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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 551
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 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: 04/26/2009 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| 60 YOF SLIPPED ON BAG AND HIT KNEE CONTUSION KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plastic bags, Foods |
| FELT PAIN IN RIGHT KNEE AFTER CARRYING HER GROCERIES IN PLASTIC BAGS DX: STRAINED KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2007 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| DISLOCATES KNEE TRYING TO STEP ON A PLASTIC BAG IN YARD FROM BLOWING A WAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2005 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PT DX RT KNEE/BUTTOCKS CONTUSION - S/P SLIPPED ON A PLASTIC BAG ON THES TREET X 7 DAYS AGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2005 | Age: 72 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 |
| DX RIGHT KNEE LACERATION: LIFTING GARBAGE BAG OUT OF GARBAGE CAN AND SOMETHING POKED KNEE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2004 | Age: 89 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 |
| FELL CARRYING PLASTIC BAGS - CONTUSION KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2003 | Age: 55 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| RT KNEE CT-AT HOME-FEET TANGLED IN PLASTIC BAG-FELL-HIT WOODEN LOCKER & FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2003 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| CAUGHT FOOT IN A PLASTIC BAG-FELL SPRAIN BILATERAL KNEES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2003 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| LEFT KNEE ABRASION. SLIPPED ON AN OLD *** CHIP BAG AND FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2001 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | 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: 08/01/2000 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | 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 |
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