Accidents - Artificial Christmas trees - Year 2004

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,332
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	119
6-15 years old:	6
16-25 years old:	85
26-50 years old:	671
50+ years old:	449

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Eyeball:	430	Lower Trunk:	279
Shoulder:	186	Face:	135
Foot:	128	Ankle:	58
Hand:	58	Lower Leg:	16
Elbow:	15	Finger:	15
Upper Arm:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/30/2004	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Artificial Christmas trees
CARRYING CHRISTMAS TREE TODAY & TWISTED ANKLE. ACUTE RT ANKLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/30/2004	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Artificial Christmas trees
18 YO - DX: - PUNCTURE WOUND OF CHIN - WAS TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS TREE & PUNCTURED CHIN WITH ROD OF TREE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2004	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Artificial Christmas trees
DX LEFT SHOULDER STRAIN: PUTTING UP TREE, ARMS ABOVE HEAD, WHEN PAIN IN SHOULDER DEVELOPED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/17/2004	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Artificial Christmas trees
BAREFOOTED, PUTTING PRESENTS UNDER TREE WHEN TOES BENT BACKWARD. LT FOO T INJURY/PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/17/2004	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Artificial Christmas trees
SCRATCHED EYE WHILE PUUTING UP ARTIFICAL CHRISTMAS TREE DX: R EYE CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2004	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Artificial Christmas trees
PT HIT RT EYE ON CHRISTMAS TREE DX: CORNEAL AB RT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2004	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Artificial Christmas trees
CORNEAL ABRASION - GOT POKED IN EYE BY A CHRISTMAS TREE BRANCH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/2004	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Artificial Christmas trees
RASH TO FACE & NOW ACROSS BODY. ONLY NEW CONTACT IS ARTIFICIAL CHRISTMAS TREE YESTERDAY. DX: URTICARIA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2004	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Artificial Christmas trees
PT.REPORTED X-MAX TREE FELL ON LT.LEG C/O BACK PAIN DX-CHRONIC LOWER BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2004	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Artificial Christmas trees
LUMBAR STRAIN.PT WAS GETTING A CHRISTMAS TREE OUT OF ATTIC AND INJURED BACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2004	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Artificial Christmas trees
PLAYING AROUND ARTIFICIAL CHRISTMAS TREE, SUDDENLY STARTED TO CRY AND RUB RIGHT EYE DX: CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2004	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Artificial Christmas trees, Stairs or steps
TRIPPED CARRYING CHRISTMAS TREE UPSTAIRS LAST PM. ACUTE RT HAND FX W/ E XTENSOR TENDON RUPTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2004	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Artificial Christmas trees
PATIENT FELL WHILE PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS TREE AT HOME. DX: POSSIBLE ROTATOR CUFF TEAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2004	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Artificial Christmas trees
LUMBAR STRAIN.PT WAS LIFTING A CHRISTMAS TREE OUT OF ATTIC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2004	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Artificial Christmas trees
PT POUTTING UP AN ARTIFICIAL CHRISTMAS TREE SUSTAINED AN ABRASION TO LE FT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2004	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Artificial Christmas trees
SKIN RASH AFTER GETTING CHRISTMAS TREE OUT OF ATTIC, RASH ON FACE. DX. SKIN RASH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2004	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Artificial Christmas trees
NASAL FRACTURE.PT WAS GETTING ARTIFICIAL CHRISTMAS TREE OUT OF ATTIC AN D FELL AND TREE HIT PT IN FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2004	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Artificial Christmas trees, Ceilings and walls
LEFT ELBOW CONT. PT WAS CARRYING BOX OF AN ARTIFICIAL CHRISTMAS TREE AN D HIT ELBOW ON WALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2004	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Artificial Christmas trees
66 YO FEMALE TRIPPED OVER ARTIFICIAL CHRISTMAS TREE FRACTURE SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2004	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Artificial Christmas trees, Containers
PATIENT PULLED CHRISTMAS TREE FROM BOX, POKED IN UPPER ARM ON METAL ON TREE AT HOME, BLED AT HOME, DAD CLEANED W/PEROXIDE; UPPER ARM LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2004	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Artificial Christmas trees
PT WAS ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK IN EYE WITH A ARTIFICIAL TREE BRANCH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2004	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Artificial Christmas trees, Knives
TRIED TO CUT STEM OF RUBBAR TREE W/ KNIFE AND SLIPPED DX L FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2004	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Artificial Christmas trees
PT C/O RT FOOT LAC. PT CUT FOOT ON CHRISTMAS TREE WIRE. DX LAC LFT FOOT .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2004	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Artificial Christmas trees
40 YO M LIFTING CHRISTMAS TREE INJURED LEG CONTUSION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2004	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Artificial Christmas trees
49 Y.O. B FEMALE W/BACK STRAIN. PT INJ AFTER LIFTING A CHRISTMAS TREE @ HOME. E9208
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2004	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Artificial Christmas trees
BENT DOWN TO PICK UP CHRISTMAS TREE / TWISTED BACK DX: LS STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2004	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Artificial Christmas trees
PT INJURED LIFTING AN ARTIFICIAL X-MAS TREE; SHOULDER SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2004	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Artificial Christmas trees
BACK PAIN AFTER TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS TREELUMBAR SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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