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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 344
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/17/2009 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| 4 YO MALE SCRATCHED EYE WITH A POTATO CHIP BAG. DX CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2009 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| BURNS TO SHOULDER-DAD BURNING BRUSH,BROTHER GRABBED STICK OUT OF FIRE, MELTING PLASTIC BAG DRIPPED ON PT AT HOME. FD WASN'T CALLED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2009 | Age: 8 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| CHILD BIT SMALL CORNER OF PLASTIC BAG OFF AND SWALLOWED IT. COUGHED A LOT AND THEN VOMITED IT UP. LPTMS. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 09/08/2009 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| INGESTED WHITE PLASTIC SAFETY WRAPPER INGESTED FB * BLOOD IN MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2009 | Age: 5 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 |
| FELL ON TRASH BAG CUT TO LOWER LEG. DX LEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2009 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| MOM TAKING OUT TRASH - BAG HAD CRABS IN IT - AND ACCIDENTALLY HIT PT ON THE FACE. DX EYELID LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2009 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Dental Injury |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PATIENT GOT MAD AT BROTHER, PUT A PLASTIC BAG AROUND TOOTH AND PULLED T OOTH OUT; DENTAL INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2009 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PT AT HOME STUCK HAND IN TRASH BAG INJ L MIDDLE FINGER/ DX L MIDDLE FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2009 | Age: 17 months | 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 |
| FD BY MOM CHEWING ON A SMALL 2X2 PINK PLASTIC BAG, MOM NOT SURE OF DRUG CONTENTS, ACTING HERSELF>>R/O INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2009 | Age: 2 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 |
| PT FELL ONTO A GARBAGE BAG AT HOME THAT HAD BROKEN GLASS IN IT. SUSTAIN ED A CUT TO HER R LOWER LEG. STITCHED. DX R LOWER LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2009 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PT EATING A PIECE OF CANDY AND SWALLOWED THE PLASTIC WRAPPER. DX FB IN GESTED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PT CUT LOWER LIP WHEN TRYING TO OPEN PLASTIC BAG; LIP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PT WAS IN CARSEAT IN BACK OF CAR. PARENTS LOOKED BACK AND PT SUCKING ON A PLASTIC BAG W/ A POSS ECSTASY PILL IN IT. NO SYMPTOMS. DX POSS INGEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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