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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 52
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/28/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| PATIENT CARRIES HEAVY BACKPACK ON SHOULDER, HAVING HAND PAIN WITH NUMBN ESS ON SAME SIDE AS CARRYING BACKPACK; CONVERSION REACTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| HAND FX- SUSTAINED WHEN A HEAVY BOOK BAG FELL ON HIS HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| PIECE OF PT'S BACKPACK BROKE OFF AND WAS STUCK IN HAND. DX: R PALM PW/FB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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