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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,318
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Christmas tree lights, Ladders |
| 52YOM WAS GOING UP AND DOWN LADDER TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, DEVELOPED RT KNEE PAIN;BURSITUS IN RT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/30/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas tree lights, Ladders |
| PT WAS TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND MISSED THE BOTTOM TWO RUNGS OF THE LADDER AND FELL STRAINED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/27/2008 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PT SWALLOWED A CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 12/22/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| FX RAD/ULNA - FELL HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PT GOT A HOLD OF THE CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS AND BIT INTO ONE. DAD WAS AB LE TO FIND PLASTIC PART BUT NOT BULB/ NO SYMPTOMS. DX FB INGESTED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2008 | Age: 98 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Christmas tree lights, Floors or flooring materials |
| 98YOF WHILE HOME LEANING OVER TO TURN OFF CHRISTMAS LIGHTS FELL TO THE FLOOR LANDED ON KNEES,SECOND TIME IN 2 DAYS HAVE FALLEN;KNEE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/19/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas tree lights, Ladders |
| PT WAS PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ON A LADDER AND FELL LANDING ON RIBS C/O PAIN. DX: CHEST WALL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2008 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PT WAS PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS AND REACHED REAL HIGH AND FELT A POP IN NECK STRAINED NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/18/2008 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PT SWALLOWED A SMALL GLASS CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHT FB INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2008 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PT PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS AND HAD A TRIP AND FALL FRACTURED R IBS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/15/2008 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas tree lights, Extension or straight ladders |
| PT FELL HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS FELL OFF LADDER AT HOME CONTUSION LT ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2008 | Age: 9 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PT BROKE X-MAS BULB AND SWALLOWED SOME/ INGESTION OF BULB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PT PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND FELL OFF THE ROOF ONTO ROCKS IN THE FLOWER BED FRACTURED ANKLE |
| 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: 12/12/2008 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PT SWALLOWED A SMALL CHRISTMAS TREE BULB FOREIGN BODY INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PT STRAINED LOWER BACK FALLING WHILE TRYING TO HANG CHRISTMAS LIGHTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2008 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PT FOUND WITH BROKEN CHRISTMAS LIGHT BULB IN MOUTH; FB INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2008 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PT HAD PIECE OF BROKEN CHRISTMAS TREE BULB IN MOUTH. DX: FB MOUTH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2008 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| BACK PAIN, PT BENT OVER TO PLUG IN X-MAS LIGHTS, AND HAD BACK PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| 46YOM WAS PUTTING CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS UP FELL LANDED ON GROUND INJURED RIBS;RIB CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| 26 Y/O LOST HER BALANCE AND FELL, WAS HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AT HOME DX-LOW BACK PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| 2YOF PLACED A LIGHT BULB ORNAMENT FROM TREE INTO MOUTH,IT BROKE; POSSIBLE SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2008 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| LAC TO FINGER, PT WAS CHANGING XMAS TREE BULB AND IT BROKE, CUTTING THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2008 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PT WAS TRYING TO TURN ON CHRISTMAS LIGHTS WHEN SHE FELL, STATES KNEE WE NT OUT ON HER. ACUTE R FEMORAL NECK FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/06/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Christmas tree lights, Christmas decorations |
| PATIENT CHEWING ON CHRISTMAS LIGHT OR ORNAMENT, PARTIAL LIGHT FOUND ON FLOOR; FB INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas tree lights, Hammers |
| PT WAS HELPING DAD PUT UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS & A HAMMER FELL OFF LADDER AND HIT PT ON FOREHEAD DX: LACERATION TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PT WAS PUTTING UP XMAS LIGHTS AND GOT SOMETHING IN EYE DX: FB RT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas tree lights, Tape recorders or players |
| PT STATES THAT SHE HIT HER HEAD WHILE PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS. STA TES A DV PLAYER & HAIRDRYER FELL ON HEAD OUT OF CLOSET. DX. CONT HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHT BROKE AND GOT IN EYE;DX FOREIGN BODY EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas tree lights, Christmas decorations |
| PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS TREE WHEN ACCIDENTALLY POKED HIMSELF IN EYE WITH M INI CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHT BULB; CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Christmas tree lights, Animal induced injury |
| 40 YOF WAS HANGNG CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS AT HOME AND TRIPPED OVER DOG FRACTURE TIBIA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/03/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| DX LWOBS: PUT'G LIGHTS UNDER TREE, FELT PINCH, JERKED SELF UP & FEELS LIKE "2 VERTEBRAE SNAPPED" STARTED OFF W PRESSURE @ LOW BACK/SCIATICA |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 12/01/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PT SUSTAINED A HEAD INJURY BY FALLING FROM A ROOF WHILE HANGING CHRISTM AS LIGHTS AT HOME. |
| 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: 12/01/2008 | Age: 97 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PT GOT A SHOCK FROM CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS ON HAND 3 DAYS AGO AND NOW IT IS RED DX// ELECTRICAL BURN LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| WAS ON ROOF HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS WHEN FELT LT HIP POP. DX: DISLOCATION OF LEFT HIP* |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 11/20/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PT WAS ON ROOF HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND FELL CHEST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2008 | Age: 7 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PATIENT CHEWING ON GLASS CHRISTMAS BULB, MOM PULLED OUT 3 PIECES OF GLA SS; FB INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| ACCIDENTAL INGESTION OF CHRISTMAS LIGHT-SWALLOWED A MINI LIGHT BULB-@ H OME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| SWALLOWED SMALL CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHT/INGESTED FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas tree lights, Insect induced injuries |
| PATIENT STEPPED ON GLASS CHRISTMAS BULB, STUNG BY BEE TO SAME FOOT EARL IER IN DAY, FOOT SLIGHTLY SWOLLEN; FOOT LAC., BEE STING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2008 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Christmas tree lights, Ladders |
| PT FELL FROM A 10 FT. LADDER AT HOME WHILE HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGH TS C/O FOOT/KNEE/HIP PAIN.DX: CHI,RIB FX,ABRASIONS,OPEN HUMEROUS FX |
| 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: 02/12/2008 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| 77YMC STUCK FINGER WITH WIRE CONTACTS OF CHRISTMAS TREE MINI LIGHT BULB BEFORE CHRISTMAS/INFECTED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| DX SUBLINUAL DUCT EDEMA: TRYING TO FIX XMAS LIGHTS AND BROKE LIGHT IN HIS MOUTH, MOP NOTED OBJECT UNDER TONGUE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas tree lights, Stools |
| ACUTE EXAC. OF CHRONIC BACK PAIN:COCCYX CONT: TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, FELL OVER STOOL, LANDED ON TAILBONE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2008 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas tree lights, Ladders |
| PT TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AT HOM AND FELL OFF THE LADDER TO THE G ROUND SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2008 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| 86 YOF FELL BACKWARDS ONTO BUTTOCKS LAST NIGHT AFTER ATTEMPTING TO TURN CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS OFF BY FOOT SWITCH, SUSTAINED FX LUMBAR SPINE |
| 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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