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Accidents - Christmas tree lights - 16-25 years old - Year 2010

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 310
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Accidents - Body Parts:
Eyeball:140Shoulder:93
Lower Trunk:76

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/22/2010Age: 25 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Christmas tree lights, Ladders
25YOF STANDING ON A LADDER AND FELL OFF HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS SUSTAI NED A CONTUSION TO SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/13/2010Age: 17 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Christmas tree lights
17 YOM FOREIGN BODY IN LT. EYEBALL- REPORTS SOMETHING GETTING STUCK IN HIS EYE WHILE HE WAS HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS OUTSIDE AT HOME.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/02/2010Age: 22 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Christmas tree lights, Ladders
22YOM HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND FELL OFF A LADDER SUSTAINED A CLAVI CLE FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/29/2010Age: 25 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Christmas tree lights
25YOF WAS HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS OVERHEAD ALL WEEKAND AND STRAINED LO WER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/28/2010Age: 23 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Christmas tree lights
23 YOM, HIT SELF IN EYE WITH CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, CONTUSION EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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