Accidents - Plastic bags - Years 1997-2010 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 5,406
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	51
Year 1998:	577
Year 1999:	491
Year 2000:	194
Year 2001:	395
Year 2002:	370
Year 2003:	440
Year 2004:	471
Year 2005:	219
Year 2006:	177
Year 2007:	447
Year 2008:	511
Year 2009:	560
Year 2010:	497

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	109
6-15 years old:	318
16-25 years old:	976
26-50 years old:	2,399
50+ years old:	1,601

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 07/30/2010	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plastic bags
45YOM INJURED (R) THUMB OPENING A BAG OF CHICKEN WINGS DX;* (R) THUMB SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2010	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Plastic bags
27YOF HAD HOT CHOC. SAUCE IN PLASTIC *** BAG. MICROWAVED IT. BAG &CHOC. MELTED ONTO FINGERS. DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN RT FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2010	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plastic bags
26YOF FELT A SUDDEN POP IN (L) THUMB WHILE CARRYING GROCERIES @ HOME DX;# SPRAIN (L) THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2010	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Plastic bags
43YOF WAS AT HOME BURNING TRASH, A PLASTIC BAG BEGAN TO BURN AND SPLATTERED CAUSIGN A BURN TO RT 3RD FINGER. NO FD INVOLVMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2010	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags, Knives
FINGER LAC-7YOM TRIED TO OPEN A MARSHMELLOW BAG WITH A KNIFE AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2010	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
20YOM WAS LIFTING A PLASTIC GARBAGE BAG AND UT R 3RD FINGER ON PIECE OF BROKEN GLASS DX- FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2010	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
30YOF TAKING OUT TRASH AND GLASS POKED THROUGH THE PLASTIC BAG INTO FIN GER LACERATION THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2010	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
19YOM WAS TAKING OUT THE TRASH AND CUT FINGER ON A SHARP OBJECT DX LT FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2010	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Plastic bags
72YOF HAS (R) WRIST PAIN AFTER LIFTING BAGS OF GROCERIES DX;* TENOSY NOVITIS (R) THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2010	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Nerve Damage
Product: Plastic bags
37 YR OLD FEMALE CARRY HEAVY PLASTIC BAG OF ICE AND IT GOT HOOKED ON FINGER FINGER FEELS LIKE IT FELL ASLEEP DX: NEUROPATHY MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2010	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Plastic bags, Microwave ovens
59YOOWF. PT WAS WARMING BROWN SUGAR AND GRAB THE BAG OUT OF MICROWAVE AND OPENED HOLE SUGAR BURNED L HAND FINGERS. DX. BURNS L 1ST, 2ND & 3RD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2010	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags, Knives
6YOM CUT LT FINGER WHILE TRYING TO OPEN A BAG OF GRAPES WITH A KNIFE, AT HOME. DX; LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2009	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
WAS LIFTING UP TRASH, & PIECE OF BROKEN GLASS CAME THROUGH PLASTIC BAG, & CUT HIS LT THUMB. DX; LT THUMB LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2009	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags, Glass alcoholic beverage bottles
CUT FINGER ON BEER BOTTLE IN TRASH BAG AT HOME. DX FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2009	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Plastic bags
STRESS R THUMB/29YOF WAS OPENING BAG OF CHIPS & SAID HER THUMB POPPED O UT.PT HAS CAST ON WRIST DUE TO SPRAINED WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2009	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
CUT THUMB ON SOMETHING IN PLASTIC TRASH BAG. DX THUMB LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2009	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Plastic bags
PT TAKING OUT THE GARBAGE AND THERE WAS A PIECE OF GLASS STICKING OUT F ROM THE PLASTIC BAG AVULSION TO RIGHT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2009	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
PT AT HOME OPENING A MUFFIN BAG CUT FINGER/ DX 1CM SUPERFICIAL LAC L INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2009	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Plastic bags
70 YO F FINGER BITTEN BY BAT. BAT GOT IN HOUSE PT WAS TRYING TO GET IT OUT IN A BAG*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2009	Age: 14 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
PT AT HOME STUCK HAND IN TRASH BAG INJ L MIDDLE FINGER/ DX L MIDDLE FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2009	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Plastic bags
CUT FINGER ON A PIECE OF GLASS STICKING OUT OF GARBAGE BAG. DX.FINGER S OFT TISSUE AVUSION.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plastic bags
TRIP & FALL OVER PLASTIC BAG DX: THUMB AVULSION FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2008	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Plastic bags, Floors or flooring materials
PT STATES FELL THIS MORNING, SLIPPED ON PLASTIC BAG ON FLOOR. DX. DISL OCATED FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2008	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
PT WAS CUTTING ON PLASTIC BAG AND ACCIDENTLALLY CUT HIS LEFT THUMB@
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2008	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Plastic bags
46 YOF C/O PAINFUL FINGER AFTER CARRYING HEAVY PLASTIC BAGS, DX: TENDON ITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2008	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plastic bags
PATIENT BENT FINGER BACKWARDS, PICKING OF BAG OF POTTING SOIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2008	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Plastic bags, Microwave ovens
PT AT HOME OPENED PLASTIC BAG FROM MICROWAVE CAUSED BURN TO L THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags, Knives
53YOF WAS HOME ATTEMPTING TO OPEN A SALAD BAG WITH A STEAK KNIFE, ACCIDENTLY SLICED LEFT INDEX FINGER;FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags, Manual scissors
PT WAS CUTTING A PLASTIC BAG WITH SCISSORS AND CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER, LEFT INDEX FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2008	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Plastic bags
BURN RT FINGER-SUS BURN TO RT FINGERS WHEN A PLATIC BAG CAUGHT ON FIRE. NO FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2007	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags, Drinking glasses
PT TAKING OUT PLASTIC TRASH BAG @ HOME HAD LAC ON R MIDDLE FINGER FROM BROKEN DRINKING GLASSIN TRASH BAG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2007	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Plastic bags
PT SUST FINGER INJURY CARRYING PLASTIC BAGS#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2007	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Nerve Damage
Product: Plastic bags
CARRIED HOME APPROXIMATELY 100 LBS OF GROCERIES IN PLASTIC BAGS WITH HA NDLES CONSTRICTING FINGER CAUSING NUMBNESS AND NERVE COMPRESSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2007	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags, Metal containers
WAS PUSHING DOWN THE CONTENTS OF GARBAGE BAG; CUT FINGER ON COFFEE CAN. LACERATION OF RIGHT 3RD FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2007	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Plastic bags
PICKING UP PLASTIC BAG AT GROCERY STORE AND ALMOST DROPPED IT HURTING FINGER DISLOCATION FINGER RB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2007	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
59 YO CUT FINGER ON SHARP OBJECT IN PLASTIC TRASH BAG LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2007	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Farm/ranch		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plastic bags
PT C/O CAUGHT THUMB IN STRAP ON TRASH BAG. DX SPRAIN RT THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2007	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plastic bags
SPRAINED THUMB LIFTING PLASTIC BAG FULL OF GROCERIES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2007	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
PT SLICED FINGER ON BROKEN GLASS IN GARBAGE BAG AT HOME TODAY DX// LAC RIGHT SMALL FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2007	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
C/O PT STATES WAS PUSHING ON TRASHBAG AND CUT FINGER ON BROKEN GLASS DX RT FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2006	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Plastic bags
STUNG IN FINGER FROM BEE IN PLASTIC BAG. DX: BEE STING WITH LOCAL REAC TION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2006	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Plastic bags
PT. WAS COOKING AND PLASTIC BAG CAUGHT ON FIRE AND MELTED ON FINGERS. DX. 1-2 DEG BURN R HAND (34-4TH FINGERS). NS FD ATTENDED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2006	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
PATIENT CUT LEFT THUMB WHILE TAKING OUT GARBAGE IN PLASTIC BAG, CUT ON PIECE OF GLASS. DX-THUMB LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2006	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags, Knives
44 YO INJURED FINGER ON KNIFE BLADE FROM A PLASTIC BAG LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2006	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Plastic bags
DX LEFT THUMB DISLOCATION: PUT THROUGH LOOP OF TRASH BAG AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2006	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
PT CUT FINGER TRYING TO OPEN PLASTIC BAG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2005	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags, Knives
2CM FINGER LAC-OPENING A PLASTIC BAG & KNIFE SLIPPED-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2005	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
STATES HE WAS TAKING OUT GARBAGE AND CUT FINGER DX LT FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2005	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Plastic bags
PT WKS AT HOTEL, GOT STUCK ON THE FINGER C A SYRINGE WHILE CARRYING A P LASTIC TRASH BAG SUSTAINED" EXPOSURE"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2005	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
LAC RRF WHILE TAKING OUT BAG OF GARBAGE TODAY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2005	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plastic bags
CAUGHT A ROLL OF GARBAGE BAGS ROLLED UP ON END OF FINGER YESTERDAY. CLO SED FX PROXIMAL PHALANX LT 5TH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/24/2004	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plastic bags
CARRYING PLASTIC SHOPPING BAGS WITH HANDLE WRAPPED AROUND FINGER WIFE PULLED ON BAG-PREV DAY / FINGER FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/24/2004	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Plastic bags
PT. WAS TRYING TO PUT FIRE OUT OF A BURNING PLASTIC BAG BURN TO FINGER FIRE DEPT. DID NOT ATTEND/
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2004	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
CUT FINGER ON GARBAGE BAG - LACERATION THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2004	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Plastic bags
57 YOM WAS IN CAR AND BRUNED RIGHT FINGERS WITH CIGARETTE LIGHTER .LIGH TER HAD SET PLASTIC BAG ON FIRE. NO FIRE DEPT INVOLVEMENT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2004	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
CUT HAND REACHING IN TRASH BAG - LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2004	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags, Other glass bottles or jars
LAC RMF ON BROKEN GLASS BOTTLE THAT WAS IN TRASH BAG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2004	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags, Nonelectric razors or shavers
PT PICKED UP PLASTIC BAG AND TRAC III RAZOR CUT HIM. DX: R MIDDLE/SMALL FINGER LACS <1CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2004	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags, Knives
TRIED OPENING BAG OG CEREAL W/ KNIFE DX LAC TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2004	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Plastic bags
FINGER TENDONTITIS-PAIN STARTED WHILE CARRYING PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2004	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plastic bags
PT HAS THUMB PAIN AFTER OPENING A BAG OF STRING CHEESE. HEARD CRACK. D: THUMB SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2004	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Plastic bags, Microwave ovens
DX 1ST DEGREE BURN : BURNED BY PLASTIC BAG OF BROWN SUGAR PULLED FROM MICROWAVE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2003	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
PT. WAS CARRYING OUT A BAG OF TRASH, CUT HER FINGER ON SOMETHING IN THE BAG - LAC. FINGER 1.5 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2003	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Plastic bags
RECENT PUNCTURE WOUND, INFECTED DISTAL PHALANX, CLEANED OUT BASEMENT, REACHED INTO GARBAGE BAG AND PUNCTURED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2003	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
PT WAS CUT ON SHARD OF GLASS PROTRUDING THROUGH PLASTIC BAG WHILE CLEANING. DX: R THIRD FINGER LAC 1.5 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2003	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
CUT THUMB ON SOMETHING SHARP IN PLASTIC BAG WHILE TAKING OUT TRASH.DX; LACERATION THUMB. WHILE CAMPING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2003	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
WAS PUSHING ON GARBAGE BAG-LAC LT SMALL FINGER ON PIECE OF GLASS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2003	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plastic bags
PLASTIC BAG PT WAS CARRYING GOT CAUGHT ON CAR MIRROR & BENT WRIST/FINGE R. ACUTE FX RMF & RT WRIST SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2003	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Plastic bags
RE-INJURED FINGER CARRYING A PLASTIC BAG RIGHT 4TH FINGER PUNCTURE OPEN WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2002	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Plastic bags
AT HOME AT 1700, TRYING TO GET HER CAT OUT OF A PLASTIC BAG IN WHICH CA T ACCIDENTALLY GOT STUCK, CAT BIT HER FINGER. DX PW RIGHT LONG FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2002	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags, Metal containers
CAN INSIDE PLASTIC GARBAGE BAG CUT FINGER DX. FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Plastic bags
OPENING *** BAG AT SCHOOL AND BENT FINGERS BACKWARDS.HYPEREXTENSION LEF T 5TH FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2002	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags, Bags
LAC (L) 3RD FINGER, PT SUST INJURY WITH A KNIFE WHILE CUTTING A PLASTIC BAG AT HOME, C/O SEVERE PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2002	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Plastic bags
PT PICKED UP *** BACK AND THUMB POPPED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2002	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
PT SUSTAINED LACERATION FROM BROKEN GLASS IN GARBAGE BAG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags, Knives
PT CUT LEFT THUMB WITH KNIFE WHILE TRYING TO GET ICE OUT OF BAG. D: L ACERATION THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/31/2001	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags, Lighting equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2001	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Plastic bags, Mattresses
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2001	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plastic bags, Grocery or shopping carts
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2001	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2001	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2001	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2001	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags, Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2001	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags, Metal containers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2001	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2001	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2001	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2001	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags, Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2000	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2000	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2000	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2000	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plastic bags, Tables
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/28/1999	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Plastic bags, Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/1999	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags, Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/1999	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/1999	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/1999	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/1999	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags, Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/1999	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/1999	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/1999	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/1999	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/1999	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/1999	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/1999	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/1999	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags, Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/29/1998	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/1998	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/1998	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags, Manual scissors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/1998	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags, Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/1998	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/1998	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/1998	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/1998	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/1998	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Plastic bags, Microwave ovens
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/1998	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/1998	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Plastic bags, Desk supplies
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/1998	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/1997	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/1997	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags, Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/1997	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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