Accidents - Plastic bags - 6-15 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,820
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	67
Year 1998:	217
Year 1999:	61
Year 2000:	240
Year 2001:	16
Year 2002:	49
Year 2003:	78
Year 2004:	40
Year 2005:	89
Year 2006:	171
Year 2007:	418
Year 2008:	231
Year 2009:	42
Year 2010:	94

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

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: 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: 10/06/2009	Age: 9 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
9YOM CARRYING A PLASTIC BAG OF GARBAGE WHEN A PIECE OF GLASS POKED THRO UGH THE BAG SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2009	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags, Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations
12 YO FEMALE WALKED PAST A GARABAGE BAG AND SCRAPED LEG ON A BROKEN GLA SS PICUTRE FRAME. DX LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2009	Age: 12 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
TAKING OUT THE GARBAGE AT HOME IN PLASTIC BAG WHEN GLASS CAME THRU BAG AND CUT LOWER LEG. DX-LAC LOWER LEG,
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2009	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
TAKING OUT PLASTIC TRASH BAG WHEN IT RIPPED AND LARGE PC OF UNKNOWN GLA SS FELL OUT, DX: LOWER LEG LACERATION
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: 07/02/2008	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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 05/08/2007	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: 10/23/2006	Age: 8 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 WAS TAKING OUT TRASH AND A PIECE OF GLASS FROM BAG CAUSED LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2006	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 Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plastic bags
C/O PT STATES IINJURED LEG ON SHARP OBJECT IN PLASTIC BAG DX RT LOWER LEG ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2006	Age: 13 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
PT CUT LEG WITH GLASS WHEN CARRYING GARBAGE BAG AT HOME TODAY DX// LAC RIGHT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2006	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
C/O PT STATES PICKED UP TRASH BAG AND CUT LEG ON SHARP OBJECT DX LT LOWER LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2005	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
LACERATION LOWER LEG - PATIENT REPORTS HE WAS CUT ON GLASS SHARD STICKI NG OUT OF PLASTIC TRASH BAG AT HOME - 3 CM LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2005	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
STATES HE CUT LEG ON A PICE OF BROKEN GLASS IN PLASTIC BAG DX RT LOWER LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2005	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
PT LAC LOWER LEG ON A PIECE OF GLASS IN A GARBAGE BAG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2004	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	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
8 YO F TAKING PLASTIC TRASH BAG OUT HIT AGAINST LEG CUT LEG LAC LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2004	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
PT. WAS CARRYING OUT TRASH BAG THAT HAD BROKEN GLASS IN IT, & CUT RT. SHIN. DX: SHIN LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2004	Age: 12 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
WAS CARRYING OUT TRASHBAG AND SOMETHING IN IT CUT LEG DX RT LOWER LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/27/2003	Age: 12 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
CUT LEG ON A PEICE OF GLASS STICKING THROUGH PLASTIC BAG LACERATION LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2003	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, Drinking glasses
CUT LEG ON A BROKEN GLASS IN PLASTIC TRASH BAG DX. LOWER LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2002	Age: 14 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
LAC TO LEG WHEN OBJECT CAME THROUGH THE PLASTIC TRASH BAG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2002	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
CUT ON GLASS IN TRASH BAG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2002	Age: 10 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
LAC TO LEG WHEN OBJECT CAME THROUGH THE PLASTIC BAG AND STRUCK LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2002	Age: 13 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, Pens and pencils
PUNCTURE WOUND TO RIGHT LOWER LEG AT HOME- FELL IN BEDROOM ON A PLASTIC BAG W/ PENCILS IN IT. DX: RT. LOWER LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2002	Age: 6 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
GLASS IN PLASTIC SACK BROKE AND CUT PT ON LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2001	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: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2000	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2000	Age: 13 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2000	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2000	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2000	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/1999	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/1999	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/1999	Age: 11 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/22/1998	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/1998	Age: 7 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/1998	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/1998	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: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/1998	Age: 13 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/1998	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/1998	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/1997	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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