Accidents - Plastic bags - 26-50 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 834
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1998:	207
Year 1999:	88
Year 2001:	68
Year 2002:	145
Year 2003:	85
Year 2006:	71
Year 2008:	87
Year 2010:	80

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 08/27/2010	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags, Knives
37YOM TRYING TO PUT A PLASTIC BAG IN A LONG BOX THAT CAUGHT AIR,USED A STEAK KNIFE TO PUNCTURE BAG STRUCK FOREARM;FOREARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2010	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
35YOM THROWING A BAG OF TRASH AWAY WHEN A PIECE OF GLASS BROKE THROUGH THE PLASTIC SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/24/2008	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
45 Y/O CUT LEFT FOREARM ON PIECE OF GLASS THAT WAS IN GARBAGE BAG. DX-LAC. LEFT FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2008	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
PT CUT LOWER ARM ON SOMETHING IN TRASH BAG AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2006	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plastic bags, Clothing
PT. LIFTED A PLASTIC BAG FULL OF CLOTHING AND THEN HAD PAIN IN HER FOREARM/ELBOW AREA. DIAGNOSIS SPRAINED FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2003	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
CUT BY SOME GLASS IN PLASTIC TRASH BAG DX. FOREARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2003	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Plastic bags
SUSTAINED NEEDLE STICK RT FOREARM FROM NEEDLE THAT WAS IN GARBAGE BAG P LACED OUT FOR COLLECTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2002	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plastic bags
PT FELL TAKING PLASTIC TRASH BAGS OUTSIDE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2002	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plastic bags, Floors or flooring materials
44 Y/O W/F SLIPPED AND FELL ON GARBAGE BAG HIT FLOOR SUSTAINED CONTUSIO N TO FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2001	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/1999	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/1999	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/1999	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Not Spec
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/1999	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/1998	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/1998	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/1998	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/1998	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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