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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 389
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/15/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| LAC (L) LWR LEG, PT STS SUST INJURY WITH SOMETHING FROM THE GARBAGE BAG AT HOME, C/O MODERATE PAIN & BLEEDING, GAIT NORMAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2002 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Bags |
| PATIENT'S FOOT SLIPPED WHILE LOADING SHOPPING BAGS INTO THE CAR, FELL. DX-HEMATOMA LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2002 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| LACERATION RT LEG-SUS 2" LACERATION TO RT LEG WHEN A PIECE OF GLASS CUT HER THROUGH A TRASH BAG. CONTINUES TO BLEED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2002 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| LACERATION LOWER LEG - 63 YOM LACERATED RIGHT LOWER LEG ON SOMETHING TH AT WAS IN THE TRASH BAG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2002 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| LAC R CALF - CUT CALF ON BROKEN GLASS WHEN CARRYING GARBAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2002 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| LAC (L) LWR LEG, VIA EMS, PT STS SUST INJURY WITH PIECES OF GLASSSES WHILE THROWING THE GARBAGE BAG OUT, C/O PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| PT BACKED UP AGAINST A GARBAGE BAG WHICH HAD SOME GLASS IN IT SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2002 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bags |
| PT LIFTED A TRASH BAG, C/O OF LEG PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2002 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Bags |
| PT INJURED LEG FALLING TAKING TRASH BAG OUT AT HOME DX:LEG ABRASION/SWELLING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2002 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| PT LACERATED LEG ON BROKEN GLASS IN BAG, LACERATION L LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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