Accidents - Christmas tree lights - Year 2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,236
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	440
6-15 years old:	42
16-25 years old:	310
26-50 years old:	886
50+ years old:	556

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Internal:	361	Lower Trunk:	340
Upper Trunk:	307	Neck:	212
Shoulder:	180	Knee:	178
Hand:	148	Eyeball:	140
Foot:	98	All Of Body:	77
Face:	71	Head:	50
Lower Leg:	17	Ankle:	17
Finger:	17	Upper Arm:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/28/2010	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Christmas tree lights
26 YOM PRESENT TO THE ER AFTER TAKING DOWN THE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ONE DAY AGO FELL INJURING BACK DX - THORACIC & LUMBER TENDERNESS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/25/2010	Age: 18 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
18MOM-FB INGESTION-SWALLOWED PART OF GLASS CHRISTMAS BULB-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/25/2010	Age: 94 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Christmas tree lights
94 YR OLD MALE PUTTING UP XMAS LITES AND FELL OFF MILK CRATE AND FX ANK LE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/25/2010	Age: 52 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
52YOM INTOXICATED AND TRIPPED OVER A STRING OF CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS AN D FELL CONTUSION TO LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/22/2010	Age: 43 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, Stepladders
43 YOF FELL PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS STEP LADDER BROKE FELL AND HIT THE PORCH RAILING. DX-FX 1 RIB, PAIN TO UPPER BACK AND HIP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/22/2010	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Christmas tree lights
35 YO F HANGING CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS AND NOW HAS UPPER BACK PAIN. DX STRAIN UPPER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/22/2010	Age: 18 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas tree lights
18 M/O/F STEPPED ON PLASTIC CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS AND CUT FOOT AT HOME DX/ RT FOOT LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/22/2010	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Christmas tree lights, Ladders
25YOF STANDING ON A LADDER AND FELL OFF HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS SUSTAI NED A CONTUSION TO SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2010	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas tree lights
3 YOM SUS LAC TO FOOT AFTER CHRISTMAS TREE BULB FELL ON FOOT AT DAYCARE %
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2010	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	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
10 YO MALE PLUGGING IN CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS AND SHOCKED ON THE HAND. DX ELECTRICAL SHOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2010	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Christmas tree lights
35YOF R SIDED CHEST PAIN DEVELOPED PAIN AFTER PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGH TS AT HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2010	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: American Indian/Alaska Native
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Christmas tree lights
11 YOM WAS FOUND BY MOM W/GLASS XMAS BULB. DX: FB INGESTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2010	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Christmas tree lights, Ladders
26YOF-BACK/ ANKLE PAIN-FELL OFF LADDER WHILE PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHT S-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/2010	Age: 16 months	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
16MOM FOUND BY MOM CHEWING ON CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHT. SMALL BULB IN MOUTH UNK IF HE SWALLOWED ANY. DX FB SWALLOWED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2010	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Christmas tree lights, Ladders
CERV. STRAIN: 55YOM PAIN NECK SINCE SAT. WHEN HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ON A TREE, MIGHT HAVE SLIPPED ON THE LADDER A BIT, @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2010	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Christmas tree lights
50 YOF FELL STRAINED HER KNEE PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, FELL AT HOME .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2010	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Christmas tree lights, Ladders
27YOF PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS AND FELL OFF THE LADDER STRAINED NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2010	Age: 37 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
37 YOM WAS HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS OUTSIDE HIS HOME WHEN DEVELOPED SEVERE LOW BACK PAIN DX: LOW BACK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2010	Age: 36 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
FELL WHILE HANGING CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS LANDED ON RIBS RIB CONTUS ION 36YOM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2010	Age: 17 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
17 YOM FOREIGN BODY IN LT. EYEBALL- REPORTS SOMETHING GETTING STUCK IN HIS EYE WHILE HE WAS HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS OUTSIDE AT HOME.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2010	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Christmas tree lights, Ladders
72YOM FELL OFF A LADDER WHILE PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS SUSTAIN ED A CONTUSION TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2010	Age: 45 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
FELL WHILE PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS HURT LOWER BACK LUMBAR STRAIN 45YOF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2010	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Christmas tree lights, Ladders
84YOF PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS AT HOME AND FELL OFF THE LADDER CONTUSION TO RIBS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2010	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
20 MOF SWALLOWED CHRISTMAS LIGHT BULB. DX##: INGESTION FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2010	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas tree lights
3YOM WITIH LAC TO FOOT, STEPPED ON CHRISTMAS LIGHTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2010	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	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
DX POSS SWALLOWED FB: 2YOF LAST NOC PT BIT INTO A GLASS XMAS BULB. PT; ABD PN/
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2010	Age: 17 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
17MOM-FB INGESTION-POSSIBLY SWALLOWED SMALL CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS-@ HOM E
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2010	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Christmas tree lights
83YOM PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS AND FELL ONTO KNEE FRACTURED KNE E
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2010	Age: 6 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
6YOM DAD FOUND HIM CHEWING ON HALF OF A CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHT. POSS SWAL LOWED SOME GLASS. DX FB SWALLOWED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2010	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Christmas tree lights
PT WAS DECORATING CHRISTMAS TREE. THE BLINKING LIGHTS ON THE TREE CAUSE D A SEIZURE. 44 YOF*
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/04/2010	Age: 2 years	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
2 YOF PRESENT TO ER AFTER XMAS LIGHT BLUB IN MOUTH MOM NOTICE SMALL LA CERATION IN MOUTH- DX-SWOLLOWED F.B.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2010	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Christmas tree lights
60YOM PUTTING UP CHRSITMAS TREE LIGHTS UP ON ROOF AND FELL OFF SUSTAIN ED PNEUMOTHORAX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/02/2010	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Christmas tree lights, Ladders
22YOM HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND FELL OFF A LADDER SUSTAINED A CLAVI CLE FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2010	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Christmas tree lights, Ladders
51YOF UP ON A LADDER HANGING CHRISTMAS TTREE LIGHTS AND FELL OFF FRACTU RED LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2010	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Christmas tree lights
81YOM OUTSIDE HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS GOT LIGHTHEADED LOOKING UP AND PASSED OUT ADMITTED FOR SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/30/2010	Age: 55 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
55YOM HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ON SUNDAY AND FELL STRUCK HEAD CLOSED HE AD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2010	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Christmas tree lights
25YOF WAS HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS OVERHEAD ALL WEEKAND AND STRAINED LO WER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2010	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Christmas tree lights
50YOF SPENT THE DAY HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND NOW LOWER BACK HURTS S TRAINED LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2010	Age: 2 years	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
2 YOF CHEWED AND SWALLOWED 4 SMALL CHRISTMAS LIGHT BULBS. DX-ACCIDENTAL INGESTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2010	Age: 4 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
4 YOM PRESENT TO ER WITH SLICED RT INDEX FINGER FROM A CHRISTMAS TREE L IGTING STICK- DX-SUPERFICIAL LACERATION TO RT 2ND DIGIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2010	Age: 23 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
23 YOM, HIT SELF IN EYE WITH CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, CONTUSION EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2010	Age: 62 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
62 YOF, BURNED HAND PULGGING IN CHRISTMAS LIGHTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2010	Age: 22 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
22 MONTH OLD MALE FOUND WITH CLEAR GLASS FROM CHRISTMAS BULB IN MOUTH AT HOME DX: SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2010	Age: 2 years	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
2YOM FOREIGN BODY INGESTION FOUND CHEWING ON CHRISTMAS LIGHT BULB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2010	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Christmas tree lights
29YOM HANGING CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS AND FELL INJURING KNEE STRAIN SPRAI N TO KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2010	Age: 43 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, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
43YOM PUTTING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS UP ON PORCH TWISTED LOWER BACK; BACK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2010	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Christmas tree lights
43YOM FELL OFF ROOF WHILE HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS DX: LT 7TH -9TH RIB FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2010	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Christmas tree lights, Stairs or steps
48YOM-KNEE STRAIN-FELL DOWN 3 STEPS WHILE HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS-@ HO ME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2010	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Christmas tree lights, Stepladders
32YOF ON A SMALL STEPLADDER ATEMPTING TO PUT CHRISTMAS LIGHTS UP,COMING OFF LADDER FELL INJURED HIP & NECK;HIP CONTUSION,CERVICAL SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2010	Age: 12 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Christmas tree lights
1 YO M SWALLOWED CHRISTMAS LIGHT BULBS. CHEWED AND SWALLOWED THE LIGHTS THEN CRIED. DX: INGESTION OF XMAS LIGHT PIECES; EXAM TO ABD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2010	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
3YOM, INGESTED 3 GLASS CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHT BULBS, NO SOB >>FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2010	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Christmas tree lights
44 YOM PT WAS STANDING ON ROOF TAKING DOWN CHRSTMAS LIGHTS. FELL AND I NJURED SHOULDERS. FX MIDSHAFT R CLAVICLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2010	Age: 21 months	Sex: Male	Race: Asian
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Christmas tree lights
21MOM BIT INTO A CHIRISTMAS TREE LIGHT. DX. FOREIGN BODY INGESTION.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2010	Age: 16 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
16MOM- MOM SAYS SHE SAW PT PLACE 3 SMALL GLASS CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS IN MOUTH CHEWING AND SWALLOWED . DX GLASS INGESTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2010	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Christmas tree lights
2YOF; PT WAS FOUND PLAYING WITH A STRING OF CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ; MAY HAVE INGESTED A LIGHT BULB. D: FOREIGN BODY INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2010	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Christmas tree lights
47 YOM TAKING CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS DOWN AND INJURED SHOULDER SHOULDER SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2010	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Christmas tree lights
THORACIC STRAIN-47YOF-FELT PAIN WHILE REACHING TO TAKE DOWN CHRISTMAS L IGHTS-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2010	Age: 18 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Christmas tree lights
18 MOF FOUND CHEWING ON A CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHT BULB, DX: INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2010	Age: 83 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
83YOM WAS TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS WHEN HE FELL AND HIT HEAD ON A METAL OBJECT DX- CHI FOREHEAD LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2010	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Christmas tree lights, Paper products
74YOM IN HIS GARAGE PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND BENT OVER TO PICK U P A PIECE OF PAPER AND FELL FORWARD LANDED ONTO FACE CONTUSION FACE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/03/2010	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas tree lights
CUT UPPER ARM ON METAL ROOF TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS LIGHTS LAC RT UPPER ARM * 37 Y/O B/M
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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