Accidents - Plastic bags - Years 1997-2010 - Wrist

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,171
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	435
Year 1998:	6
Year 1999:	152
Year 2000:	142
Year 2001:	83
Year 2002:	153
Year 2003:	211
Year 2004:	146
Year 2005:	211
Year 2006:	71
Year 2007:	70
Year 2008:	176
Year 2009:	310

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	69
6-15 years old:	216
16-25 years old:	381
26-50 years old:	925
50+ years old:	579

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/15/2009	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
7 YO MALE FELL ONTO A GARBAGE BAG AND CUT WRIST. DX LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2009	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plastic bags
PT PICKED UP TWO PLASTIC BAGS FULL OFF TRASH AND STRAINED WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2009	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Plastic bags
HAD WRIST PAIN AFTER CARRYING PLASTIC BAGS WRIST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2009	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plastic bags
HIT HAND ON PLASTIC BAG OF ICE, LATER FELL ON TRAILER HITCH. DX; WRIST SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2009	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plastic bags, Sewing basket articles
PT SLIPPED ON A PLASTIC BAG OF YARN IN HER HOME AND FELL FRACTURED WRIS T
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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

Date: 10/07/2007	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
LACERATION LT.WRIST.PT.REFERS WHILE TAKING OUT PLASTIC BAG,CUT WRIST WI TH A PIECE OF GLASS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2006	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Plastic bags
PT WAS TAKING OUT PLASTIC BAGS OF TRASH AND DEVELOPED WRIST PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2005	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
41 YOM LACERATION WRIST WHEN PUSHING DOWN TRASH AND SHARP OBJECT POLED THROUGH PLASTIC BAG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2005	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags, Knives
WHLE OPENING PLASTIC BAG W/ KNIFE CUT LT. WRISTDX: WRIST LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2005	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: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plastic bags
PT WAS CARRYING THREE FULL PLASTIC BAGS OF GROCERY ITEMS AT THE STORE A ND NOW IS COMPLAINING OF PAIN IN RIGHT WRIST STRAINED WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2004	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plastic bags, Public equipment
WRIST SPRAIN-@ GROCERY STORE-PULLING A PLASTIC BAG OFF PRODUCE STAND-EN TIRE BAG RACK FELL ON PT'S WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2004	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plastic bags
23 YO MALE LIFTED A HEAVY TRASH BAG YESTERDAY WRIST SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2004	Age: 88 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plastic bags
PT C/O PAIN AFTER CARRYING A BAG OF HEAVY GROCERIES INTO THE HOUSE LEFT WRIST STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/25/2004	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plastic bags
PT TRIPPED OVER A PLASTIC BAG AND FELL ON RIGHT ARM DX: FRACTURE RIGHT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2003	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plastic bags
53 YOM WAS CARRYING A PLASTIC BAG OF ICE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2003	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plastic bags
PATIENT PICKED UP BAG OF POTTING SOIL AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL. DX: FRACTURE TO LEFT WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2003	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plastic bags
ARM PAIN SINCE CARRYING HEAVY BAGS ON 4/30. DX L WRIST SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2003	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Plastic bags, Footwear
PATIENT SLIPPED ON A PLASTIC BAG 1 WEEK AGO INJURING WRIST, FELL OVER A SHOE AT CHURCH TODAY; WRIST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2002	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plastic bags, Floors or flooring materials
FRACTURE WRIST - 47 YOF SLIPPED ON A PLASTIC BAG AND FELL ON THE FLOOR INJURING LEFT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2002	Age: 86 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
PICKED UP A HEAVY PLASTIC BAG OF TRASH LEFT WRIST SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2002	Age: 17 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
SPRAIN LT WRIST, DEVELOPED PAIN WHILE CARRYING A BAG OF ICE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2001	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2001	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plastic bags, Metal containers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2000	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags, Heavy-duty workshop staplers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2000	Age: 47 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2000	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/1999	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/1999	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/1999	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plastic bags, Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/1998	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/1997	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/1997	Age: 13 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/1997	Age: 33 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/1997	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/1997	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/1997	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/1997	Age: 68 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/1997	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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