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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 77
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/20/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Heavy-duty workshop staplers |
| STAPLED FINGER PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Heavy-duty workshop staplers |
| PT WAS HANGING OUTDOOR CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND HAS STAPLED TROUGH HIS L 3R D FINGER. DX. FB REMOVAL OF FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT FELL WHILE PUTTING UP XMAS LIGHTS AND LANDED ON *** KNIFE. DX: R 4/ 5 DIGIT LAC 2 CM EACH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| PT CUT THUMB ON A BROKEN CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT. D: LACERATION RIGHT THUM B |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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