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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 175
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/12/2002 | Age: 11 months | 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: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| AT HOME STUCK HAND IN GARBAGE CAN AND CUT HAND ON OPENED CAN IN GARBAGE R HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2002 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| MOM STATES CHILD WAS STUCK BY AN INSULIN NEEDLE THAT WAS IN GARBAGE CAN DX: NEEDLE STICK RT PALM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2002 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PATIENT PUT HAND INSIDE TRASH CAN AT HOME, CUT HAND; HAND LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2002 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Metal containers |
| MOTHER SAID CHILD WAS REACHING INTO A TRASH CAN AND WAS CUT ON A SHARP LID FROM A CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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