Accidents - Book bags or back carriers - 26-50 years old - Year 2002

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,543
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Lower Trunk:	336	Upper Trunk:	274
Shoulder:	246	Neck:	158
Lower Arm:	135	Foot:	92
Face:	77	Finger:	76
Lower Leg:	68	Head:	30
Hand:	16	Wrist:	15
Ankle:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/17/2002	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Book bags or back carriers
TRIPPED OVER SONS SCHOOL BOOKS-DX-ACUTE R DISTAL FIBULA FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2002	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
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:BRACHIALPLEXUS STRAIN R SHOULDER. WEARS A BACKPACK DAILY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2002	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Book bags or back carriers
RESTRAINED PASSENGER INVOLVED IN HEAD ON IN MVA, HAD SMALL SUITCASE ON LAP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/21/2002	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Book bags or back carriers
DX;MUSCULAR STRAIN RIGHT FOOT AND HAND. DROPPED BACKPACK AND HYPERDORSIFLEXED FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2002	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Book bags or back carriers
TRIPPED OVER BOOK BAG -FELL FRACTURE LEFT RADIUS DISTAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2002	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Book bags or back carriers, Lockers
DX:PUNCTURE WOUND R HAND WITH CELLULITIS. PUNCTURED HAND WHILE TRYING T O PUSH BACK PACK INTO LOCKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2002	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Book bags or back carriers
TRIPPED OVER BACK PACK DX. FACIAL FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2002	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Book bags or back carriers
PT. USES A BACKPACK AND NOW HAS ARM PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2002	Age: 49 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
PT COMPLAINT OF CHEST PAIN WITH LIFTING HEAVY BOOK BAG, MUSCULOSKELETAL CHEST WALL AND ARM PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2002	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	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
PT COMPLAINT OF BACK PAIN PICKING UP HEAVY TOTE BAG, ACUTE LOW BACK PAI N QUESTION HERNIATION VS STRAIN WITH SPASM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2002	Age: 26 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
BENT OVER TO PICK UP A HEAVY BACK PACK AND FELT PAIN STRAINING SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2002	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Book bags or back carriers
PT HAS BEEN CARRYING HEAVY BACKPACK AT SCHOOL. DX: SHOULDER STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2002	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	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, Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks
LUMBAR STRAIN-LIFTING HEAVY BOOK BAG W/ BOOKS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2002	Age: 33 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Book bags or back carriers
SOFT TISSUE INJ R SHOULD/33YOF LIFTED BOOK BAG (HEAVY) 2 DAYS AGO AND C /O INCREASED PAIN WITH MOVEMENT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2002	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Book bags or back carriers
28 Y/O M INJURED BACK WHEN HE PICKED UP HIS BACKPACK IN *** PARK. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2002	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Book bags or back carriers
STRAINED BACK WHILE WALKING CARRYING A BACK PACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2002	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Book bags or back carriers
HIT NOSE WITH BOOKBAG DX: NOSE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2002	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Book bags or back carriers
SPRAIN LWR BACK, PT STS CARRIED A HEABY BOOK BAG, C/O BACK PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2002	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	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
BACK SPRAINING AFTER CARRYING A 30 LB SHOUDLER BAG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2002	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Book bags or back carriers
LT FOOT PAIN. TRIPPED OVER SON'S BACK PACK. DX; OBLIQUE FX 5TH MT LT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2002	Age: 35 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
NECK PAIN X 2 MONTHS HAS BEEN WALKING WITH BACK PACK/ NECK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2002	Age: 45 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
BENDING OVER TO P/U BACKPACK AND STRAINED BACK LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2002	Age: 29 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
29 Y/O F C/O LT. SIDE CHEST PAIN- SHOULDER PAIN AFTER MOVING AND CARRYI NG BACK PACK. DX: LT. SHOULDER SPRAIN- CHEST WALL PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2002	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Book bags or back carriers, Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks
CAUGHT FINGER IN BOOKBAG FULL OF BOOKS; LT PINKY FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2002	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Book bags or back carriers, Doors
PATIENT WAS WALKING IN THE LIVING ROOM, TRIPPED OVER SON'S BACK PACK. FELL AND HIT HEAD ON THE DOOR. DX-CLOSED HEAD INJURY, CONTUSIONS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2002	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Book bags or back carriers
CARRIED HEAVY BOOK BAG - COSTOCHUMDRITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2002	Age: 41 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
UPPER BACK STRAIN - WAS LEAVING CLASS AND THREW BACKPACK OVER SHOULDER HITTING HER UPPER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2002	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	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
HURT WRIST WHILE PUTTING BACKPACK ON. DX: WRIST SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2002	Age: 38 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 PICK UP SCHOOL BAG AND SPRAINED BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2002	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Book bags or back carriers
PT PICKED UP 60LB BOOK BAG. DX: L CHEST WALL STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2002	Age: 36 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
AC CERVICAL STRAIN. STRAINED CERVICAL AFTER CARRYING HEAVY BOOK BAG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2002	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Book bags or back carriers
PATIENT FELL OVER 2 BACK PACKS AT SCHOOL. DX-FRACTURE RIGHT L-3.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2002	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
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
SPRAIN UPPER BACK, PT STS CARRYING HEAVY BOOKBAG & SUST INJURY, C/O PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2002	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	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
PT WAS CARRYING HEAVY BACKPACK AT SCHOOL. DX: ACUTE MYOFASCIAL STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2002	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Book bags or back carriers
PT CARRIED HEAVY BOOK BAG. DX: CERVICAL STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2002	Age: 46 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 PUT BOOK BAG ON SHOULDER, FELT PAIN, SPRAIN SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2002	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Book bags or back carriers
PATIENT TRIPPED OVER BACKPACK WITH WHEELS AND FELL. D: METATARSAL FRACTURE AND DISLOCATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2002	Age: 43 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
PT COMPLAINT OF CHEST PAIN WITH LIFTING BOOK BAG, CHEST PAIN SECONDARY TO ACUTE EXACERBATION OF CHRONIC COSTOCHONDRITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2002	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Book bags or back carriers
PT THREW BACK BACK IN CAR. DX: DISLOCATION R SHOULDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2002	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Book bags or back carriers
BACK STRAIN-C/O MID BACK PAIN AFTER CARRYING HEAVY BOOKBAG FOR 1 W EEK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2002	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Book bags or back carriers
PT SUS SPRAIN TO ANKLE OVER A BOOKBAG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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