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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 101
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/13/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Bags |
| INJURED LIFTING A HEAVY BAG DX. THUMB STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| PT C/O LACERATION TO LT THUMB AFTER BEING CUT BY GALL IN GARBAGE BAG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Bags, Light bulbs |
| PT GRABBED FOR GARBAGE BAG AND GRABBED LIGHT BULB. DX: 2 CM AVULSION R THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Bags |
| DX LEFT RING FINGER CONTUSION: DROPPED 50LB BAG OF DOG FOOD AND BENT FINGER BACK AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| RT 2ND FINGER LACERATION.PT WAS THROWING AWAY A GARBAGE BAG AND A PIECE OF GLASS POKED OUT AND LACERATED PTS FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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