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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,107
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/07/2010 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| 56YOM TRIPPED OVER PLASTIC BAG AND FELL AT HOME SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2010 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| CHI. 73 YOF GOT FOOT TANGLED UP IN A PLASTIC BAG AND FELL HITTING HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2010 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Plastic bags, Floors or flooring materials |
| 69 Y/O FEMALE SLIPPED ON A PLASTIC BAG ON FLOOR AND HIT HEAD AT HOMEDX: HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2010 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| STUMBLED OVER A BAG OF POTTING SOIL FELL AND HIT FACE. SUBDURAL HEMAT OMA 88YOF |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 07/11/2009 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| FELL AT HOME, "LEG GAVE OUT" THROWING PLASTIC GARBAGE BAG. DX-CHI, RIGHT HIP AND ANKLE INJURY, ABRASIONS ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2009 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| SLIPPED ON PLASTIC BAG AND CONTUSED HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2009 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Plastic bags, Stairs or steps |
| WAS TAKING OUT THE TRASH BAGS AND FELL DOWN 3 STEPS HITTING HER HEAD AND INJURING HER BACK. CLOSED HEAD INJURY* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2009 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| FELL TAKING OUT TRASH. DX CONTUSION HEAD AND HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2009 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Plastic bags, Floors or flooring materials |
| SENT IN FROM ECF FOR EVALUATION, S/P TRYING TO GET INTO A WHEELCHAIR&SL IPPED ON A PLASTIC BAG ON THE FLOOR&FELL HITTING HEAD,NO LOC>>CHI/UTI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2008 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic bags, Refrigerators |
| MULT CONT'S: FALL BETWEEN REFRIGERATOR AND RACK WHEN SLIPPED ON PLASTIC BAG LAYING ON FLOOR, STRUCK HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2006 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Plastic bags, Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns |
| TRIPPED OVER PLASTIC GARBAGE BAG AND STRUCK A GLASS VASE ON FLOOR CLOSE D HEAD INJURY/SCALP LACERATION/FACIAL ABRASIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2005 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Plastic bags, Canning jars or lids |
| FELL INTO PLASTIC BAG OF CANNING JARS DX SCALP HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2004 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| TRYING TO EMPTY BAG OF DIRT, FELT DIZZY & FELL. AB HEAD & HAND/WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2004 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| SLIPPED ON A PLASTIC BAG DX: HEAD, CHEST, R KNEE & L ELBOW CONTUSIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2004 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Plastic bags, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL TO FLOOR CHANGING GARBAGE BAG - HIT HEAD - CLOSED HEAD INJURY STAT US POST FALL |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/02/2002 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic bags, Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations |
| TRIPPED OVER PLASTIC.*** BAG HITTING HEAD ON PICTURE FRAME. ABRASIONS T O SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2001 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2000 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Plastic bags, Power lawn mowers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2000 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Plastic bags, Radiators |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2000 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Plastic bags, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/1999 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/1998 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic bags, Freezers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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