Accidents - Christmas decorations - 6-15 years old - Year 2004

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 474
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Body Parts:

Face:	162	Eyeball:	85
Ear:	76	Foot:	69
Hand:	42	Head:	12
Internal:	6	Ankle:	6
Finger:	6	Toe:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/26/2004	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Christmas decorations
TOE FRACTURE, STOCKING HOLDER FELL AND HIT GREAT TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/2004	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Christmas decorations
PT HIT IN EYE WITH CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT; FACIAL CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2004	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Christmas decorations
PATIENT TRIPPED OVER DECORATION AT HOME LAST NIGHT, TWISTED ANKLE; ANKL E SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/17/2004	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Christmas decorations
ABRASION TO EYE WHEN CHRISTMAS DECORACTION BROKE AND PEICE FLEW INTO EY E
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2004	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas decorations, Other fireplaces
WATCHING TV, STOCKING HOLDER FELL FROM FIREPLACE AND HIT HEAD; SCALP LA CERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/2004	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Christmas decorations
INGESTED CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT (GLASS)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2004	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas decorations
PT CUT FINGER ON BROKEN CHRISTMAS TREE ORNAMENT. DX: LACERATION FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2004	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Christmas decorations
8YFC SMALL BEAD FROM CHRISTMAS DECORATION IN EAR/FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2004	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Christmas decorations, Doors
CORNEAL ABRASION, GETTING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS OUT OF ATTIC, LOOKED UP AT DOOR, SOMETHING FELL IN LT EYE AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2004	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas decorations
PT CUT HAND ON CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT. DX: R HAND LAC MINOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2004	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Christmas decorations
PATIENT HAS RASH ON FACE, TRUNK, UPPER EXTREMITY SINCE YESTERDAY, WAS H ELPING WITH CHRISTMAS TREES OUTSIDE; URTICARIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2004	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Christmas decorations
PT PUT A PIECE OF CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT IN R EAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2004	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas decorations
PT STEPPED ON BROKEN CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT. DX: LACERATION LEFT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2004	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas decorations
PT PLAYING FELL & BROKE CHRISTMAS TREE ORNAMENT - LAC LT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2004	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas decorations
PT LEANING BACK FELL CUTTING RT PALM HAND ON GLASS XMAS ORNAMENTS, LAC ERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2004	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas decorations
LAC HEAD WITH CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2004	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas decorations, Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands
FOREHEAD LACERATION - PUTTING CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS AWAY & ? JACK LIKE OBJECT FELL ON HIS HEAD WHILE TRYING TO GET BOXES DOWN FROM SHELF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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