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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 237
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 06/05/2006 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PATIENT WAS TAKING OUT A BAG OF GARBAGE AT HOME AND CUT HAND WITH SOMETHING IN THE BAG. DX-LACERATION HAND. |
| 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: 02/10/2001 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/1999 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/1998 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/1997 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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