Accidents - Plastic bags - 50+ years old - Year 2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,598
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Upper Trunk:	271	Lower Leg:	223
Head:	184	All Of Body:	132
Lower Trunk:	127	Finger:	77
Ankle:	76	Eyeball:	76
Neck:	76	Hand:	71
Toe:	71	Lower Arm:	63
Elbow:	55	Knee:	55
Upper Leg:	17	Face:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/23/2010	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plastic bags
66 Y MALE SLIPPED ON PLASTIC BAG IN PARKING LOT, FELL CAUSING INJ DX: FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/21/2010	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plastic bags
64YOF TRIPPED OVER A PLASTIC BAG LANDING ON RT SIDE; HIP FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/07/2010	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
56YOM TRIPPED OVER PLASTIC BAG AND FELL AT HOME SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2010	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plastic bags
64YOF-ELBOW FX-TRIPPED ON PLASTIC GARBAGE BAG-FELL ON ARM-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2010	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Plastic bags
71YOF INJURED BACK TAKING TRASH BAGS OUT, ALSO C/O KNEE PAIN DX;* (R) KNEE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2010	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Plastic bags
68YOM SLIPPED ON PLASTIC GROCERY BAG & FELL C/O (R) ELBOW / HUMERUS & S HOULDER PAIN DX;* ARM PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2010	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plastic bags
73YOF HAS BACK PAIN AFTER LIFTING HEAVY GROCERY BAGS DX;# THORACIC STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2010	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Plastic bags
CHI. 73 YOF GOT FOOT TANGLED UP IN A PLASTIC BAG AND FELL HITTING HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2010	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Plastic bags
64 Y/O F WAS SHOCKED ON THE HAND WHEN SHE PLACED PLASTIC BAGS ON THE X- RAY MACHINE AT THE AIRPORT. DIAGNOSED WITH ELECTRIC SHOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2010	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plastic bags
53 Y/O M HIT FACE W/ PLASTIC BAG CORNEAL ABR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2010	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plastic bags
92YOF DOING SHOPPING AND WHILE CARRYING PLASTIC BAGS OF GROCERIES STRAI NED CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2010	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plastic bags
52YOM SLIPPED ON A PLASTIC BAG DX: NECK STRAIN, HIP AND BACK CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2010	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plastic bags
78 YOM, RIB CONTUSION, SP FALLING DOWN BUS STAIRS 3 DAYS PRIOR WHILE CA RRYING GROCERY BAGS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2010	Age: 70 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
70YOF TAKING OUT A PLASTIC BAG FULL OF GARBAGE WHEN A PIECE OF GLASS PO KED THROUGH THE BAG INTO LOWER LEG LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2010	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
59 YOM INJURED ANKLE ON GLASS THAT WAS IN BAG. DX-LEFT ANKLE LACERATION 4 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2010	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Plastic bags
57 YOF RT SIDED RIB PAIN AFTER DRAGGING GARBAGE BAG TO CURB DX##: RT RIB PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2010	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Plastic bags, Floors or flooring materials
69 Y/O FEMALE SLIPPED ON A PLASTIC BAG ON FLOOR AND HIT HEAD AT HOMEDX: HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2010	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
76YO HISP FEMALE AT HOME TRIPPED ON PLASTIC BAG HIT NOSE,NLOC,HURT KNEES,L HIP, DX NASAL BONE LACERATION, KNEE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2010	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Plastic bags
54 YO F HEAVY DRINKING, TAKING OUT BAG OF TRASH AT HOME, FELL IN DRIVEW AY. DX ETOH INTOXICATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2010	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plastic bags
57 Y/O W/M FRACTURED TOE WHEN DROPPED FROZEN BAG CORN ON TOE AT GROCERY STORE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2010	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Plastic bags
STUMBLED OVER A BAG OF POTTING SOIL FELL AND HIT FACE. SUBDURAL HEMAT OMA 88YOF
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 05/17/2010	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Plastic bags
82YOF,HEMATOMA TO RIGHT LOWER ARM S/P CARRING PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS ON FOREARM NO OTHER INJURIES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2010	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plastic bags
57YOF BENT OVER TO LIFT TRASH BAG AND HURT BACK THORACIC SPINE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2010	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags, Drinking glasses
69YOM CUT LOWER LEG WHILE CARRYING PLASTIC BAG WITH BROKEN GLASS IN IT LACERATION LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2010	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plastic bags
92 Y/O/F SLIPPED ON PLASTIC BAG AND FELL AT HOME AND INJURED HIP DX/ LEFT HIP CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2010	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plastic bags
56YOF LIFTED HEAVY GROCERY BAGS & INJURED BACK DX;* THOR ACIC STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2010	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Plastic bags
72YOF HAS (R) WRIST PAIN AFTER LIFTING BAGS OF GROCERIES DX;* TENOSY NOVITIS (R) THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2010	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Plastic bags
71 YR OLD FEMALE SLIPPED ON WET PIECE OF PLASTIC BAG AND FELL ON KNEE W ITH INTERNAL DERANGEMENT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/13/2010	Age: 52 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
52 YR OLD MALE WAS CARRYING TRASH BAG AND CUT LEG ON BROKEN GLASS IN BAG AT HOME DX: LACERATION LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2010	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Plastic bags, Microwave ovens
59YOOWF. PT WAS WARMING BROWN SUGAR AND GRAB THE BAG OUT OF MICROWAVE AND OPENED HOLE SUGAR BURNED L HAND FINGERS. DX. BURNS L 1ST, 2ND & 3RD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2010	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Plastic bags, Floors or flooring materials
TRAUMA LT.HAND.77YOF.PT.REFERS TRIP OVER SHOPPING BAG,FALLNG DOWN ON FL OOR AT RKET.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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