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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 519
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/17/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags, Drinking glasses |
| LAC ARM ON BROKEN DRINKING GLASS THAT POKED OUT FROM PLASTIC TRASH BAG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PT WAS CUTTING ON PLASTIC BAG AND ACCIDENTLALLY CUT HIS LEFT THUMB@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2008 | Age: 11 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 |
| STRUCK IN R EYE WITH CORNER OF PLASTIC BAG. DX PAIN R EYE# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PT SUSTAINED TOE CONTUSION AFTER FALLING ON A PLASTIC BAG* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2008 | Age: 15 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 |
| PT CUT LOWER LEG ON A SHARP OBJECT IN TRASH BAG WHILE TAKING OUT GARBAGE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PT STATES BURNING PLASTIC BAG WRAPPED AROUND STICK; PIECE OF PLASTIC BAG FLEW OFF HITTING PATIENT IN THE FACE-----2ND DEGREE BURN FACE NO FD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS PLAYING ON FLOOR WHEN HE HIT HIS R ARM AGAINST A PLASTIC GARBAGE BAG W/ BROKEN GLASS IN IT. HAS A LAC TO FOREARM. STITCHED. DX ARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| TAKING TRASH OUT UNKNOWN PIECE OF GLASS CAME THROUGH PLASTIC TRASH BAG 2CM PUNCTURE WOUND TO LOWER LEG..IS A PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| SHARP IN PLASTIC BAG/FOREARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PT WAS @ HOME TRYING TO CATCH A TOSSED GARBAGE BAG WHEN BAG IMPACTED THE LEFT EYE. DX CORNERAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2008 | Age: 12 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 WITH LACERATION TO RIGHT LOWER LEG AFTER UNKNOWN OBJECT POKED THRU P LASTIC TRASH BAG CAUSING LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| 7 Y/O F INJURED L FOREARM WHEN CUT BY OBJECT IN PLASTIC TRASH BAG AT HO ME. DX; LAC L FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2008 | Age: 11 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 SOME GLASS IN PLASTIC TRASH BAG/LOWER LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| WAS CARRYING OUT THE GARBAGE, & THE PLASTIC BAG GRAZED THE INSIDE OF HIS LT ANKLE, THE BAG HAD BROKEN GLASS IN IT. DX: ANKLE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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