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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 183
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| SHOCKED HAND WHEN TOUCHED CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS;DX ELECTRIC SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| ELECTRICAL SHOCK W/HOUSEHOLD CURRENT - PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND GOT A MILD SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2008 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PT IN A PUBLIC PLACE LOOKING UP AT BLINKING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND HAD A SEIZURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PREGNANT PT STEPPED ON BROKEN CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS WHILE HOLDING ONTO STEEL BARS. DX: ELECTRIC SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/02/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| AT GRMAS INGESTED LIQUID FROM CHRISTMAS BUBBLE LIGHT & POSSIBLY TINY SH ARDS OF GLASS FROM BULB, THROAT BURNING/MOUTH STAINED BLUE FROM LIQUID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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