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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 501
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/25/2002 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic products |
| PT LAC LT INDEX FINGER ON PLASTIC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2002 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic products |
| DX LACERATION TO RIGHT HAND: CUT HAND ON PLASTIC AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2002 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Plastic products |
| SWOLLOWED FB.PT SWOLLOWED A PIECE OF PLASTIC FROM A CAKE DECORATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2002 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic products |
| R SHOULDER BRUISE/72YOF TRIPPED ON PLASTIC AT HOME AT 6:30P TODAY. C/O R SHOULDER & HIP PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2002 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Plastic products |
| PT STATES THAT SHE THINKS SHE SWALLOWED A PIECE OF PLASTIC ON A SANDWIC H SHE ATE RESULTING IN POSSIBLE SUBSTANCE IN THROAT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2002 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plastic products, Floors or flooring materials |
| SLIPPED ON PLASTIC OBJECT, FELL TO FLOOR IN STORE DX. HIP FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/23/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic products, Knives |
| PT WAS CUTTING PLASATIC W/HUNTING KNIFE AT TAVERN.DX: LAC L THENAR EMI NENCE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2002 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic products, Knives |
| CUTTING A PIECE OF PLASTIC WITH A KNIFE AND CUT HIS HAND. DX HAND LACAN D PT LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2002 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic products |
| FINGER LACERATION - LACERATED RIGHT PINKY FINGER ON A PIECE OF PLASTIC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plastic products |
| LUMBAR STRAIN - BENT OVER TO PICK UP A PIECE OF PLASTIC AND INJURED LOW ER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2002 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic products, Stairs or steps |
| TRIPPED OVER A HEAVY PLASTIC COVERING ON STEPS RIGHT PERIORBITAL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2002 | 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 Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic products, Knives with replaceable blades |
| 69 YO M CUTTING PLASTIC W/BOX CUTTER CUT FOREARM LAC FOREARM COMPLICATED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2002 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plastic products, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| WAS PUSHING PLASTIC DOWN ON COUCH LAST NIGHT & HEARD POP IN RT MIDDLE G FINGER. STRAIN RT MIDDLE FINGER, EXTENSOR TENDON INJURY@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2002 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic products |
| RIGHT EYE SCLERAL LAC. A ZIPLOCK BACK SLIPPED OUT OF PT'S HAND AND HIT HER IN EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2002 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic products |
| IN PARKING LOT OF HOME IMPROVEMENT STORE AT 1030 YESTERDAY, SLIPPE D ON A PLASTIC STRAP. DX MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS LT HIP, LT ARM, LT SHOULDE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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