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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 566
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/21/2003 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| RT LOWER LEG LACERATION.PT WAS TAKING A TRASH BAG OUT AND SOMETHING WAS STICKING OUT OF SIDE OF BAD AND IT LACERATE LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2003 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bags |
| PT'S CAT WAS TRAPPED IN A PAPER BAG AND PT WAS TRYING TO GET CAT OUT WHEN CAT BIT HER ON LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2003 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| LACERATION LEG - 44 YOM TAKING OUT THE TRASH AND BAG BROKE, SUSTAINED A LACERATION ON BROKEN GLASS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2003 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| PATIENT WAS CUT BY SOMETHING IN THE GARBAGE BAG. DX-6CM LACERATION LEFT LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2003 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| PT CUT ON LOWER LEG BY GLASS COMING OUT OF GARBAGE BAG. D:LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2003 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Bags |
| BROKE FOOT/ANKLE LAST WEEK, TOOK BATH AT HOME, BAG LEAKED TO PROTECT CA ST. DX CAST REPLACEMENT, S/P FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| LT LOWER LEG LAC-@ HOME-CUT ON GLASS STICKING OUT OF GARBAGE BAG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2003 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| PT CUT LEG ON GLASS IN TRASHBAG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2003 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| RIGHT LOWER LEG LAC, PT CUT LEG ON A PIECE OF GLASS FROM TRASH BAG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2003 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| PT CARRYING OUT TRASH BAG THAT HAD GLASS IN IT AND LAC LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2003 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| PT DX LACERATION TO LEG,UNCOMPLICATED - DUE TO GLASS FROM GARBAGE BAG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2003 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| EMPTYING GARBAGE BAG AT HOME AND CUT RIGHT LOWER LEG ON SHARP OBJECT IN BAG. DX LACERATION RIGHT LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2003 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| PT CARRYING A GARBAGE BAG TO THE ROAD AT HOME WHEN THERE WAS A PIECE OF GLASS IN THE BAG SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2003 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags, Knives |
| WHILE CARRYING BAG W/ OPEN KNIFE CUT LT LOWER LEG DX: LACERATION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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