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Accidents - Christmas tree lights - 0-5 years old - Year 2009

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 394
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Internal:176Finger:140
Ear:70Mouth:6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/30/2009Age: 16 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas tree lights
PT LAC FINGER ON BROKEN CHRISTMAS TREE BULB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/22/2009Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Christmas tree lights
SWALLOWED A CHRISTMAS LIGHT BULB;DX INGESTED OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/12/2009Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas tree lights
PT CUT FINGER ON A CHRISTMAS TREE BULB NOW HAS LAC TO FINGER DX: FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/05/2009Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Christmas tree lights
5 YOM, SWALLOWED CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS, INGESTED FOREING OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/29/2009Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas tree lights
2 YO M BIT INTO A CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHT BULB DX: LAC TO MOUTH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/18/2009Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Other
Product: Christmas tree lights
ACUTE RIGHT OTALGIA - GRANDMOTHER STATES THAT CHILD MAY HAVE PUT PART OF CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT (LIGHT BULB) INTO EAR THAT HAD SHATTERED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/13/2009Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Christmas tree lights
SWALLOWED GLASS FROM CHRISTMAS LIGHT;DX INGESTED OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/23/2009Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Christmas tree lights
SWALLOWED CHRISTMAS LIGHT;DX INGESTED OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/22/2009Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Christmas tree lights
SWALLOWED PART OF CHRISTMAS LIGHT;DX INGESTED OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/10/2009Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Christmas tree lights
PT SWALLOWED A PIECE OF CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/06/2009Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Christmas tree lights
DX FB IN INTESTINES-R/O: POSS INGESTED X-MAS LIGHT X 1HR: MOM REMOVED SHARDS OF LIGHT BULB F PT'S MOUTH BUT COULDN'T F COMPLETE BULB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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