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

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 717
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	22
Year 1998:	66
Year 1999:	103
Year 2000:	201
Year 2001:	16
Year 2002:	21
Year 2003:	18
Year 2005:	83
Year 2006:	71
Year 2007:	61
Year 2008:	44
Year 2009:	6

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	575
6-15 years old:	14
26-50 years old:	61
50+ years old:	66

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/29/2009	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas tree lights
2 YO M BIT INTO A CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHT BULB DX: LAC TO MOUTH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2008	Age: 17 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Christmas tree lights
PT HAD PIECE OF BROKEN CHRISTMAS TREE BULB IN MOUTH. DX: FB MOUTH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2008	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Christmas tree lights
DX SUBLINUAL DUCT EDEMA: TRYING TO FIX XMAS LIGHTS AND BROKE LIGHT IN HIS MOUTH, MOP NOTED OBJECT UNDER TONGUE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2007	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas tree lights
PASSED OUT WHEN UNPLUGGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS DX SYNCOPE, LIP LACERATON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2006	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Christmas tree lights
QUESTION OF SWALLOWING FOREIGN BODY (A PART OF CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHT BULB), HAD IT IN HER MOUTH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/25/2005	Age: 11 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Christmas tree lights
PT IS BEING SEEN FOR POSSIBLE INJURY TO MOUTH AFTER SHE BROKE A CHRISTM AS LIGHT IN HER MOUTH,
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 12/24/2005	Age: 12 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas tree lights
12 M/O F INJURED INSIDE OF MOUTH WHEN CHEWED ON CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHT A T HOME. DX; MOUTH LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas tree lights
POSSIBLY CUT MOUTH WHEN BIT INTO CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas tree lights
CUT MOUTH WHEN BIT CHRISTMAS LIGHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2003	Age: 14 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas tree lights
PT CHEWED UP A CHRISTMAS BULB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Christmas tree lights
PT PUT A CHRISTMAS LIGHT IN HER MOUTH AND STARTED GAGGING. MOM THINKS S HE SWALLOED IT- NO FOREIGN BODY FOUND- NORMAL EXAM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2002	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas tree lights
PT LAC LIP WHEN SHE LAC MOUTH OFF OF A CHRISTMAS LIGHT BULB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2001	Age: 12 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas tree lights
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2000	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Christmas tree lights
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2000	Age: 17 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Christmas tree lights
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2000	Age: 9 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas tree lights
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2000	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Christmas tree lights
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2000	Age: 11 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Dental Injury
Product: Christmas tree lights
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/1999	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas tree lights
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/1999	Age: 11 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas tree lights
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/1999	Age: 8 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Christmas tree lights
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/1998	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Christmas tree lights
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/1997	Age: 9 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas tree lights
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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