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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 213
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| LEFT EYE INJURY FROM CHRISTMAS TREE NEEDLE. DX-ACUTE LEFT EYE PAIN, CONJUNCTIVITIS FROM NEEDLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| DX CORNEAL INJ: PT MOV'G CHRISTMAS TREE INTO HOUSE YTDY AFTERNOON & SCRATCHED HIS EYE W ONE OF THE NEEDLES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2008 | Age: 49 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 |
| BENT OVER TO PICK SOMETHING UP AND WAS POKE IN (R) EYE BY ARTIFICIAL C HRISTMAS TREE DX- CORNEAL ABRA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2008 | Age: 46 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 |
| CORNEAL AB-HIT A BRANCH OF ARTIFICIAL CHRISTMAS TREE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| PT FELL FACE FIRST INTO A PL;ASTIC CHRISTMAS TREE AND SUSTAINED A CORNE EAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 01/15/2008 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| ABRASION CORNEA - 55 YO FEMALE POKED SELF IN EYE WHEN DISASSEMBLING ART IFICIAL CRISTMAS TREE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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