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Accidents - Electric Christmas decorations - 50+ years old - Year 2004

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 287
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Finger:139Hand:86
Upper Trunk:15Face:15
Lower Trunk:15Foot:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/24/2004Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Electric Christmas decorations
[PATIENT FELL LAST NIGHT INJURING COCCYX FIXING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS. AT HOME. DX-CONTUSION LOW BACK, CONTUSIONS COCCYX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/14/2004Age: 72 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Electric Christmas decorations
UPPER BACK PAIN, DID ALOT OF STRETCHING PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS DX: MUSCLE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/07/2004Age: 84 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Other
Product: Electric Christmas decorations
WORKING ON CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS, C/O R THUMB PAIN, DX; R TRIGGER THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/03/2004Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Electric Christmas decorations
LEFT FOOT SPR. PT FELL BACKWARDS WHEN HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS INJURING FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/21/2004Age: 80 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Christmas decorations
PT HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AT HOME FELL OVER ANOTHER CHRISTMAS DECORAT ION, LAC FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/21/2004Age: 62 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Electric Christmas decorations
PT FELL HANGING X-MAS DECORATIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/03/2004Age: 81 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric Christmas decorations
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HIS FINGER AS A RESULT OF PUTTING AWAY CHR ISTMAS DECORATIONS AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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