Accidents - Plastic bags - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,168
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	21
Year 1998:	38
Year 2000:	227
Year 2001:	160
Year 2002:	174
Year 2003:	86
Year 2004:	200
Year 2005:	211
Year 2006:	154
Year 2007:	186
Year 2008:	290
Year 2009:	192
Year 2010:	223

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 08/16/2010	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	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
70YOF TAKING OUT A PLASTIC BAG FULL OF GARBAGE WHEN A PIECE OF GLASS PO KED THROUGH THE BAG INTO LOWER LEG LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2010	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags, Drinking glasses
69YOM CUT LOWER LEG WHILE CARRYING PLASTIC BAG WITH BROKEN GLASS IN IT LACERATION LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2010	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
52 YR OLD MALE WAS CARRYING TRASH BAG AND CUT LEG ON BROKEN GLASS IN BAG AT HOME DX: LACERATION LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2009	Age: 66 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
66YOF TAKING OUT A PLASTIC BAG OF TRASH AND THERE WAS A PIECE OF GLASS THAT CUT THROUGH INTO LOWER LEG LACERATION LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2009	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	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 LIFTED A PLASTIC TRASH BAG THAT HAD BROKEN GLASS IN IT AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2009	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	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 CARRYING A PLASTIC GARBAGE BAG TO THE ROADWAY AND THERE WAS BROKE N GLASS IN THE BOTTOM OF IT WENT THROUGH BAG LACERATION TO LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2009	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
PT TAKING OUT THE TRASH AT HOME WHEN THERE WAS A PIECE OF GLASS THAT PO KED THROUGH THE PLASTIC GARBAGE BAG INTO LEFT LOWER LEG LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2009	Age: 89 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
PT WITH FRACTURE TO LOWER LEG AFTER TRIPPING AND FALLING WHILE TAKING O UT TRASH. DX FIBULA FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2008	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plastic bags
PT DX CONTUSION OF RT LEG - SLIPPED ON PLASTIC BAG,FELL LANDING ON RT LEG AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2008	Age: 64 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, Metal containers
64YOF PULLING OUT A PLASTIC GARBAGE BAG,ACCIDENTLY CUT LOWER LEG ON A DOG FOOD LID THAT WAS IN BAG;LEG LACERATED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
PT TAKING OUT GARBAGE IN A PLASTIC BAG WHEN THERE WAS GLASS IN THE BAG POKED THROUGH SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	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
LACERATION RT.LEG.PT.REFERS WHILE TAKING OUT THE GARBAGE(PLASTIC BAG)CU T LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2008	Age: 64 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
LACERATION LT.LEG.PT.REFERS WHILE TAKING OUT THEGARBAGEIN (PLASTIC BAG)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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

Date: 09/25/2006	Age: 69 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plastic bags
TAKING OUT HIS GARBAGE AND SOMETHING IN PLASTIC BAG SCRAPED AGAINST LEG ABRASION LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2006	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Plastic bags
PT RECEIVED PAIN LOWER LEG WHEN FELL WHILE TAKING OUT TRASH BAG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2006	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plastic bags
71 YOF WAS REACHING FOR PLASTIC BAGS IN GROCERY STORE AND ENTIRE ROLL F ELL ON RIGHT SHIN AND FOOT CAUSING CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2005	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	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 CARRYING BAG OF GARBAGE AT HOME, BROKEN GLASS IN IT, LAC LT LOWER LE G
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2005	Age: 59 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
PT. WAS CARRYING A PLASTIC TRASH BAG OUT AND A PIECE OF GLASS CUT HER LOWER LEG. DX. LACERATION LOWER LEG 6 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2005	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
LIFTED PLASTIC BAG AND CUT LOWER LEG. DX. MINOR R LEG LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2004	Age: 58 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
CARRYING BAG OF TRASH TO STREET & SOMETHING (GLASS) IN BAG LAC LT CALF- 2CM & AB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2004	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
PT CARRYING A PLASTIC BAG THAT WAS FULL OF GLASS WAS THROWING IT OUT WH EN A PIECE STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT LOWER LEG LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2004	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plastic bags
64 Y/O F INJURED R CALF WHILE TAKING OUT PLASTIC TRASH BAG AND SOMETHIN G IN BAG POKED HER AT HOME. DX; ABRASION R CALF.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2003	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plastic bags
FX L FIBULA; SLIPPED ON PLASTIC BAG & FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2003	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
STATES HE WAS TAKING OUT TRASH AND BAG BROKE AND SOMETHING IN IT CUT HIS LEG DX LT LOWER LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2002	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
PT TAKING OUT PLASTIC TRASH BAG, PIECE OF GLASS CAME THROUGH BAG AND LA C RT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2002	Age: 71 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, Light bulbs
72 YOF WAS TAKING OUT PLASTIC TRASH BAG; HAC BROKEN LIGHT BULB IN BAG;L ACERATION, RT. LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2002	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
PT LACERATED LEG ON GLASS IN TRASH BAG, R LOWER EXTREMITY LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2001	Age: 52 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2001	Age: 80 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2001	Age: 55 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2000	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2000	Age: 61 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2000	Age: 73 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2000	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2000	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2000	Age: 68 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/1998	Age: 51 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 Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plastic bags, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/1998	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/1997	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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