Accidents - Plastic bags - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,095
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1998:	294
Year 1999:	188
Year 2000:	67
Year 2001:	136
Year 2002:	214
Year 2003:	160
Year 2004:	102
Year 2005:	160
Year 2006:	159
Year 2007:	67
Year 2008:	258
Year 2009:	139
Year 2010:	144

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	81
6-15 years old:	264
16-25 years old:	455
26-50 years old:	834
50+ years old:	459

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 08/27/2010	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, Knives
37YOM TRYING TO PUT A PLASTIC BAG IN A LONG BOX THAT CAUGHT AIR,USED A STEAK KNIFE TO PUNCTURE BAG STRUCK FOREARM;FOREARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2010	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Plastic bags
82YOF,HEMATOMA TO RIGHT LOWER ARM S/P CARRING PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS ON FOREARM NO OTHER INJURIES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2010	Age: 35 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
35YOM THROWING A BAG OF TRASH AWAY WHEN A PIECE OF GLASS BROKE THROUGH THE PLASTIC SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2009	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: Other
Product: Plastic bags
52YOM WAS TAKING OUT A PLASTIC BAG OF TRASH AND THERE WAS A PIECE OF GL ASS IN THE BAG POKED SELF IN THE LOWER ARM GOT INFECTED CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2009	Age: 20 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
TAKING TRASHBAG OUT AND PIECE OF GLASS IN BAG CUT LOWER ARM LACERATION LOWER ARM #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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

Date: 12/17/2007	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plastic bags, Floors or flooring materials
SLIPPED ON PLASTIC BAG & FELL IN FLOOR, HURT WRIST & ELBOW DX FOREARM FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2007	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
SLIPPED ON A TRASH BAG. DX ARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2006	Age: 25 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
25 YO TAKING PLASTIC TRASH BAG OUT CUT FOREARM ON GLASS LAC FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2006	Age: 11 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. WAS CARRYING OUT A PLASTIC BAG WITH TRASH IN IT, A PIECE OF GLASS CUT HIS FOREARM, LACERATION FOREARM 2.5 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2006	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plastic bags, Clothing
PT. LIFTED A PLASTIC BAG FULL OF CLOTHING AND THEN HAD PAIN IN HER FOREARM/ELBOW AREA. DIAGNOSIS SPRAINED FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2005	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
SUPERFICIAL L FOREARM LACERATION WITH REPAIR: L INDEX FINGER LACERATION WITH REPAIR:MOVING PLASTIC BAGS W/GLASS ONTO TRUCK, GLASS FELL, HIT ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2005	Age: 63 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
DX RIGHT FOREARM LACERATION: TAKING OUT PLASTIC TRASH BAG AND GLASS CUT ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2005	Age: 19 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
PT LACERATED FOREARM ON BROKEN GLASS THAT WAS IN A PLASTIC BAG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2004	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plastic bags
PT FELL CARRYING TRASH BAG OUT; FX ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2004	Age: 22 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
STATES HE CUT ARM ON A PIECE OF BROKEN GLASS IN TRASH BAG DX RT LOWER ARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
PT PLAYING WITH PLASTIC CLOSE TIE FROM BURGER BUN BAG CUT LEFT ARMLAC F OREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2003	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plastic bags, Doorsills or frames
58 YOF GOT FEET CAUGHT IN HANDLE OF PLASTIC BAG & STRUCK ARM ON DOOR JA MB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2003	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
CUT BY SOME GLASS IN PLASTIC TRASH BAG DX. FOREARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2003	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Plastic bags
SUSTAINED NEEDLE STICK RT FOREARM FROM NEEDLE THAT WAS IN GARBAGE BAG P LACED OUT FOR COLLECTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2002	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plastic bags
PT FELL TAKING PLASTIC TRASH BAGS OUTSIDE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plastic bags, Bottles or jars
PT WAS INJURED WITH A PIECE OF BROKEN GLASS IN A PLASTIC TRASH BAG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2002	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plastic bags, Floors or flooring materials
44 Y/O W/F SLIPPED AND FELL ON GARBAGE BAG HIT FLOOR SUSTAINED CONTUSIO N TO FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2001	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2001	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2000	Age: 19 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/1999	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/1999	Age: 32 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/1999	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/1999	Age: 49 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: Burns, Thermal
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/1999	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Not Spec
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/1999	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/1998	Age: 23 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/1998	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/1998	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/1998	Age: 28 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/1998	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: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/1998	Age: 2 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/1998	Age: 4 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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