Accidents - Seasonal decorations - Year 2004

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,362
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	218
6-15 years old:	154
16-25 years old:	209
26-50 years old:	277
50+ years old:	502

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Lower Trunk:	256	Upper Trunk:	139
Face:	133	Head:	94
Finger:	92	All Of Body:	86
Hand:	82	Shoulder:	69
Upper Arm:	69	Unkown:	69
Mouth:	69	Toe:	69
Lower Arm:	65	Internal:	36
Foot:	12	Lower Leg:	6
Eyeball:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/25/2004	Age: 9 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Seasonal decorations
PT SWALLOWED SMALL FOREIGN BODY A PIECE OF WIRE WHEN PLAYING WITH ORNAMENT PT COUGHING. DX FOREIGN BODY INGESTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/24/2004	Age: 15 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Seasonal decorations
PT CHOKED ON A PLASTIC SNOWFLAKE BLOOD WITH COUGHING AFTER. DX CHOKING EPISODE FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 12/20/2004	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Seasonal decorations
72 YOF FELL ON SHOULDER WHILE PUTTING UP X-MAS DECORATION OUTSIDE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2004	Age: 16 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Seasonal decorations
PT LAC FINGER ON A BROKEN ORNAMENT. DX FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2004	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Seasonal decorations
STABBING PUMPKIN WITH METAL STICK AT FRIEND'S HOUSE, STABBED FOOT, 1/4" PIECE OF METAL STICKING OUT OF FOOT, THRU/THRU; FB REMOVED, PUNCTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2004	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Seasonal decorations
BRONCHIAL ASTHMA, SHORTNESS OF BREATH SINCE UNPACKING DECORATIONS FROM CUBBY HOLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2004	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Seasonal decorations
FOREHEAD LAC, PT STS SUST INJURY WITH A GLASS DISPLAY WHILE GOING TRICK/TREAT AT THE STREET, C/O PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2004	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Seasonal decorations
PT TWISTED BACK PUTTING UP HALLOWEEN DECORATIONS. DX: LOW BACK PX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2004	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Seasonal decorations
GARGOLE FELL OFF AND HIT PT IN FOREHEAD DX FOREHEAD LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2004	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Seasonal decorations, Manual scissors
PT C/O CUT LFT FINGER. PT WAS PREPARING HALLOWEEN DECORATIONS AND CUT F INGER WITH SCISSORS.DX LAC LFT INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2004	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Seasonal decorations
SLIPPED ON WET LEAVES AND A PART OF A PUMPKIN AT HOME; RADIUS ULNA FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2004	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Seasonal decorations
PT @ THE PARK CARVING A PUMPKIN CUT SELF ONTO RIGHT HAND. DX RIGHT HAND LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2004	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Farm/ranch		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Seasonal decorations
PATIENT WAS HELPING PUT UP A "HAUNTED HOUSE" DECORATION AND APPARENTLY WAS EXPOSED TO POISON IVY. CONTACT DERMATITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2004	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Seasonal decorations
PT FELL AGAIST A WOODEN COFFIN BUILT BY DAD FOR HALLOWEEN - HAS SPLINTE R IN LEG. D : SPLINTER RIGHT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2004	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Seasonal decorations, Knives
PATIENT WAS CARVING A PUMPKIN WITH A KNIFE AND ACCIDENTALLY CUT HIS HAN D. LACERATION OF LEFT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2004	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Seasonal decorations, Paints, varnishes or shellacs
PT. EXPERIENCED ACUTE CHEST PAIN WHILE PAINTING PUMPKINS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2004	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Seasonal decorations, Night-lights
PT WAS BITTING ON A HALLOWEEN NIGHT LIGHT AND BIT OFF TIP AND INGESTED MATHYLENE CHLORIDE BURNING THROAT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2004	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Seasonal decorations, Knives
PT CUT FINGER WHILE CARVING PUMPKINS SUSTAINED " LT 1ST DIGIT LACERATION"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2004	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Seasonal decorations
PT WAS PULLING UP WINDMILL IN HER YARD/LUMBOSACRAL STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/21/2004	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Seasonal decorations
PT TRIPPED AND FELL OVER CONCRETE LAWN ORNAMENTS DX: CONTUSION RIGHT HIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2004	Age: 15 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Seasonal decorations
PT FELL WITH GLASS ORNAMENT IN HAND CUTTING LT PALM HAND, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2004	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Seasonal decorations
R ARM BICEP RUPTURE/62YOM TAKING DOWN 50# ORNAMENT AT HM & TWISTED R AR M OUT TO SIDE AND FELT RIPPING SENSATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2004	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Seasonal decorations
PT STEPPED ON SNOW GLOBE THAT SHATTERED, CUTTING BOTTOM OF L FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2004	Age: 14 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Seasonal decorations, Tables
PT MAY HAVE POSSIBLY INGESTED PLASTIC FRUIT DECORATION, WAS MISSING FRO M TABLE, PT DROOLING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2004	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Seasonal decorations, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
HIT BY METAL ORNAMENT THAT FELL OFF SHELF SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2004	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Seasonal decorations
SLIPPED & FELL TODAY OVER EASTER BASKET. FX/DISLOCATION RT RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2004	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Seasonal decorations
WAS TAKING DOWN PROM DECORATIONS AND A PROP FELL ONTO THE BIG TOE R FOO T..FX GREAT TOE R FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2004	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Seasonal decorations
SISTER ACCIDENTALLY HIT HIM WITH A RESIN HOUSE DECORATION DX: FOREHEAD LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2004	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Seasonal decorations, Ceilings and walls
PT WAS ON AN EASTER EG HUNT AT HOME RUNNING TO GET AN EGG AND FELL STRI KING MOUTH ON THE CORNER OF THE CARPORT WALL LACERATION MOUTH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2004	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Seasonal decorations, Stairs or steps
ACUTE BACK CONTUSION AND ELBOW CONTUSION, FELL DOWN UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF STAIRS CARRYING EASTER BASKETS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2004	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Seasonal decorations
PLASTIC EASTER EGG FB ING DX: STABLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2004	Age: 13 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Seasonal decorations
PT POKED EYE ON METAL PROBE ON EASTER DECORATION IN THE GRASS AT HOME. D: RIGHT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2004	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Seasonal decorations
ABDOMINAL WALL STRAIN-PAIN WHILE HANGING A VALENTINE DECORATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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