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Accidents - Seasonal decorations - 0-5 years old - Year 2008

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 342
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Face:81Internal:75
Head:75All Of Body:73
Mouth:15Eyeball:14
Foot:6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/11/2008Age: 16 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Seasonal decorations, Plants, trees and shrubs
PATIENT BIT INTO A GLASS X-RAY ORNAMENT SHE WAS PLAYING WITH, PULLED IT OFF THE TREE, CUT UPPER LIP AND INNER GUM. DX-GUM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/27/2008Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Seasonal decorations
FOREHEAD LACERATION. STOCKING HOLDER FELL AND STRUCK CHILD'S FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/23/2008Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Seasonal decorations, Doorsills or frames
NS:SCALP LAC < 1 CM, SWINGING ON DECORATIONS HANGING FROM DOORWAY, FELL, HIT DOOR FRAME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/19/2008Age: 2 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Seasonal decorations
PULLED ON A HALLOWEEN DECORATION AND GOT GLITTER IN EYE DX- F/B
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/13/2008Age: 10 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Seasonal decorations
MOTHER STATES PT WAS PLAYING WITH A PIECE OF FOIL PAPER FROM A HALLOWEE N GARLAND WHEN SHE STARTED CHOKING AND GAGGING DX FB STOMACH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/20/2008Age: 17 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Seasonal decorations
PT.AT HOME & INGSETED LIQUID FROM A SNOW GLOBE. DX; ASPERATION / TRANST O ***
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 08/18/2008Age: 12 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Seasonal decorations
HIT IN HEAD BY METAL ORNAMENT AT STORE DX: FOREHEAD ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/23/2008Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Seasonal decorations
PT WAS OUTSIDE LOOKING FOR EASTER EGGS WHEN SHE FELL ONTO RIGHT FOOT. D: FRACTURE RIGHT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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