Accidents - Book bags or back carriers - 16-25 years old - Year 2004

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,003
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Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Wrist:	153	Upper Trunk:	152
Shoulder:	135	Lower Trunk:	122
Foot:	85	Elbow:	69
Upper Leg:	69	Finger:	69
Neck:	65	Ankle:	23
Face:	17	Toe:	16
Knee:	15	Head:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/17/2004	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Book bags or back carriers
CARRYING HEAVY BACKPACK - SLIPPED FROM SHOULDER TO ELBOW AT SCHOOL ELBOW STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2004	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Book bags or back carriers
STATES HE WAS RUNNING AT SCHOOL AND TRIPPED OVER BACK CARRIER DX RT KNEE SORAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2004	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Book bags or back carriers
CONCUSSION, HIT WITH A BACK PACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2004	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Book bags or back carriers
CERVICAL STRAIN AFTER CARRYING AROUND A 40 LB BACK PACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2004	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Book bags or back carriers
STATES HE DROPPED A BOOK BAG ON HIS FOOT DX RT FOOT CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2004	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Book bags or back carriers
PT C/O TOE AND FOOT PAIN. A BACK PACK FELL ON PT. DX CELLULITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2004	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Book bags or back carriers
PAIN AFTER CARRYING BOOK SACK DX. LS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2004	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Book bags or back carriers, Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks
BACK STRAIN-WEARS BACK PACK W/ HEAVY BOOKS-@ SCHOOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2004	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Book bags or back carriers
THOR STR. PT INJURED BACK CARRYING A BOOK BAG ACROSS CAMPUS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2004	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Book bags or back carriers
PT C/O: BACK PAIN, STATED ALWAYS CARRY HEAVY BACKBAG, SUSTAINED " BACK PAIN"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2004	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Book bags or back carriers
PT STATES HE WAS WALKING A LOT LATELY CARRYING A DUFFLE BAG; PT NOW C/O UPPER LEG PAIN---------DX: MUSCLE STRAIN UPPER LEGS BILATERALLY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2004	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Book bags or back carriers
BENT OVER TO GET BACKPACK AND STRAINED BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2004	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Book bags or back carriers, Ceilings and walls
LIFTING BACK PACK, SHOULDER PAIN, THEN GOT SHOVED INTO WALL, SHOULDER PAIN DX: R SHOULDER STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2004	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Book bags or back carriers, Stairs or steps
PT. HAD HEAVY BOOK BAG ON SHOULDER, IT PULLED HER BACK AND SHE FELL DOW N STEPS. DX. CONT. CHEST, BACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2004	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Book bags or back carriers
PT, IN VEHICLE, LEANING FORWARD TO GET BACKPACK WHEN REARENDED BY OTHER VEHICLE. HIT CHEST ON STEERING WHEEL. CHEST/NECK PAIN. D:MUSCLE INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2004	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Book bags or back carriers
PT, WHO INJURED LOWER QUADRANT WHEN LIFTING 100LB. ASPHALT ROLL 1 WK AG O, HAS RECURRENT PAIN AFTER LIFTING BACKPACK TODAY. D:INGUINAL HERNIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2004	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Book bags or back carriers
PATIENT SLIPPED ON BACKPACK AND TWISTED ANKLE AT HOME; ANKLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2004	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Book bags or back carriers
PT HAD BACK PX CARRYING BACKPACK. DX: BACK PX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2004	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Book bags or back carriers
PT THREW BACKPACK DOWN, DISLOCATED SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2004	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Book bags or back carriers
STATES HE ACCIDENTLY HIT HIMSELF IN THE NOSE WITH RUCK SACK[BACK CARRIE R] DX NOSE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2004	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Book bags or back carriers
PT INJURED CARRYING BOOKBAG; WRIST SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2004	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Book bags or back carriers
PT C/O RT THUMB INJURY. PT CAUGHT THUMB ON BACKPACK. DX WRIST PAIN/SPRA INED FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2004	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Book bags or back carriers
20 Y.O. W FEMALE W/ANKLE SPRAIN. PT SLIPPED IN SOME *** & LANDED ON HER BACKPACK @ SCHOOL. E8889
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2004	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Book bags or back carriers
PT CAUGHT RT WRIST ON BOOKBAG DX: RT WRIST SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2004	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Book bags or back carriers
PT WHO CARRYS A HEAVY BOOKBAG OVER SHOULDER C/O UPPER BACK PAIN DX MUSCLE SPRAIN NECK AND SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2004	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Book bags or back carriers
REACHING FOR BACKPACK & SHOULDER POPPED SHOULDER DISLOCATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2004	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Book bags or back carriers
SHOULDER STRAIN, ROTATOR CUFF - 17 YOF C/O RIGHT SHOULDER PAIN, THINKS MAYBE FROM CARRYING BOOK BAG, HAS BEEN ON AND OFF X2 WEEKS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2004	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Book bags or back carriers
RT GREAT TOE CELLULITIS.PT BANGED TOE INTO A BOOK BAG AND NOW TOE IS RED AND SWOLLEN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2004	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Book bags or back carriers
PT WALKED 300 MILES WITH LARGE BACK PACK, DEVELOPED BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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