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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 540
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2003 | Age: 31 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: Bags |
| PT TRIPPED OVER SHOPPING BAGS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2003 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Bags |
| R WRIST PAIN, FELL THROWING TRASH BAGS DX: FX R DISTAL RADIUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2003 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Bags |
| PT WAS LIFTING A BAG OF TRASH HEARD A SNAP AND SEVERE PAIN IN ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2003 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Bags |
| RT ARM SPRAIN-SUS INJ TO RT FOREARM AFTER CARRYING GROCERY BAGS HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2003 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| CUT ARM WHILE CARRING TRASH BAG DX: LACERATION TO ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2003 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags, Glass alcoholic beverage bottles |
| LEFT FOREARM LAC. PT TRIPPED WHILE CARRYING A BAG OF GROCERIES AND LACERATED ARM ON BROKEN WINE BOTTLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2003 | Age: 17 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: Bags |
| LAC FOREARM ON AN OYSTER SHELL THAT WAS IN THE GARBAGE BAG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2003 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bags, Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| RT FOREARM PAIN-CARRYING SACKS FROM VEHICLE TO HOUSE-TRIPPED ON A RUG & FELL-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2003 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bags |
| PATIENT SCRATCHED ON ARM BY OBJECT POKING OUT OF A BAG AT HOME 4 DAYS A GO, NOW RED AND SWOLLEN; MILD CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2003 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Bags |
| RT FOREARM CONTUSION.PT WAS BRINGING IN BAGS OF GROCERIES AND FOREARM B EGAN TO HURT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2003 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Bags |
| PT FELL WHILE PUTTING OUT TRASH BAGS WITH LLT ARM INJURY, FX RADIUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2003 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Bags |
| WHILE CARRYING TRASH BAGS FELL ON DRIVEWAY DX: FRACTURE LT. RADIAL HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2003 | Age: 66 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Bags |
| DX RIGHT LOWER ARM STRAIN: TRIPPED OVER BAG OF GROCERIES AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2003 | Age: 53 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: Other |
| Product: Bags |
| PT WAS LIFTING BAGS, DEV. ARM PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2003 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Bags, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT TRIPPED OVER BAG ON FLOOR FELL INJURING ARM, L DISTAL RADIUS FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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