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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 148
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/06/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| SHE HAS BEEN CARRYING A HEAVY BACKPACK, LATELY, & NOW HAS LOWER BACK PAIN. DX: BACK MUSCLE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers, Beds or bedframes |
| PT TO ER WITH BACK PAIN, STATES CARRIED HEAVY BOOK BAG AT SCHOOL AND SL EPT "TWISTED" IN BED, TO ER WITH BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 09/30/2008 | Age: 14 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 |
| PT BENT OVER TO PICK UP HER BACKPACK WHEN SHE FELT A SHARP PAIN AND SPA SM IN L LOWER BACK. FELT LIKE "MUSCLE EXPLODED" DX LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| PT HAD PAIN IN BACK WHILE CARRYING A BACK PACK DX LOWER TRUNK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| PT WAS WALKING BACKWARD & FELL ONTO HIS BACKPACK & UNTO GROUND INJURING LOW BACK. DX - LOW BACK CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers, Stairs or steps |
| CARRYING A HEAVY BACK PACK UP STAIRS. DX BACK INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| STRAINED BACK WHEN CARRYING BACKPACK;DX STRAINED LOWER TRUNK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| PT WAS CARRYING A 20 POUND BACK PACK FROM ONE AIRPORT TO ANOTHER COMPLA INING OF PAIN IN LOWEER BACK PAIN BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Book bags or back carriers |
| WAS HIT IN THE BACK BY A CLASSMATE, WITH HER FOREARM, PT HAD ACCIDENTAL BUMPED CLASSMATE WITH HER BACKPACK. DX: BACK PAIN, TRAUMA RELATED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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