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Accidents - Plastic bags - 50+ years old - Year 2006

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 727
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Shoulder:204Lower Leg:154
Lower Trunk:86Eyeball:79
Mouth:71Finger:71
Head:59

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/19/2006Age: 78 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: 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: 12/09/2006Age: 66 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: 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: 11/07/2006Age: 63 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: 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: 10/19/2006Age: 76 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: 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: 09/25/2006Age: 69 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: 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: 07/19/2006Age: 54 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: 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: 07/12/2006Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: 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: 05/30/2006Age: 71 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: 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: 05/05/2006Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: 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: 04/09/2006Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: 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: 01/26/2006Age: 80 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: 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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