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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 378
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2003 | Age: 12 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: Plastic bags |
| CUT LEG ON A PEICE OF GLASS STICKING THROUGH PLASTIC BAG LACERATION LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PATIENT SCRATCHED ON EYE BY PLASTIC BAG, EYE WATERY; CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2003 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| CHILD TAKING OUT GARBAGE WHEN BROKEN GLASS INSIDE PLASTIC BAG LACERATED THIGH. D: THIGH LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2003 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| AT CAMPGROUND YESTERDAY EVENING RUNNING ON GRASS, SLIPPED ON PLASTIC BAG ON GROUND INJURING ANKLE. DX ACUTE RIGHT ANKLE SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2003 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PT PLAYING WITH PLASTIC CLOSE TIE FROM BURGER BUN BAG CUT LEFT ARMLAC F OREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| LACERATION TOE - PATIENT REPORTS SHE HIT HER FOOT AGAINST A PLASTIC BAG AND CUT LEFT LITTLE ON A PIECE OF GLASS IN BAG - AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2003 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| 10 YO FEMALE WAS HIT IN HEAD WITH BAG OF ICE DURING MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH - BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| 11 YO F STEPPED ON PLASTIC BAG WHICH CONTAINED GLASS LAC FOOT,EXCEPT TOES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2003 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags, Drinking glasses |
| CUT LEG ON A BROKEN GLASS IN PLASTIC TRASH BAG DX. LOWER LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2003 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PATIENT HAD A SACK IN HER HAND, LAUGHING, SUCKED A PIECE OF PLASTIC BAG IN MOUTH. DX-FOREIGN BODY INGESTION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PT ATE A SMALL PIECE OF CLEAR PLASTIC BAG, FB INGESTION IN ESOPHAGUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2003 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plastic bags, Footwear |
| PATIENT SLIPPED ON A PLASTIC BAG 1 WEEK AGO INJURING WRIST, FELL OVER A SHOE AT CHURCH TODAY; WRIST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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