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Accidents - Artificial Christmas trees - Year 2008

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 805
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:
Lower Trunk:240Eyeball:213
Head:106Elbow:80
Upper Trunk:75Knee:59
Upper Leg:14Neck:14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/31/2008Age: 58 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Artificial Christmas trees, Stairs or steps
HURT BACK CARRYING CHRISTMAS TREE UP STAIRS. DX LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/24/2008Age: 41 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Artificial Christmas trees
LEFT EYE INJURY FROM CHRISTMAS TREE NEEDLE. DX-ACUTE LEFT EYE PAIN, CONJUNCTIVITIS FROM NEEDLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/20/2008Age: 23 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Concussion
Product: Artificial Christmas trees, Floors or flooring materials
23 YOM FELL OVER CHRISTMAS TREE AT A BAR AND HIT HEAD ON FLOOR SUSTAINI NG A CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/15/2008Age: 49 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Other
Product: Artificial Christmas trees
DX CORNEAL INJ: PT MOV'G CHRISTMAS TREE INTO HOUSE YTDY AFTERNOON & SCRATCHED HIS EYE W ONE OF THE NEEDLES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/11/2008Age: 85 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Artificial Christmas trees
FRACTURE HIP - 85 YO FEMALE PRESENTS FROM HOME POST FALL - WAS DECORATI NG HER XMAS TREE WHEN SHE LOST BALANCE AND FELL - ADMITTED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 12/09/2008Age: 61 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Artificial Christmas trees
PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS TREE AT HOME. DX LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/08/2008Age: 34 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Artificial Christmas trees
LEFT ELBOW PAIN FROM X-MAS TREE FELL ON ARM. DX-ACUTE ELBOW CONTUSION, ELBOW PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/07/2008Age: 36 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Artificial Christmas trees
36YO WHITE FEMALE STS MOVED CHRISTMAS TREE,DEVELOPED BACK PAIN,NLOC DX LOW BACK PAIN , MUSCLE SPASM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/07/2008Age: 4 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Artificial Christmas trees
ABRASION HEAD - 4 MO FEMALE HAD CHRISTMAS TREE FALL ON HER JPTA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/06/2008Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Artificial Christmas trees
PT SUSTAINED HEAD INJURY WHEN SHE FELL IN CHURCH AND LANDED IN THE CHRISTMAS TREE*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/05/2008Age: 49 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Artificial Christmas trees
BENT OVER TO PICK SOMETHING UP AND WAS POKE IN (R) EYE BY ARTIFICIAL C HRISTMAS TREE DX- CORNEAL ABRA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/03/2008Age: 31 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Artificial Christmas trees
LBP AFTER BENDING TO PUT UP CHRISTMAS TREE DX: LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/03/2008Age: 46 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Artificial Christmas trees
CORNEAL AB-HIT A BRANCH OF ARTIFICIAL CHRISTMAS TREE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/03/2008Age: 36 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Artificial Christmas trees
PT FELL FACE FIRST INTO A PL;ASTIC CHRISTMAS TREE AND SUSTAINED A CORNE EAL ABRASION
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 10/07/2008Age: 80 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Artificial Christmas trees, Stepladders
PT PLACING THE ANGEL ON THE TOP OF HIS ARTIFICIAL CHRISTMASS TREE AND F ELL OFF THE STEP LADDER CONTUSION CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/22/2008Age: 24 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Artificial Christmas trees
24 YO MALE LIFTED HEAVY 16' CHRISTMAS TREE BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/16/2008Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Artificial Christmas trees
SCRATCHED THIGH ON X MAS TREE THAT IS INFECTED NOW WITH ABSCESS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 01/15/2008Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Artificial Christmas trees
ABRASION CORNEA - 55 YO FEMALE POKED SELF IN EYE WHEN DISASSEMBLING ART IFICIAL CRISTMAS TREE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/06/2008Age: 69 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Artificial Christmas trees, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
WHILE DISMANTLING CHRISTMAS TREE,FELL OFF PORCH NECK STRAIN *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/04/2008Age: 37 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Artificial Christmas trees, Chairs
PT WAS PUTTING AWAY THE CHRISTMAS TREE & STOOD UP ON A CHAIR & LOST HER BALANCE & FELL ON HER SIDE. D: KNEE & ELBOW CONTUSION, LOW BACK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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