Accidents - Artificial Christmas trees - Year 2009

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,356
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	15
6-15 years old:	15
16-25 years old:	128
26-50 years old:	731
50+ years old:	464

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Lower Trunk:	425	Eyeball:	294
Head:	286	Hand:	178
Upper Trunk:	86	Knee:	37
Elbow:	15	Upper Arm:	15
Neck:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/30/2009	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Artificial Christmas trees
46YOF HAD SEIZURE AND HIT HEAD ON ARTIFICIAL CHRISTMAS TREE LACERATION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/30/2009	Age: 58 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
58YFC CHRISTMAS TREE WAS FALLING ON FAMILY MEMBER TRIED TO TURN IT AWAY C/O LOW BACK PAIN/SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/28/2009	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Artificial Christmas trees
39YOM HAS LOW BACK PAIN AFTER MOVING ARTIFICIAL CHRISTMAS TREE LOW BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/28/2009	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Artificial Christmas trees
55YOF HAS LOW BACK PAIN AFTER TAKING DOWN ARTIFICIAL CHRISTMAS TREE AT HOME/ LOW BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/27/2009	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Nerve Damage
Product: Artificial Christmas trees
25 YOF HURT LOW BACK DRAGGING OUT CHRISTMAS TREE. DX-ACUTE SCIATICA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2009	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Artificial Christmas trees, Containers
36 Y/O/M PAIN TO R HAND AFTER BOX WITH CHRISTMAS TREE IN IT FELL ON HAND DX: R HAND CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2009	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Artificial Christmas trees
31 YO M WORKING ON CHRISTMAS TREE, GOT HIT IN HEAD, +ETOH. DX SCALP HEM ATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2009	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Artificial Christmas trees
64YO HISP FEMALE AT HOME PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS TREE-PT FELL 4FT TO GROUN D ONTO L ARM-SHOULDER,DX HUMERUS FX,COMPOUND FX OF RADIUS/ULNA OPEN FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/10/2009	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Artificial Christmas trees
DX CONTU NECK: 11YOM LAST SAT CHRISTMAS TREE TIP' OVER & HIT HIM ON RS OF HEAD/NECK; PNON RS OF NECK W MV'MT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2009	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Artificial Christmas trees
LAC TO R HAND, PUTTING OUTDOOR CHRISTMAS TREE INTO GROUND AND METAL PIE CE OF TREE WENT INTO R HAND. DX. LAC R HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2009	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Artificial Christmas trees
PT WAS AT HOME PUTTING UP AN ARTIFICIAL CHRISTMAS TREE, IT FELL OVER CAUSNG A LACERATION TO SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2009	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Artificial Christmas trees
49 YOF INJURED LOW BACK LIFTING CHRISTMAS TREE. DX-ACUTE LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2009	Age: 39 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
39 YOF, POKED IN EYE WITH ARTIFICIAL CHRISTMAS TREE, CONTUSION EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2009	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Artificial Christmas trees
BACK PAIN-48 Y/O F-FELT PAIN SINCE MOVING A CHRISTMAS TREE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2009	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Artificial Christmas trees
PT TWISTED (L) ANKLE TRYING TO GET ARTIFICIAL CHRISTMAS TREE OUT OF ATT IC DX;# INTERNAL DERANGEMENT OF (L) KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2009	Age: 39 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
HAD ACUTE LOW BACK PAIN AFTER PUTTING ARTIFICIAL CHRISTMAS TREE UP ACUTE LOW BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2009	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Artificial Christmas trees
4 YO M SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO HIS RIGHT EYEBALL AFTER BEING POKED IN THE EYE FROM THE CHRISTMAS TREE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2009	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Artificial Christmas trees
20 YOM C/O FIGHT EYE PAIN AFTER PUTTING UP A CHRISTMAS TREE AT HOME. DX-FOREIGN BODY EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2009	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Artificial Christmas trees
ALLERGIC REACTION OF HANDS W/ RASH B/L HANDS:HANDLING ARTIFICIAL CHRISTMAS TREE,TAKING CLIPS OF TREE,SWELLING HANDS,STARTED TO BREAK OUT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2009	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Artificial Christmas trees
LACERATION HEAD - 91 YO FEMALE PRESENTS FROM NURSING HOME - FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR - ALSO LEFT KNEE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2009	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Artificial Christmas trees
SLID OUT OF WHEELCHAIR/ BACK PAIN , T 11 AND T12 COMPRESSION FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2009	Age: 31 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
PT STATES SHE WAS LIFTING CHRISTMAS TREE TO PUT INTO CLOSET 30 MINS PTA AND FELT LOW BACK PAIN. DX. STRAIN LUMBOSACRAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2009	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Artificial Christmas trees
PT POKED IN RT EYE BY THE TOP OF CHRISTMAS TREE. ACUTE RT EYE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2009	Age: 28 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
LEFT EYE INJURY FROM SCRATCHING WYE ON CHRISTMAS TREE. DX- ACUTE CORNEAL ABRASION, CONJUNCTIVITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2009	Age: 60 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
60 YO M CORNEAL ABRASION POKED IN EYE WHILE TAKING DOWN ARTIFICIAL CHRISTMAS TREE AT HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2009	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Artificial Christmas trees
PT WITH SPRAINED ELBOW LIFTING ARTIFICIAL XMAS TREE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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