Accidents - Christmas tree lights - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 545
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1998:	19
Year 1999:	5
Year 2000:	90
Year 2004:	101
Year 2005:	152
Year 2006:	5
Year 2008:	80
Year 2009:	90

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	10
6-15 years old:	155
26-50 years old:	262
50+ years old:	116

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/25/2009	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Christmas tree lights
39YOF FELL WHILE HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2009	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas tree lights
RT LOWER ARM LAC.PT WAS TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND FELL AND LACER ATED LOWER ARM.
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: 01/10/2006	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas tree lights
LOWER ARM LACERATION, FELL ON BROKEN CHRISTMAS LIGHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/2005	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Christmas tree lights
ATTEMPTING TO UNTANGLE CAT FROM XMAS TREE LIGHTS WHEN IT BIT HER FOREAR M
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2005	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Christmas tree lights, Chairs
PT C/O POSS FX ELBOW. PT WAS HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND FELL OFF CHAI R. DX CONT TO LFT FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2005	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Christmas tree lights
PT C/O ELECTRICAL SHOCK . PT WAS STANDING IN WATER AND GRABBED CHRISTMA S LIGHTS. DX ELECTRICAL BURN RT LOWER ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/2004	Age: 62 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, Ladders
FELL OFF LADDER PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS DX: RADIAL/ ULNAR FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2004	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Christmas tree lights
FEL WHILE PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND HIT HIS ARM DX R RADIAL HEAD FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2004	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Christmas tree lights
RADIUS FX-TRIPPED ON A STRING OF LIGHTS & FELL-@ TAVERN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2000	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Christmas tree lights
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/1999	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas tree lights
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/1998	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Christmas tree lights
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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