Accidents - Christmas tree lights - Years 1997-2010 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,290
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	298
Year 1998:	95
Year 1999:	17
Year 2000:	36
Year 2001:	74
Year 2002:	148
Year 2003:	16
Year 2004:	58
Year 2005:	83
Year 2007:	83
Year 2008:	59
Year 2009:	168
Year 2010:	148

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	165
6-15 years old:	163
16-25 years old:	314
26-50 years old:	353
50+ years old:	293

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/13/2010	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Christmas tree lights, Ladders
72YOM FELL OFF A LADDER WHILE PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS SUSTAIN ED A CONTUSION TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2010	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Christmas tree lights
62 YOF, BURNED HAND PULGGING IN CHRISTMAS LIGHTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/28/2009	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas tree lights
PT WITH LACERATION TO RIGHT HAND AFTER CUTTING IT ON CHRISTMAS LIGHTS. DX LACERATION RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2009	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas tree lights
PT FELL ON CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHT BULB THAT BROKE, HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2009	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas tree lights
25 YOM CUT HAND WHILE TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS LIGHTS LACERATION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2008	Age: 97 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Christmas tree lights
PT GOT A SHOCK FROM CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS ON HAND 3 DAYS AGO AND NOW IT IS RED DX// ELECTRICAL BURN LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2007	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Christmas tree lights
FELL HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS/HAND FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2007	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Christmas tree lights
REPLACING A CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHT BULB WHEN IT POPPED AND BURNED HAND. DX. 2ND DEGREE HAND BURN.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2007	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Christmas tree lights, Electrical outlets or receptacles
TRYING TO PLUG IN A TREE W/SMALL CHRISTMAS TYPE LIGHTS AT BABYSITTERS,S PARKS FLEW OUT,RECEIVED BURN TO HAND,POWER WENT OUT;ELECTRICAL BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2005	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas tree lights
PT PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, LAC RT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2005	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas tree lights
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF THE HAND WHILE PLACING X-MAS LIGHTS ON A T REE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/31/2004	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Christmas tree lights
PT SUSTAINED ELECTRICAL BURNS TO HANDS WHILE PLUGGING IN/UNPLUGGING CHR ISTMAS TREE LIGHTS. D: 2ND DEGREE ELECTRICAL BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2003	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Christmas tree lights
BURN TO HAND FROM CHRISTMAS LIGHTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2002	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Christmas tree lights
R HAND PAIN.FELL PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS & HIT HAND ON BALCONY.DX R 5TH MC FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2002	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Christmas tree lights
PT PLUGGED IN WET XMAS LIGHT CORD AND WAS BURNED. DX: R THIRD DIGIT SECOND DEG THERMAL/ELECTRICAL BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Christmas tree lights
SUSTAINED BURNS TO RIGHT HAND WHILE PLUGGING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AT SCH OOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2002	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas tree lights
CUT SELF ON LEFT PALM WITH CHRISTMAS LIGHTS LACERATION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2002	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas tree lights
$RT HAND LACERATION.PT WAS TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND A BULB BROKE AND LACERATED PTS HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2001	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Christmas tree lights
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2001	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Christmas tree lights, Heavy-duty workshop staplers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2000	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Christmas tree lights
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2000	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Christmas tree lights
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2000	Age: 12 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas tree lights
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2000	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Christmas tree lights
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/1999	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Christmas tree lights, Heavy-duty workshop staplers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/1998	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Christmas tree lights
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/1998	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Christmas tree lights
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/1997	Age: 22 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas tree lights
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/1997	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas tree lights
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/1997	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas tree lights
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/1997	Age: 23 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas tree lights
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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