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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 479
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 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: 09/18/2009 | Age: 12 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, Manual scissors |
| PT KNELT DOWN ON A PLASTIC BAG THAT HAD SCISSORS UNDER IT AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2009 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags, Drinking glasses |
| KNEE INJURY FROM TAKING OUT TRASH AND CUT KNEE ON BROKEN DRINKING GLASS. DX-ACUTE 2 CM KNEE 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: 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 |
| Date: 05/26/2006 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PATIENT TRIPPED AND FELL WHEN PLAYING TAG OUTSIDE AT GRANDMOTHER'S HOUS E, FELL ON A PLASTIC BAG/TRASH BAG WITH SOMETHING IN IT; KNEE LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2005 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| 14 YOM LACERATES KNEE ON GLASS FROM GARBAGE BAGS AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PT STATES THIS MORNING TRIPPED OVER TRASH BAG HURTING KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2000 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2000 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/1999 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/1997 | Age: 7 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, Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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