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Accidents - Plastic containers - Year 2009 - Hand

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 290
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
6-15 years old:76
26-50 years old:172
50+ years old:41

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 08/13/2009Age: 46 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic containers
IN GARAGE AND IT WAS HOT OUT PICKED UP A PLASTIC BOTTLE AND IT EXPLODED IN HER HAND MULTIPLE SKIN LACS TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/06/2009Age: 15 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic containers
HAND LAC FROM PLASTIC CONTAINER NON SPEC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/11/2009Age: 46 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plastic containers
PLASTIC CONTAINER FELL ON HAND. CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/15/2009Age: 37 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Plastic containers
PLASTIC CONTAINER CAUGHT ON FIRE, PT PICKED IT UP & THREW IT BURNING P T'S LT HAND. NS WHETHER FIRE DEPT WAS THERE OR NOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/04/2009Age: 65 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic containers, Knives
PT HAS LAC ON HER L HAND, TRIED TO OPEN PLASTIC CONTAINER AND CUT HAND W/KNIFE. DX. LAC L HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/21/2009Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Plastic containers
BURN L HAND. BURNING TRASH AND PLASTIC POT POPED OUT AND BURNED PALM OF HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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