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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 217
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/10/2009 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| STRESS R THUMB/29YOF WAS OPENING BAG OF CHIPS & SAID HER THUMB POPPED O UT.PT HAS CAST ON WRIST DUE TO SPRAINED WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| CUT THUMB ON SOMETHING IN PLASTIC TRASH BAG. DX THUMB LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2009 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PT TAKING OUT THE GARBAGE AND THERE WAS A PIECE OF GLASS STICKING OUT F ROM THE PLASTIC BAG AVULSION TO RIGHT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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