Accidents - Christmas tree lights - 0-5 years old - Year 2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 440
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Body Parts:

Internal:	324	Foot:	98
Finger:	17

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/25/2010	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
18MOM-FB INGESTION-SWALLOWED PART OF GLASS CHRISTMAS BULB-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/22/2010	Age: 18 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas tree lights
18 M/O/F STEPPED ON PLASTIC CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS AND CUT FOOT AT HOME DX/ RT FOOT LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2010	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas tree lights
3 YOM SUS LAC TO FOOT AFTER CHRISTMAS TREE BULB FELL ON FOOT AT DAYCARE %
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/2010	Age: 16 months	Sex: Male	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
16MOM FOUND BY MOM CHEWING ON CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHT. SMALL BULB IN MOUTH UNK IF HE SWALLOWED ANY. DX FB SWALLOWED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2010	Age: 20 months	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
20 MOF SWALLOWED CHRISTMAS LIGHT BULB. DX##: INGESTION FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2010	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas tree lights
3YOM WITIH LAC TO FOOT, STEPPED ON CHRISTMAS LIGHTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2010	Age: 2 years	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
DX POSS SWALLOWED FB: 2YOF LAST NOC PT BIT INTO A GLASS XMAS BULB. PT; ABD PN/
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2010	Age: 17 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
17MOM-FB INGESTION-POSSIBLY SWALLOWED SMALL CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS-@ HOM E
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2010	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Christmas tree lights
2 YOF PRESENT TO ER AFTER XMAS LIGHT BLUB IN MOUTH MOM NOTICE SMALL LA CERATION IN MOUTH- DX-SWOLLOWED F.B.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2010	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Christmas tree lights
2 YOF CHEWED AND SWALLOWED 4 SMALL CHRISTMAS LIGHT BULBS. DX-ACCIDENTAL INGESTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2010	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas tree lights
4 YOM PRESENT TO ER WITH SLICED RT INDEX FINGER FROM A CHRISTMAS TREE L IGTING STICK- DX-SUPERFICIAL LACERATION TO RT 2ND DIGIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2010	Age: 22 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Christmas tree lights
22 MONTH OLD MALE FOUND WITH CLEAR GLASS FROM CHRISTMAS BULB IN MOUTH AT HOME DX: SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2010	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Christmas tree lights
2YOM FOREIGN BODY INGESTION FOUND CHEWING ON CHRISTMAS LIGHT BULB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2010	Age: 12 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
1 YO M SWALLOWED CHRISTMAS LIGHT BULBS. CHEWED AND SWALLOWED THE LIGHTS THEN CRIED. DX: INGESTION OF XMAS LIGHT PIECES; EXAM TO ABD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2010	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	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
3YOM, INGESTED 3 GLASS CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHT BULBS, NO SOB >>FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2010	Age: 21 months	Sex: Male	Race: Asian
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Christmas tree lights
21MOM BIT INTO A CHIRISTMAS TREE LIGHT. DX. FOREIGN BODY INGESTION.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2010	Age: 16 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
16MOM- MOM SAYS SHE SAW PT PLACE 3 SMALL GLASS CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS IN MOUTH CHEWING AND SWALLOWED . DX GLASS INGESTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2010	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Christmas tree lights
2YOF; PT WAS FOUND PLAYING WITH A STRING OF CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ; MAY HAVE INGESTED A LIGHT BULB. D: FOREIGN BODY INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2010	Age: 18 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Christmas tree lights
18 MOF FOUND CHEWING ON A CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHT BULB, DX: INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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