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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 116
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2009 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| WHILE @ HOME SHE WAS ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN R EYE W/CLASP ON A *** PLASTIC BAG DX SCLERAL ABRASION R EYE W/SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2009 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PT DX SUPERFICIAL INJURY OF CORNEA - EDGE OF PLASTIC BAG GOT INTO LT EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2009 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| DX SCLERAL ABRASION: SCRATCHED EYE ON CORNER ON SANDWICH BAG WHEN TURN'G PAST HER REFRIG, SWIPED EYE ACROSS PLASTIC BAG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2009 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| ACCIDENTALLY HIT SELF INTO EYE WITH THE CORNER OF A PLASTIC DOG FOOD BA G>>CORNEAL ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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