Accidents - Electric Christmas decorations - Year 2008

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,685
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	6
6-15 years old:	44
16-25 years old:	180
26-50 years old:	1,018
50+ years old:	435

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Upper Trunk:	317	Lower Trunk:	317
Head:	162	Lower Arm:	150
Shoulder:	135	Lower Leg:	115
Wrist:	102	Ankle:	102
Elbow:	80	Finger:	77
Hand:	61	Knee:	40
Face:	15	Foot:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/31/2008	Age: 75 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: Electric Christmas decorations
PATIENT TRIPPED & FELL LAST MONDAY AT HOME WHILE FIXING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS INJURING RT SIDED RIBS. DX-RIB CONTUSIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/29/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Electric Christmas decorations
58 YOF BUMPED LEFT HAND WHILE HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ONE WEEK AGO, UN KNOWN WHAT ON, AND SUSTAINED A CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/28/2008	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Electric Christmas decorations
FX SPINE- FELL ROOF FIXING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 12/21/2008	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Plants, trees and shrubs
39 YOM WAS HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND SCRAPED ELBOW ON HOLLY BUSH SEV ERAL DAYS AGO AT HOME - CELLULITIS ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2008	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Heavy-duty workshop staplers
STAPLED FINGER PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2008	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Electric Christmas decorations
FELL PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, RIB PAIN DX: CHEST CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/2008	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Pipes
21YOM WHITE HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS STANDING ON METER BOX,FELL THRU FOOT CAUGHT BETWEEN PIPES,FELL,AT GRANDMAS HOUSE,DX ANKLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2008	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Electric Christmas decorations
IN TREE PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND FELL OUT OF TREE;DX ANKLE SPRA IN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2008	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric Christmas decorations
PT WAS PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND FELL OFF ROOF ONTO ANOTHER PERSO N DOWN BELOW APPROX 15 FEET. DX. LAC. R KNEE, CONTS R KNEE, R LEG, BAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2008	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Heavy-duty workshop staplers
PT WAS HANGING OUTDOOR CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND HAS STAPLED TROUGH HIS L 3R D FINGER. DX. FB REMOVAL OF FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2008	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Poles
DX UPPER BACK STRAIN: FOR 3D, GRADUAL ONSET, STRIN'G UP HIS CHRISTMAS LIGHTS-FLAGPOLE W FALL'G OVER & HE HAD TO CATCH IT, PAIN START THAT EVE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2008	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Containers
R SHOULDER PAIN:STATES LAST EVE.HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS,FELT "POP" IN SHOULDER,TODAY REACHING TO GRAB GALLON OF MILK,FELT "POP" SHOULDER,PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2008	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Electric Christmas decorations
PT WAS PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND DEVELOPED BACK PAIN DX: LUMBAR PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/2008	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Electric Christmas decorations
PT WAS CUT WHILE HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS. DX: L HAND AVULSION LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2008	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Knives with replaceable blades
PT FELL WHILE PUTTING UP XMAS LIGHTS AND LANDED ON *** KNIFE. DX: R 4/ 5 DIGIT LAC 2 CM EACH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Electric Christmas decorations
DX CHI/NECK PAIN: PT W HANG'G X-MAS LIGHT. W ON TRUCK BED & FELL OUT ONTO GROUND. C/O LOC. AT TOP OF HEAD SOME ABRASION. NECK PAN W DEC ROM
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 12/07/2008	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric Christmas decorations
CHRISTMAS DECO VS. FOOT DX: LAC TO FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2008	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Electric Christmas decorations
DX HTN (KNOWN CONDITION) DIARRHEA: WEAKNESS/DIZZINESS X1WK. BIL HAND TINGL'G W TRY'G TO PUT UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS. DULL HA & ABD PAIN X 3 D
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2008	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Electric Christmas decorations
27 YO F SPRAINED ANKLE/FOOT FELL DOWN A HILL WHILE PUTTING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS UP AT HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2008	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Electric Christmas decorations
PT FELL OFF HOUSE WHILE PUTTING UP CHRISMAS LIGHTS. DX: LOW BACK PX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2008	Age: 47 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: Other
Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Containers
CHEST PAIN: STARTED HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, MOVING HEAVY BOXES, CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2008	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Tables
PT ADJUSTING CHRISTMAS LIGHT IN LIVING ROOM, TRIPPED BACKWARDS OVER A G LAS TABLE. DX.LAC, FX L LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2008	Age: 38 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: Fracture
Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Ladders
NONDISPLACED FX RADIAL HEAD: PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ON HOUSE OUTSIDE, WHILE UP ON 4 FT METAL LADDER,REACHED TOO FAR,LADDER FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2008	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Electric Christmas decorations
PT HAD PX PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS. DX: LOW BACK PX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Electric Christmas decorations
DX WRIST SPRAIN: FOOSH TYPE INJ THAT OCCURRED YTDY AFTER FALL W PUT'G UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, WASN'T STAND'G ON ANYTHING W SHE FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2008	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Wire
RIGHT FACIAL FX. PT WAS HANGING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND FELL OVER WIRE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2008	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Electric Christmas decorations
PT WAS HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND EXPERIENCED SEVERE CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/28/2008	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Extension or straight ladders
ACUTE RT LOWER LEG CONTUSION, S/P FALL:HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS OUTSIDE ON ALUMINUM EXT. LADDER, LADDER SLIPPED IN MUD, FELL BETWEEN RUNGS 7 FT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2008	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Electric Christmas decorations
HANGING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AND FELL AT HOME. DX CHEST WALL SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2008	Age: 47 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: Electric Christmas decorations
PT SLIPPED AND FELL 20 FT OFF ROOF WHILE PUTTING UP XMAS LIGHTS. DX: CHEST CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2008	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Electric Christmas decorations
PT FELL OFF ROOF WHILE HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AT HOME DX: SPRAINED LEFT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2008	Age: 34 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: Other
Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Ladders
NS: FELL OFF 14 FT ALUMINUM LADDER 2 1/2 TO 3 FT UP, PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS FOR AUNT, LANDED ON BACK, HURT LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2008	Age: 19 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: Electric Christmas decorations
PT FELL OVER CHRISTMAS DECORATION LIGHTS-CONTUSION LEFT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2008	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Electric Christmas decorations
PT WAS TAKING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS OFF THE ROOF OF HIS HOUSE AND HE FELL X 15 FT. +LOC, LOW BACK AND FOOT PAIN. D: CHI, COCCYGEAL & FOOT CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2008	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Electric Christmas decorations
TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND FELL OFF OF ROOF C/O LOW BACK PAINDX- LUMBAR CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2008	Age: 60 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Stairs or steps
PT WAS TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND FELL DOWN STEPS DX: LUMBAR CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2008	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Electric Christmas decorations
PT INJURED SHOULDER LIFTING CHRISTMAS DECORATION INTO ACTIC DX// LEFT SHOULDER STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2008	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric Christmas decorations
PT CUT THUMB ON A BROKEN CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT. D: LACERATION RIGHT THUM B
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2008	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Ladders
PT WAS TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS & WIND BLOW LADDER & HIT PT IN HEAD CAUSING PT TO STRUCK HEAD ON WOODEN POST DX: LAC TO SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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