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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 179
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 12/31/2005 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Handrails, railings or banisters |
| UP ON THE ROOF PULLING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS FELT A SHOCK TO HAND FELL CHEST HIT RAILING ELECTRICAL BURN RIGHT HAND BLUNT CHEST TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2005 | Age: 38 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, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, WINDOW CLOSED ON HAND/HAND CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2004 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| PT LACERATED HAND ON METAL 2 DAYS AGO WHILE PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS . NOW INFECTED. D: HAND LACERATION, CELLULITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2004 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| BURNED HAND PUTTING OUT FLAMING CHRISTMAS GARLAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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