Accidents - Plastic bags - Years 1997-2010 - Knee

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,098
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	101
Year 1998:	112
Year 1999:	40
Year 2000:	177
Year 2001:	85
Year 2002:	93
Year 2003:	188
Year 2004:	128
Year 2005:	175
Year 2006:	157
Year 2007:	145
Year 2008:	173
Year 2009:	162
Year 2010:	356

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	175
6-15 years old:	479
16-25 years old:	119
26-50 years old:	773
50+ years old:	551

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/10/2010	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Plastic bags
71YOF INJURED BACK TAKING TRASH BAGS OUT, ALSO C/O KNEE PAIN DX;* (R) KNEE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2010	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Plastic bags
26YOF-KNEE PAIN-STARTED WHEN PT KICKED A PLASTIC BAG ON THE GROUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2010	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags, Bottles or jars
3YOF; PT CUT KNEE ON A BROKEN BOTTLE THAT WAS IN A PLASTIC TRASH BAG.D: LACERATION LEFT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2010	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plastic bags
KNEE SPRAIN-48YOF STEPPED ON A PLASTIC BAG AND SLIPPED AND FELL AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2010	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
13YOM TAKING OUT THE PLASTIC GARBAGE BAG OF TRASH WHEN GLASS POKED THROUGH CUTTING RT KNEE;KNEE LACERATION,1.5CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2010	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plastic bags
23 YO F, C/O LEFT KNEE PAIN, TRIPPED ON PLASTIC BAG AND FELL LANIDNG ON KNEE, DX KNEE SPRIAN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2010	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plastic bags
48YOF GETTING INTO HER CAR IN THE PARKING LOT OF SWEETBAY WHILE CARRYI NG PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS FULL AND FELL CONTUSION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2010	Age: 11 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
11YOM PT TAKING OUT TRASH AT HOME, PIECE OF BROKEN GLASS POKED THROUGH BAG AND CUT PT ON R KNEE. DX R KNEE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2010	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Plastic bags
71 YR OLD FEMALE SLIPPED ON WET PIECE OF PLASTIC BAG AND FELL ON KNEE W ITH INTERNAL DERANGEMENT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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

Date: 12/09/2008	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags, Drinking glasses
46 YOM PICKED UP TRASH AND DRINKING GLASS WAS BROKEN IN THE BAG LACERATION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plastic bags, Foods
FELT PAIN IN RIGHT KNEE AFTER CARRYING HER GROCERIES IN PLASTIC BAGS DX: STRAINED KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2008	Age: 16 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
PT WAS TAKING OUT THE TRASH AT HOME WHEN A PIECE OF BROKEN GLASS POKED THROUGH THE BAG AND CUT HIS R KNEE. NEEDS STITCHED. DX R KNEE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2008	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plastic bags, Floors or flooring materials
21 YO FEMALE SLIPPED ON PLASTIC BAG ON FLOOR KNEE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2007	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
HIT GARBAGE BAG WITH GLASS IN IN AND CUT KNEE LACERATION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2007	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plastic bags
SLIDING ON PLASTIC BAGS AND HURT KNEE. DX SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2007	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Plastic bags
DISLOCATES KNEE TRYING TO STEP ON A PLASTIC BAG IN YARD FROM BLOWING A WAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2006	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
LACERATES KNEE ON SHARP OBJECT WHEN LIFTED GARBAGE BAG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2006	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
PATIENT TRIPPED AND FELL WHEN PLAYING TAG OUTSIDE AT GRANDMOTHER'S HOUS E, FELL ON A PLASTIC BAG/TRASH BAG WITH SOMETHING IN IT; KNEE LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2006	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plastic bags
PAIN TO KNEE TWISTED SLIPPED ON PLASTIC BAG DX: KNEE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2005	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plastic bags
PT DX RT KNEE/BUTTOCKS CONTUSION - S/P SLIPPED ON A PLASTIC BAG ON THES TREET X 7 DAYS AGO.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2005	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
14 YOM LACERATES KNEE ON GLASS FROM GARBAGE BAGS AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2005	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
#1 CUT R KNEE ON PIECE OF UNKNOWN GLASS TAKING OUT TRASH BAG LACERATION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2005	Age: 72 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, Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
DX RIGHT KNEE LACERATION: LIFTING GARBAGE BAG OUT OF GARBAGE CAN AND SOMETHING POKED KNEE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2004	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plastic bags
PT CARRING BAG OF ICE, JUMPED OVER SOMETHING & ICE HIT PT IN KNEE. DX CONTUSION L KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2004	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plastic bags
FELL CARRYING PLASTIC BAGS - CONTUSION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2003	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plastic bags, Floors or flooring materials
SLIPPED ON PLASTIC GROCERY BAG HIT FLOOR AND CONTUSED KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2003	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
RT KNEE LAC-CUT ON GLASS IN PLASTIC GARBAGE BAG-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2003	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plastic bags, Floors or flooring materials
RT KNEE CT-AT HOME-FEET TANGLED IN PLASTIC BAG-FELL-HIT WOODEN LOCKER & FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2003	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plastic bags
CAUGHT FOOT IN A PLASTIC BAG-FELL SPRAIN BILATERAL KNEES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plastic bags
LEFT KNEE ABRASION. SLIPPED ON AN OLD *** CHIP BAG AND FELL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2002	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plastic bags, Stairs or steps
LT KNEE SPRAIN-SLIPPED ON A PLASTIC BAG WHILE GOING DOWN STEPS-AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plastic bags
PT STATES THIS MORNING TRIPPED OVER TRASH BAG HURTING KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2001	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2001	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2000	Age: 20 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2000	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2000	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2000	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2000	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/22/1999	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/1999	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/1999	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/1998	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/1998	Age: 35 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/1998	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	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, Glass alcoholic beverage bottles
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/1997	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/1997	Age: 7 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, Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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