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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 258
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| 45 Y/O CUT LEFT FOREARM ON PIECE OF GLASS THAT WAS IN GARBAGE BAG. DX-LAC. LEFT FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags, Drinking glasses |
| LAC ARM ON BROKEN DRINKING GLASS THAT POKED OUT FROM PLASTIC TRASH BAG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PT CUT LOWER ARM ON SOMETHING IN TRASH BAG AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS PLAYING ON FLOOR WHEN HE HIT HIS R ARM AGAINST A PLASTIC GARBAGE BAG W/ BROKEN GLASS IN IT. HAS A LAC TO FOREARM. STITCHED. DX ARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| SHARP IN PLASTIC BAG/FOREARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags, Metal containers |
| LACERATION RT.FOREARM.PT.REFERS WHILE TAKING OUT GARBAGE(PLASTIC BAG,CU T FOREARM WITH METAL CAN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| 7 Y/O F INJURED L FOREARM WHEN CUT BY OBJECT IN PLASTIC TRASH BAG AT HO ME. DX; LAC L FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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