Accidents - Christmas tree lights - 0-5 years old - Year 2003

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 376
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Body Parts:

Internal:	352	Mouth:	18
Face:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/27/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Christmas tree lights
PT INGESTED A CHRISTMAS LIGHTBULB; INGESTED OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/2003	Age: 12 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Christmas tree lights
1YOF-FOREIGN BODY INGESTION-ACCIDENTLY SWALLOWED PIECE BROKEN CHRISTMAS TREE BULB AT HOME-
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/23/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Christmas tree lights
XMAS TREE LIGHT FB TO NOSE REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas tree lights
POSSIBLY CUT MOUTH WHEN BIT INTO CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas tree lights
CUT MOUTH WHEN BIT CHRISTMAS LIGHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2003	Age: 18 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Christmas tree lights
SWALLOWED CHRISTMAS LIGHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Christmas tree lights
SWALLOWED CHRISTMAS LIGHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Christmas tree lights
SNAPPED LIGHT OFF XMAS TREE AND ATE IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Christmas tree lights
PT SWOLLOWED A CHRISTMAS TREE BULB. DX FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Christmas tree lights
DAD STATES CHILD MAY HAVE SWALLOWED A FUSE FROM CHRISTMAS LIGHTS DX: INGESTED FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2003	Age: 21 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Christmas tree lights
PATIENT POSSIBLY ATE GREEN CHRISTMAS LIGHT, HAD IN MOUTH, HEARD CRUNCH; FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2003	Age: 9 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Christmas tree lights
FB INGESTION-SWALLOWED A "SMALL CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHT"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2003	Age: 10 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Christmas tree lights
ACCIDENTAL INGESTION OF CHRISTMAS BULB, NO ASPIRATION, MOM REMOVED LIGHT BULB FROM MOUTH PTA, NO BLEEDING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Christmas tree lights
PATIENT WITH BROKEN CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHT BULB, MOM RETREIVED GLASS FROM MOUTH, NO CHOKING; POSSIBLE INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2003	Age: 17 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Christmas tree lights
SWALLOWED CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2003	Age: 10 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Christmas tree lights
PT INGESTED A CHRISTMAS TREE BULB
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/01/2003	Age: 14 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas tree lights
PT CHEWED UP A CHRISTMAS BULB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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