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Accidents - Plastic bags - Year 2006 - Lower Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 776
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Date: 10/23/2006Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
PT WAS TAKING OUT TRASH AND A PIECE OF GLASS FROM BAG CAUSED LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/20/2006Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plastic bags
C/O PT STATES IINJURED LEG ON SHARP OBJECT IN PLASTIC BAG DX RT LOWER LEG ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/25/2006Age: 69 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plastic bags
TAKING OUT HIS GARBAGE AND SOMETHING IN PLASTIC BAG SCRAPED AGAINST LEG ABRASION LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/16/2006Age: 13 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
PT CUT LEG WITH GLASS WHEN CARRYING GARBAGE BAG AT HOME TODAY DX// LAC RIGHT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/24/2006Age: 47 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
SUST LAC TO L LEG ON OBJECT STICKING OUT OF PLASTIC GARBAGE BAG DX 6 CM 2 LAYER LAC REPAIR L LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/19/2006Age: 54 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Plastic bags
PT RECEIVED PAIN LOWER LEG WHEN FELL WHILE TAKING OUT TRASH BAG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/13/2006Age: 38 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plastic bags, Other glass bottles or jars
PT CUT LEG ON GLASS BOTTLE WHEN GARBARGE BAG HE WAS CARRYING HIT HIS LE G DX//ABRASION RIGHT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/11/2006Age: 49 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags, Glass alcoholic beverage bottles
49YFC CARRYING PLASTIC GARBAGE BAG WITH BROKEN WINE BOTTLE IN IT CUTTING LOWER LEG/LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/30/2006Age: 71 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plastic bags
71 YOF WAS REACHING FOR PLASTIC BAGS IN GROCERY STORE AND ENTIRE ROLL F ELL ON RIGHT SHIN AND FOOT CAUSING CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/27/2006Age: 20 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Plastic bags
1ST,2ND,3RD DEGREE BURN L LEG - A PIECE OF PLASTIC GROCERY BAG FLOATED OUT OF BON FIRE & LANDED ON LEG WHILE CAMPING, NOFD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/17/2006Age: 27 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plastic bags
27 YO FEMALE SLIPPED ON PLASTIC BAG IN WAWA PARKING LOT CONTUSION LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/07/2006Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
C/O PT STATES PICKED UP TRASH BAG AND CUT LEG ON SHARP OBJECT DX LT LOWER LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/17/2006Age: 25 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
CUT LEG WITH BROKEN GLASS WHILE CARRYING IT IN PLASTIC BAG LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/03/2006Age: 38 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Plastic bags
BURN RT.LEG 2ND.DEGREE.PT.REFERS WHILE BURNING GARBAGE A PIECE OF PLAST IC BAG GOT STUCK IN LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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