG FRACTURED LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2007	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plastic bags
CONTUSED EYE WITH SOMETHING IN TRASH BAG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2007	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plastic bags
PT WAS WALKING AND STEPPED ON A PLASTIC BAG AND SLIPPED. D: SPRAIN LEFT ANKLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2007	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
WAS TAKING OUT TRASH AT HOME; CUT LOWER LEG. LACERATION, RIGHT LOWER LE G
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2007	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
PT WAS CARRYING PLASTIC GARBAGE BAG OUT TO GARBAGE CAN WHEN A PIECE OF GLASS CAME THROUGH BAG CUTTING HIS RT LEG. DX: RT LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2007	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Plastic bags
PATIENT ANGRY ABOUT CAT POSSIBLY BEING PUT TO SLEEP, SWALLOWED SMALL PI ECE OF CLEAR PLASTIC BAG FROM ***;SUSPECT FB IN GI TRACT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2007	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
PT WAS TAKING OUT THE TRASH IN A PLASTIC BAG AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO FRONT LEFT THIGH FROM BROKEN GLASS POKING THROUGH THE BAG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2007	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags, Drinking glasses
PT.INJ.L.THIGH AT HOME WHEN TAKING TRASH BAG OUT & CUT ON BROKEN GLASS DRINKING GLASS IN BAG. DX; L. UPPER LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2007	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags, Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT PICKED UP A PLASTIC BAG THAT HAD THE REMNANTS OF A BROKEN GLASS CAND LE HOLDER IN IT AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2007	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plastic bags
SLIDING ON PLASTIC BAGS AND HURT KNEE. DX SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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