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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 190
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/18/2005 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| FB LEFT EYE.PT WAS PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS AND SOMETHING FLEW IN EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2005 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PT DECORATING THE CHRISTMAS TREE AND POKED SELF IN THE EYE WITH A CHRIS TMAS LIGHTBULB ABRASION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2005 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| F B TO EYE HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHT ON TREE [PALM] F B EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2005 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PT HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHS AND STRUCK HERSELF IN THE RIGHT EYE ABRASION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2005 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PT WAS POKED IN EYE W/XMAS TREE BRANCH WHILE PUTTING UP LIGHTS. DX: CORNEAL ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2005 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| CORNEAL ABRASION - 45 YOF C/O RIGHT EYE PAIN AFTER BEING STRUCK IN THE EYE WITH A CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHT PLUG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2005 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PT WAS TAKING CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHT OFF, LOST BALANCE, FELL STRUCK LT EY E, SUSTAINED" SUBCONJUNICTIVAL HEMATOMA'' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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