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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 162
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/18/2009 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags, Manual scissors |
| PT KNELT DOWN ON A PLASTIC BAG THAT HAD SCISSORS UNDER IT AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2009 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| 60 YOF SLIPPED ON BAG AND HIT KNEE CONTUSION KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2009 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags, Drinking glasses |
| KNEE INJURY FROM TAKING OUT TRASH AND CUT KNEE ON BROKEN DRINKING GLASS. DX-ACUTE 2 CM KNEE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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