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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 489
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/25/2010 | 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 |
| 14 YO M INJURED LEG ON BROKEN GLASS IN TRASH BAG LAC LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2010 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| 6YOM SCRATCHED HIMSELF IN L EYE LAST NIGHT W/ CORNER OF A POTATO CHIP B AG. HAS REDNESS, SWELLING. DX L EYE INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2010 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| 7 YO MALE STEPPED ON A TRASH BAG AND CUT ANKLE ON BROKEN GLASS. DX ANK LE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2010 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags, Dolls, plush toys, and action figures |
| 7YOF STEPPED ON A TRASH BAG THAT HAD A BROKEN PORCELIN DOLL IN IT, & CUT HER FOOT. DX; RT FOOT LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2010 | Age: 9 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 bags |
| 9YOF SWALLOWED A PIECE OF PLASTIC GROCERY BAG DX:ESOPHAGEAL FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2010 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| 13YOM TAKING OUT THE PLASTIC GARBAGE BAG OF TRASH WHEN GLASS POKED THROUGH CUTTING RT KNEE;KNEE LACERATION,1.5CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2010 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags, Knives |
| FINGER LAC-7YOM TRIED TO OPEN A MARSHMELLOW BAG WITH A KNIFE AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2010 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| 6YOM LACERATION SCALP FRIEND WAS SWINGING PLASTIC BAG WITH GLASS HITTIN G PATIENT IN BACK OF HEAD CAUSING LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2010 | Age: 9 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 |
| 9YOM PT TAKING OUT TRASH, PIECE OF GLASS STUCK THROUGH TRASH BAG AND CU T PT LOWER LEG NEAR ANKLE. DX L LOWER LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2010 | Age: 15 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 |
| 15YOM AT HOME CARRYING TRASH BAG OUT HIT LEG INJ L LEG/ DX LAC L LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2010 | 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 |
| 12 YO M WAS THROWING TRASH WHEN BROKEN GLASS FELL FROM PLASTIC BAG CUT ANKLE DX ANKLE LACERATION*** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2010 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| 11YOM PT TAKING OUT TRASH AT HOME, PIECE OF BROKEN GLASS POKED THROUGH BAG AND CUT PT ON R KNEE. DX R KNEE LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2010 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| 10YOM PT OPENED FREEZER, BAG OF FROZEN CHICKEN FELL OUT AND HIT PT ON L GREAT TOE. PAIN. DX L GREAT TOE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2010 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| 12YOF SPR ANKLE- TRIPPED ON PLASTIC BAG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2010 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| 8YOF- PT WAS WALKING GOT RIGHT GREAT TOE CAUGHT IN A PLASTIC BAG THEN TRIPPED TOE W/ PAIN. DX FRACTURED TOE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2010 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| 8 YOM-MOTHER STATES CHILD PUT PLASTIC BAG OVER HEAD & TIED IT-CHILD SAY S WANTS TO KILL SELF DX SUICIDE ATTEMPT/IDEATION * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2010 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags, Knives |
| 6YOM CUT LT FINGER WHILE TRYING TO OPEN A BAG OF GRAPES WITH A KNIFE, AT HOME. DX; LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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