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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 141
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/23/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| TRIPPED OVER PLASTIC BAG. DX-SPRAIN L ANKLE. # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| 18YOF SLIPPED ON A PLASTIC BAG AT HOME YESTERDAY,TWISTING ANKLE; ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PT STATES WAS CARRYING OUT THE TRASH BAG AND A PIECE OF GLASS CUT ANKLE DX RT ANKLE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| WAS CARRYING OUT THE GARBAGE, & THE PLASTIC BAG GRAZED THE INSIDE OF HIS LT ANKLE, THE BAG HAD BROKEN GLASS IN IT. DX: ANKLE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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