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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 186
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/07/2007 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| 66 YOM WAS HELPING TO CLEAN UP A LAKE AND WAS HOLDING A PLASTIC BAG THA T HAD GLASS IN IT AND PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2007 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| LACERATES LOWER LEG FROM PIECE OF GLASS STICKING OUT OF GARBAGE BAG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2007 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PATIENT TAKING OUT GARBAGE IN PLASTIC BAG AT HOME, SOMETHING IN BAG CUT HER ON LOWER EG. DX-LACERATION LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2007 | Age: 68 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 |
| PT AT HOME LAC L LOWER LEG FROM GLASS IN GARBAGE BAG / DX 2 SUPERFICIAL LOWER LEG LAC TOTAL 3.5CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2007 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| LEFT FIBULA FRACTURE.PT SLIPPED ON PLASTIC BAGS AND FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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