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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 293
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/13/2010 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas tree lights, Ladders |
| 72YOM FELL OFF A LADDER WHILE PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS SUSTAIN ED A CONTUSION TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2010 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| 62 YOF, BURNED HAND PULGGING IN CHRISTMAS LIGHTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2008 | Age: 97 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PT GOT A SHOCK FROM CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS ON HAND 3 DAYS AGO AND NOW IT IS RED DX// ELECTRICAL BURN LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2005 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PT PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, LAC RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2002 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PT PLUGGED IN WET XMAS LIGHT CORD AND WAS BURNED. DX: R THIRD DIGIT SECOND DEG THERMAL/ELECTRICAL BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2000 | Age: 87 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/1999 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Christmas tree lights, Heavy-duty workshop staplers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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