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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 208
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other specified plastic products, Scissors |
| PT WAS TRYING TO OPEN A PLASTIC PACKAGE WITH SCISSORS AND CUT HAND DX. HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other specified plastic products |
| PT C/O LT HAND INJURY FROM PLASTIC ID CARD AT SCHOOL. DX - HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other specified plastic products |
| PT DX RT HAND LACERATION - S/P BIBEMS,DUE TO BLUNT FORCE,PT STATES "TRYING TO MOVE PLASTICS INTO BLDG,CUT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Other specified plastic products, Knives |
| PT WAS CUTTING PC OF PLASTIC WITH KNIFE & IT SLIPPED AND CUT HAND DX: DEEP PUNCTURE WOUND RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other specified plastic products |
| PT WAS CUTTING PLASTIC AND HAND SLIPPED CAUSING SLASH INJURY TO HAND. DX HAND LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other specified plastic products |
| 20 YO MALE SPILLED MOLTEN PLASTIC ON LEFT HAND AND FOOT 2ND DEGREE BURN HAND AND FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Other specified plastic products |
| HAND FB-GRABBED *** STICK-GOT A SLIVER IN HAND-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other specified plastic products |
| BURNING PLASTIC AND BURNED HAND,UNKN IF FIRE DEPT ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other specified plastic products |
| DX 2ND DEGREE BURNS R HAND: TOUCHING MELTING PLASTIC (GORTEX) WHILE CAMPING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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