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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 677
See also: Other years, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2003 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| 37 YO BM - ABRAISION - LEFT CORNEAL - WALKED INTO CHRISTMAS TREE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/24/2003 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| R HIP PAIN AFTER MOVING ARTIFICIAL CHRISTMAS TREE DX STRAINED SI JOINT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2003 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| BOXED CHRISTMAS TREE FELL OFF SHELF IN STORE AND HIT HER. DX- NASAL BRI DGE CONTUSION, CERVICAL SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2003 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| ABRASION TO EYE WHEN STRUCK ON CHRISTMAS TREE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2003 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees, Light bulbs |
| 10MO OLD BITING XMAS BULB BROKE IT AND CUT TONGUE LAC TONGUE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2003 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees, Christmas decorations |
| HURT BACK MOVING ARTIFICIAL X-MAS TREE AND X-MAS DECORATIONS - ACUTE LOWER BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2003 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| RADIUS HEAD FX-FELL DOWN FROM ATTIC WHILE TRYING TO GET CHRISTMAS TREE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2003 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| LEFT EYE PAIN. PT WAS PUTTING ARTIFICIAL TREE TOGETHER AND STUCKA BRANC H INTO EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2003 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| 39YOFC PULLED BACK WHILE PUTTING UP AN ARTIFICAL TREE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2003 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| CHI. PT WAS GETTING ARTIFICIAL CHRISTMAS TREE OUT OF ATTIC AND HIT HEAD ON IT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2003 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| SON PUSHED ART. CHRISTMAS TREE AND WHILE IN SITTING POSITION ATTEMPTED TO CATCH TREE. FELL AFTER BEING DIZZY. PREGNANT. DX. L.W.T. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 12/01/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees, Containers |
| CONJ IRRITATION. PT WAS PULLING ARTIFICIAL CHRISTMAS TREE FROM BOX AND POKED HIMSELF IN EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| CUT HEAD ON METAL TIP OF CHRISTMAS TREE WHEN IT FELL OVER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2003 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| PT INJURED LIFTING A CHRISTMAS TREE; SHOULDER SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2003 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| PT SPRAINED HIS LOWER BACK AS A RESULT OF LIFTING AN ARTIFICIAL X-MAS TREE INTO HIS CAR TRUNK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2003 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| PT WAS PUTTING UP AN ARTIFICIAL CHRISTMAS TREE WHEN HE POKED HIMSELF IN THE ELFT EYE ABRASION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2003 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| PT WAS STUCK IN THE MOUTH WITH AN ARTIFICAL TREE LIMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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