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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 667
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/13/2009 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| 10 YO MALE STEPPED ON A PLASTIC TRASH BAG WITH BROKEN GLASS IN IT. DX FOOT LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2009 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PT OPENING A PLASTIC BAG W/ SHARP OBJ WHEN IT SLIPPED AND HIT HIM IN L EYE. REDNESS, TEARING. DX L CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2009 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| WAS LIFTING UP TRASH, & PIECE OF BROKEN GLASS CAME THROUGH PLASTIC BAG, & CUT HIS LT THUMB. DX; LT THUMB LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2009 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| 7 YO MALE FELL ONTO A GARBAGE BAG AND CUT WRIST. DX LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2009 | Age: 9 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 |
| 9YOM CARRYING A PLASTIC BAG OF GARBAGE WHEN A PIECE OF GLASS POKED THRO UGH THE BAG SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2009 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags, Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations |
| 12 YO FEMALE WALKED PAST A GARABAGE BAG AND SCRAPED LEG ON A BROKEN GLA SS PICUTRE FRAME. DX LEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2009 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags, Manual scissors |
| PT KNELT DOWN ON A PLASTIC BAG THAT HAD SCISSORS UNDER IT AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2009 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PT WITH LAC TO TOE FROM SOMETHING IN THE TRASH BAG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2009 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PT WITH LACERATIOIN TO RIGHT ANKLE AFTER PIECE OF GLASS WAS STICKING OU T OF TRASH BAG AND CUT PT. DX LACERATION RIGHT ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2009 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| BEHAVIOR ISSUES, PUT PLASTIC BAG OVER HEAD IN SUICIDE ATTEMPT IN BACK S EAT OF CAR WHEN MAD AT MOM, MOM & BROTHER PULLED OFF;SUICIDE ATTEMPT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/19/2009 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| 13 YO M LACERATION TO FOOT CUT ON PIECE OF GLASS IN TRASH BAG AT HOME* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2009 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| STEPPED ON BROKEN GLASS IN TRASH BAG;DX LACERATED FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2009 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| CUT ARM ON SOMETHING IN PLASTIC TRASH BAG AT HOME. DX ELBOW LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2009 | Age: 12 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 |
| TAKING OUT THE GARBAGE AT HOME IN PLASTIC BAG WHEN GLASS CAME THRU BAG AND CUT LOWER LEG. DX-LAC LOWER LEG, |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2009 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| KICKED PLASTIC TRASH BAG THAT HAD GLASS IN IT DX: LAC TO R FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2009 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| TAKING OUT PLASTIC TRASH BAG WHEN IT RIPPED AND LARGE PC OF UNKNOWN GLA SS FELL OUT, DX: LOWER LEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2009 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags, Drinking glasses |
| KNEE INJURY FROM TAKING OUT TRASH AND CUT KNEE ON BROKEN DRINKING GLASS. DX-ACUTE 2 CM KNEE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2009 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PT WAS TRYING TO OPEN A PLASTIC CANDY BAG W/ HER TEETH WHEN A PIECE OF THE BAG GOT CAUGHT IN TEETH. BAG EMBEDDED IN GUMS. DX FB GUMS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2009 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PATIENT HURT WHEN DROPPED A TRASH BAG ON SELF AT GRANDMOTHER'S HOME. DX: LT GREAT TOE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2009 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PT WAS AT HOME AND JUMPED. LANDED ON THE TRASH BAG. SHARP OBJ IN THE TR ASH CUT THE BOTTOM OF PTS R FOOT. DX R FOOT LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2009 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| CUT FOOT ON A PIECE OF GLASS STICKING OUT OF GARBAGE BAG. DX. FOOT LACE RATION.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2009 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plastic bags, Floors or flooring materials |
| SLIPPED ON TRASH BAG AND FELL ON FLOOR AT HOME. DX ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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