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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 361
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 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: 11/28/2005 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PT WAS HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AT HOME WHEN HE FELT A SHOCK GO THROUGH ENTIRE BODY NUMBNESS AND TINGLING ELECTRIC SHOCK INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2003 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| HAD A SEIZURE WHILE HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS DX: NEW ONSET SEIZURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/26/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| GOT DIZZY PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS DX. HYPOGLYCEMIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2000 | Age: 31 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: Electric Shock |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/1999 | Age: 45 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/29/1999 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/1999 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
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