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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 568
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2005 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Bags |
| SLIPPED ON ICE TAKING OUT THE TRASH BAG FRACTURE RADIUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2005 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Bags |
| CARRYING OUT TRASH BAG WHEN PT SLIPPED AND FELL; FRACTURE TO RADIUS |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 11/17/2005 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Bags |
| PT DX LT FOREARM STRAIN - PT WAS CARRYING HEAVY BAGS IN HIS LT HAND AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2005 | Age: 17 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 WAS STRUCK IN THE LOWER ARM WITH A TRASH BAG. DX LOWER ARM CON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2005 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| RT FOREARM LACERATION.PT LACERATED FOREARM ON A BROKEN GLASS IN ATRASH BAG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2005 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| TAKING OUT TRASH AND WAS CUT BY SOMETHING IN TRASH BAG 1" LAC DX. LAC R FA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2005 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| PT WAS CUT BY GLASS PUSHING DOWN GARBAGE BAG. DX: R FOREARM LAC 4 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2005 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bags |
| LEFT ARM PAIN-C/O LEFT ARM PAIN RADIATING TO LEFT NECK AFTER CARRYING G ROCERY BAGS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2005 | Age: 23 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Bags |
| PT C/O R WRIST/FOREARM PAIN AFTER LIFTING TRASH BAGS DX: FOREARM PAIN/STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2005 | 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: Fracture |
| Product: Bags |
| RUNNING AROUND HOUSE & FELL OVER TOTEBAG IN HALLWAY, LANDING ON R ARM. DX: FX RADIUS & ULNA CLOSED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2005 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Bags, Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LEFT RADIAL FX,. PT WAS THROWING BAGS IN DUMPSTER AND INJURED ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2005 | Age: 43 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: Bags, Other manual workshop tools |
| MOVING GARBAGE BAGS AND GOT CUT ON METAL TAPE MEASURE POKING THROUGH BA G FOREARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2005 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Bags |
| PT DOING POTATOE SACK RACE FELL ONTO RIGHT ARM PT SAYS ARM IS TWISTED. DX RADIUS ARM FRACTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2005 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Bags, Stairs or steps |
| STATES HE TRIPPED DOWN THE STAIRS WHILE CARRYING A BAG DX LT LOWER ARM FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Bags |
| PW TO ARM FROM HYPODERMIC NEEDLE THAT WAS IN A BAG AT SCHOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2005 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bags |
| HELPING NEIGHBOR WITH CARRYING BAGS AND ANOTHER NEIGHBOR'S DOG BIT PATI ENT ON ARM DOG BITE LEFT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2005 | 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: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Bags |
| PT STARTED HAVING ARM PAIN 1 WEEK AGO WHEN CARRYING HEAVEY GROCERY BAGS . DX:ARM STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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