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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 186
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2002 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PT WAS POKED IN EYE W/BRANCH WHILE HANGING XMAS TREE LIGHTS. DX: R CONJUNCTIVAL ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS IN SHRUB F B UNDER CONJUNCTIVA OF EYE POSS. PINE NEEDLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PT TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS LIGHTS WHEN ONE BROKE PIECE OF THE BULB WENT I NTO RIGHT EYE ABRASION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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