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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,087
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| 21 YOM FELL BACK WITH HEAVY BOOK BAG CONTUSION BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2008 | Age: 21 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 |
| PATIENT HAD A MECHANICAL FALL, WAS CARRYING A HEAVY BACKPACK, WAS CAUGHT BEFORE SHE LANDED, FELT A POP IN HER NECK. DX-CERVICAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| 19 YOF WAS CARRYING HEAVY BACKPACK CHEST WALL PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| NECK PAIN AFTER CARRYING BOOK BAG. CERVICAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2008 | Age: 24 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| ACCIDENTALLY POPPED SHOULDER OUT WHILE REACHING BACK TO PUT HIS BACKPAC K ONTO THE FLOOR>> DISLOCATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2008 | 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 Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| PT STATES BENT OVER TO PICK UP RUCK SAC DX LOWER TRUNK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| PT WAS ROUGH HOUSING WITH A GIRL AT SCHOOL WHEN SHE HIT HIM IN THE FACE WITH HER BACKPACK. HAS LAC NEAR HIS R EYE. DX FACIAL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| PT STATES THAT SHE IS HAVING R SHOULDER AND ARM PAIN, THINKS IT MAY BE FROM CARRYING BOOK BAG. DX. MUSCLE STRAIN UPPER ARM & SHOULDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| PT HAS HAD MILD PAIN IN R SHOULDER FOR PAST MONTH. UNK MECH. THINKS ITS FROM CARRYING HEAVY BOOKBAG. PAIN GETTING WORSE. DX R SHOULDER SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| PT PICKED UP BACKPACK-NECK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| TRIPPED AND FALL ON A BOOK BAG AT SCHOOLDX SPRAIN WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | 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, Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| 19YO HISP MALE C/O R SIDE LOW BACK PAIN AFTER LIFTING BACK PACK FULL OF BOOKS, DX LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| PT STATES DROPPED RUCK SAC ON FOOT DX RT FOOT FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| PT DX BACK PAIN - S/P DUE TO LIFTING BOOKBAG AT SCHOOL 2 WEEKS AGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| PT WAS AT SCHOOL, WAS HIT BY A BACK PACK CAUSING A MILD HEAD CONTUSION AND LT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| RT SHOULDER STRAIN.PT HAS BEEN USING A HEAVY BOOK BAG AND NOW SHOULDER HURTS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| TRYING TO CATCH A BOOK BAG AT SCHOOL. DX FINGER SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| LEFT 2ND DIG FX. PT WAS TAKING BOOKBAG OUT DOOR WHEN IT CAUGHT AND PULL ED FINER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| PT WAS RUNNING W/HEAVY BACK PACK ON AND FELL. DX: L FEMUR FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/28/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers, Bunk beds |
| PT TRIPPED OVER DUFFLE BAG HITTING HEAD ON BUNK BED DX HEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2008 | 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| DX LAC: LAC TO RIF ON METAL SEAL/TAG ON BAG TONIGHT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| STARTED SCHOOL, LAST WEEK, CARRIES HEAVY BACKPACK, NOW HAS MID BACK PAIN. DX; MUSCULOSKELETAL BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| PT WAS ACCIDENTLY HIT IN THE FACE WITH A *** FRAMEDX RT EYEBROW LACERAT ION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| PT WAS PUTTING BACKPACK ON . DX: L SHOULDER DISLOCATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers, Knives |
| PT REACHED IN HIS BOOK BAG AND ACCIDENTALLY CUT R FINGER ON HUNTING KNI FE IN WOODS. DX. LAC R MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| LIFTING HIS BOOK BAG. LBP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| PT CUT FINGER TRYING TO OPEN BACKPACK DX: FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| KNEE PAIN-TRIPPED OVER BACK PACK-@ AUNT'S HOUSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| DX R KNEE SPRAIN: TWISTED R KNEE WHILE CARRYING A 50LB RUCKSACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| PT WITH CONTUSION TO WRIST FROM STRIKING FRIEND'S BACKPACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2008 | Age: 22 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, Stairs or steps |
| MUSCULAR PAIN. PT CARRY A HEAVY BACK PACK & WALKING A LOT OF STEPS. BUT TOCK & B/L POST UPPER THIGH PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers, Business and office machines |
| R THUMB INJURY. FINGER GOT COUGHT IN THE SCANNING MACHINE AS SHE TRIED TO GRAB HER BAG IN SCHOOL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| LUMBAR STRAIN.PT WAS CARRYING A BOOK BAG AND BACK STARTED TO HURT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Pubic Region | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| PT HIT SELF WITH BOOKBAG CONTUSION TESTICAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2008 | 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: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| DX L SC SPRAIN/ANT SUB-LUXATION: LIFTING/THROWING RUSACKS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2008 | 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: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| DX L SH STRAIN: ONSET ROTATOR CUFF STRAIN CARRYING RUCK SACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| 16 YO INJURED SHOULDER CARRING BACK PACK SPRAIN SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| PT WAS AT SCHOOL, WAS HIT BY A GYM BAG CAUSING A LACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2008 | 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: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| DISLOCATED SHOULDER TAKING B ACK PACK OFF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| PT CARRIED HEAVY BACKPACK TO AND FROM COLLEGE CLASSES. DX: BACK PX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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