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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 727
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/19/2006 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Plastic bags, Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns |
| TRIPPED OVER PLASTIC GARBAGE BAG AND STRUCK A GLASS VASE ON FLOOR CLOSE D HEAD INJURY/SCALP LACERATION/FACIAL ABRASIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2006 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| STUNG IN FINGER FROM BEE IN PLASTIC BAG. DX: BEE STING WITH LOCAL REAC TION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2006 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| THREW A BAG OF GARBAGE OVER SHOULDER NOW HAS PAIN R SHOULDER STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2006 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plastic bags, Foods |
| PAIN TO BACK AFTER LIFTING BAGS OF FOOD DX: BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2006 | Age: 69 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 |
| TAKING OUT HIS GARBAGE AND SOMETHING IN PLASTIC BAG SCRAPED AGAINST LEG ABRASION LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2006 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PT RECEIVED PAIN LOWER LEG WHEN FELL WHILE TAKING OUT TRASH BAG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2006 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| HOMELESS PT WITH SHOULDER PAIN FROM CARRYING PLASTIC BAG THAT CONTAINS HER BELONGINGS. D:ROTATOR CUFF INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2006 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| 71 YOF WAS REACHING FOR PLASTIC BAGS IN GROCERY STORE AND ENTIRE ROLL F ELL ON RIGHT SHIN AND FOOT CAUSING CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2006 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| R SHOULDER INSTABILITY,S/P GROUND LEVEL FALL - SLIPPED ON A PLASTIC BAG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2006 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| POKED IN R. EYE BY CORNER OF PLASTIC TRASH BAG. DX. CORNEAL ABRASION , R EYE # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2006 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| 80 Y/O F INJURED UPPER LIP WHEN TRIPPED OVER PLASTIC TRASH BAG WHILE TA KING TRASH OUT AT HOME. DX; LAC UPPER LIP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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