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

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 769
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	44
Year 1998:	95
Year 1999:	190
Year 2000:	90
Year 2002:	74
Year 2005:	15
Year 2007:	243
Year 2009:	15

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	6
6-15 years old:	74
16-25 years old:	87
26-50 years old:	291
50+ years old:	309

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/02/2009	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Christmas tree lights
LEFT WRIST STR. PT STRAINED WRIST WHEN HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/04/2007	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Christmas tree lights
PT FELL WHILE PUTTING UP X-MAS LIGHTS DX: WRIST FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2007	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas tree lights
FELL WHILE PUTTING UP X-MAS LIGHT, DX; WRIST LAC,
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2007	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Christmas tree lights, Ladders
PT WAS TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS LIGHTS OUTSIDE OF HOME WHEN LOST BALANCE A ND FELL3-4FT OFF LADDER ONTO LEFT HAND SUSTAINING A FX TO LEFT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2007	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Christmas tree lights, Extension cords
PT PUTTING AWAY CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND TRIPPED OVER AN EXTENSION CORD ONT O LEFT WRIST STRAINED WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2005	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Christmas tree lights
FOOSH HANGING CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS " WRSIT SPRAIN"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Christmas tree lights, Floors or flooring materials
13 YO F FEL 20 FT TO FLOOR WHILE TRYING TO PUT UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS. DX L WRIST FX DISLOCATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/30/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas tree lights
PT SUBSTAINED LACERATION WHEN PT SLIPPED AND FELL ONTO CHRISTMAS LIGHT BULB. DX RIGHT WRIST LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/31/2000	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Christmas tree lights
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/1999	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Christmas tree lights, Ladders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/1999	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Christmas tree lights
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/1999	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Christmas tree lights
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/1998	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Christmas tree lights, Chairs
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/1998	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Christmas tree lights
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/1997	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas tree lights
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/1997	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Christmas tree lights
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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