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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 176
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/31/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| LACERATED WRIST THROUGH GARBAGE BAG AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2008 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| AT HOME LIFTING GARBAGE BAG INJURED WRIST DX SPRAINED WRITST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| CARRYING ?HEAVY GROCERY BAGS HEARD THE WRIST CRACKING >> SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PT HAD A MECHANICAL FALL ON STREET, TRIPPED ON PLASTIC BAG SUSTAINING CERVICAL STRAIN, AC JOINT SEPARATION & FOREARM CONTUSION W/WRIST FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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