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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 924
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/20/2010 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| 10 YO MALE PLUGGING IN CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS AND SHOCKED ON THE HAND. DX ELECTRICAL SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2010 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| 81YOM OUTSIDE HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS GOT LIGHTHEADED LOOKING UP AND PASSED OUT ADMITTED FOR SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/12/2009 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| 73YOF HELPING SON PUT UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND WAS PASSING HIM THE LIGHT S LOOKING UP GOT LIGHTHEADE AND PASSED OUT ADMITTED OR SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/02/2009 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| 10YOF STANDING UP PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS AND FELL BACKWARDS O NTO HEAD THEN HAD A SEIZURE TRANSFERRED FOR SEIZURE ACTIVITY |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 12/26/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| SHOCKED HAND WHEN TOUCHED CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS;DX ELECTRIC SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| ELECTRICAL SHOCK W/HOUSEHOLD CURRENT - PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND GOT A MILD SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2008 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PT IN A PUBLIC PLACE LOOKING UP AT BLINKING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND HAD A SEIZURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PREGNANT PT STEPPED ON BROKEN CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS WHILE HOLDING ONTO STEEL BARS. DX: ELECTRIC SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/02/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| AT GRMAS INGESTED LIQUID FROM CHRISTMAS BUBBLE LIGHT & POSSIBLY TINY SH ARDS OF GLASS FROM BULB, THROAT BURNING/MOUTH STAINED BLUE FROM LIQUID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2007 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| OLD CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS STARTED FIRE AT HOME CO POISONING/SMOKE INHALATION/MOUTH BURN * COHB-24 FD |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 11/26/2006 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PT PLUGGING IN TOP OF CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS, SHOCKED IN LT HAND, WENT T HROUGH BODY, ELECTRIC SHOCK INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| ELECTRICAL CHOCK FROM CHRISTMAS LIGHTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Christmas tree lights, Extension cords |
| 24 YO M MINOR ELETRIC SHOCK R HAND WHILE PLUGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS INTO AN EXTENSION CORD* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2005 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PT WAS HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AT HOME WHEN HE FELT A SHOCK GO THROUGH ENTIRE BODY NUMBNESS AND TINGLING ELECTRIC SHOCK INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2003 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| HAD A SEIZURE WHILE HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS DX: NEW ONSET SEIZURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/26/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| GOT DIZZY PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS DX. HYPOGLYCEMIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2001 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2000 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/1999 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Christmas tree lights, Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/12/1999 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Christmas tree lights, Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/1999 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/29/1999 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/1999 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 12/23/1997 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/23/1997 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/1997 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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