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Accidents - Christmas decorations - 16-25 years old - Year 2002

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 214
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Foot:83Upper Trunk:68
Hand:30Wrist:15
Lower Trunk:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/22/2002Age: 25 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas decorations, Glass doors
PT WAS HANGING A CHRISTMAS WREATH ON A GLASS DOOR AT HOME WHEN THE DOOR BROKE SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/07/2002Age: 25 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Christmas decorations, Containers
INCREASED CHRONIC LBP AFTER MOVING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS.PULLING BOX OF DECORATIONS.DX LS STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/07/2002Age: 17 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas decorations
AT HOME PICKING UP XMAS DECORATIONS AND LACERATED WRIST ON BROKEN GLASS ORNAMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/05/2002Age: 17 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas decorations
PT STEPPED ON A CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT; LAC FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/17/2002Age: 24 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Christmas decorations, Containers
24 YOFC WAS TAKING OUT CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS OUT OF DUSTY BOXES IN BASE MENT & HAD CHEST PAIN, SOB/ASTHMA ATTACK, REACTS TO DUST & MOLD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/01/2002Age: 22 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas decorations
RIGHT HAND LAC, PT HAD A CHRISTMAS TREE BULB BREAK IN HAND .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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