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Accidents - Christmas tree lights - Year 2009 - Internal

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 252
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
0-5 years old:176
26-50 years old:75

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/22/2009Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Christmas tree lights
SWALLOWED A CHRISTMAS LIGHT BULB;DX INGESTED OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/05/2009Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Christmas tree lights
5 YOM, SWALLOWED CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS, INGESTED FOREING OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/30/2009Age: 35 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Christmas tree lights, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
35YOM HAD A MOUTHFULL OF NAILS WHILE HANGING CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS AND FRIEND PATTED ON BACK SWALLOWED THEM FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 03/13/2009Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Christmas tree lights
SWALLOWED GLASS FROM CHRISTMAS LIGHT;DX INGESTED OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/23/2009Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Christmas tree lights
SWALLOWED CHRISTMAS LIGHT;DX INGESTED OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/22/2009Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Christmas tree lights
SWALLOWED PART OF CHRISTMAS LIGHT;DX INGESTED OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/10/2009Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Christmas tree lights
PT SWALLOWED A PIECE OF CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/06/2009Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Christmas tree lights
DX FB IN INTESTINES-R/O: POSS INGESTED X-MAS LIGHT X 1HR: MOM REMOVED SHARDS OF LIGHT BULB F PT'S MOUTH BUT COULDN'T F COMPLETE BULB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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