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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,010
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/21/2003 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other plastic products |
| 65 Y/O M INJURED L INDEX FINGER ON PLASTIC BOARD AT HOME. DX; FINGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2003 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other plastic products |
| 59YOMC WALKING IN A HOUSE THAT WAS BEING BUILT AND STEPPED ON STYRAFOAM FALLING 7-8 FEET/FRACTURED PELVIS |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 10/23/2003 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other plastic products |
| PLASTIC BASKET HIT PT IN HEAD DX SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2003 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Other plastic products |
| SWALLOWED PIECE OF PLASTIC SPOON WHILE EATING ICE CREAM DX FOREIGN BODY INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2003 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other plastic products |
| PT STATES DROPPED A ROLL OF PLASTIC WRAP APPROX 200 LBS ON FOOT YEST LE FT FOOT PAIN FRACTURE LEFT GREAT TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2003 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other plastic products |
| PT TRIPPED ON A PIECE OF CRUMPLED UP PLASTIC CAUSING MANY CONTUSIONS & ABRASIONS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2003 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Mobile/Manufactured home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other plastic products, Mobile/manufactured homes |
| BURNING WEEDS AT HOME, WEEDS CAUGHT PLASTIC ON GROUND UNDER MOBILE HOM E IN FIRE, BURNED HAND. DX: 2ND, 3RD DEGREE BURNS HAND, 2ND DEGREE FOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2003 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other plastic products |
| 79 Y/O F CUT RT FOREARM WHEN SCRAPPED AGAINST PLASTIC PAN HOLDER AT HOM E.. DX: LAC RT ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2003 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other plastic products |
| PT HIT IN EYEBROW WITH PLASTIC LID UNDER PRESSURE HE WAS OPENING DX: 2 CM LAC LT EYEBROW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2003 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other plastic products, Bags |
| HAD SHARP PLASTIC FORKS IN HIS POCKET IN A BAG AND THEY SCRATCHED HIS C ALF ABRADING IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2003 | Age: 60 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: Other plastic products |
| GARDENING AND LAC SHIN ON SOME *** SHEETING SHE WAS KNEELING ON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2003 | Age: 59 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: Other |
| Product: Other plastic products, Adhesives |
| ALLERGIC REACTION, WORKING WITH SOME WHITE PLASTIC PLUMBING AND GLUE YESTERDAY, RED AND SWOLLEN PALMS, WRIST, AXILLARY, GROIN AREA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2003 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Other plastic products |
| PIECE OF STRAW FROM STRAW BASKET STUCK IN FINGER AND UNABLE TO REMOVE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2003 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other plastic products |
| LAC FINGER ON A PLASTIC TRAY THAT WAS FALLING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2003 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other plastic products |
| PLASTIC BASKET FELL HIT KNEE DX: LACERATION TO KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2003 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Other plastic products |
| PIECE OF PLASTIC FORK STUCK IN THROAT ESOPHAGEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2003 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other plastic products |
| PLASTIC BASKET FELL ONTO LEG DX: LACERATION TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2003 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other plastic products |
| 85YOF FELL, TRIPPED OVER TUBING DX: HIP FX L INTERTROCHANTERIC |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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