Accidents - Electric Christmas decorations - Year 2009

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,626
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	143
6-15 years old:	15
16-25 years old:	155
26-50 years old:	856
50+ years old:	456

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Lower Trunk:	339	Shoulder:	279
Upper Trunk:	273	Head:	161
Wrist:	86	Ankle:	86
Elbow:	75	All Of Body:	75
Internal:	72	Finger:	69
Foot:	46	Lower Arm:	15
Knee:	15	Lower Leg:	15
Hand:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/27/2009	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Electric Christmas decorations
33YOF HELPING UNCLE TAKE DOWN CHRISTMAS LIGHTS FELL BACK ONTO GROUND INJURED SHOUDLER;SHOULDER PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/2009	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric Christmas decorations
80 YOF FELL IN HER YARD TRIPPED OVER CHRISTMAS LIGHTS FELL ON RIGHT ARM DX-LAC HAND, CONTUSION TOE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/24/2009	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
2 Y/O W/FM RECEIVED CUT TO HEAD WHEN STOCKING HOLDER FELL OFF MANTEL AND HIT HEAD AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/23/2009	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Containers
PT WAS PUTTING UP XMAS LIGHTS AND LIFTING BOXES. DX: LOW BACK PX, MUSCLE SPASM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2009	Age: 64 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: Electric Christmas decorations, Christmas tree lights
DX CHEST WALL PAIN: 64YOF 4D L CHEST PN & L ARM PN CONSTANT. OCCUR SPONTANEOUSLY SINCE SET'G UP X-MAS ORNAMENTS/LIGHTS 5D AGO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2009	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Ladders
37 YOM FELL OFF LADDER PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS DX: LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2009	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Electric Christmas decorations
68YO WHITE MALE STS WEEK AGO CRAWLING AROUND PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS,TWISTED LOW BACK ,C/O PAIN, DX LUMBOSACRAL STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/2009	Age: 88 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
PT WAS HANGING CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS WHILE STANDING ON SOFA, PT FELL HIT BACK OF HEAD CARPTED FLOOR, DX: CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/2009	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Ladders
RIB FX;SHOULD CONT/40YOM WAS PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND FELL APPRO X 15 FEET FROM LADDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2009	Age: 10 months	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: Electric Christmas decorations
10 MONTH F BROUGHT IN AS SHE MAY HAVE INGESTED A CHRISTMAS DECORATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2009	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Electric Christmas decorations
PT FELL 2 STORIES WHILE INSTALLING XMAS LIGHTS. DX: RIBS 1,7 FX, T2,3,4,6,11,L1 FX, STERNUM FX, PARASPINAL HEMATOMA.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/11/2009	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Electric Christmas decorations
44YOF PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND FELL STRAINED KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2009	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Electric Christmas decorations
PT FELL 10-15 FT PUTTING UP XMAS LIGHTS. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2009	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Ladders
PT WAS PUTTING UP XMAS LIGHTS AND FELL 10 FT FROM LADDER. DX: L COMMINUTED CALCANEAL FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2009	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Ladders
BLUNT CHEST TRAUMA R/O RIB FX OR PNEUMOTHORAX:HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS FELL 4 FT ONTO LADDER, CHEST STRUCK LADDER WHEN FELL, CHEST & RIB PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2009	Age: 47 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: Other
Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Ladders
LOW BACK PAIN: ON ALUMINUM 6 FT LADDER HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, LOST BALANCE, LANDED ON FEET, JERKED BACK WHEN HIT FLOORING, LOW BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2009	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Containers
R WRIST & SHOULDER PAIN: UNPLUGGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, TRIPPED OVER BOX, FELL ONTO CARPETED FLOOR, PAIN R WRIST, SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2009	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Electric Christmas decorations
29 YOF PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AT HOME, FELL C/O LOW BACK, HEAD AND LEG PAIN. DX-LOW BACK AND HEAD PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2009	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Ladders
65YOM FELL OFF A LADDER WHILE HANGING SANTA CHRISTMAS LIGHT APPROX 8 FT . C/O ROGHT SIDED CHEST AND BACK PAIN.DX: MULT.FACIAL FXS,MULT.RIB FXS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/06/2009	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Electric Christmas decorations
ABR SHLDR- TRIPPED ON X-MAS LIGHTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2009	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Chairs
PT WAS PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND FELL OFF A CHAIR AT HOME DX: DISLOCATED RIGHT ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2009	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Electric Christmas decorations
PT FELL 5 FT PUTTING UP XMAS LIGHTS. DX: L DISTAL RADIUS FX, L ULNAR STYLOID FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2009	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Electric Christmas decorations
PT FELL OFF A 12 FOOT ROOF AT HOME WHEN TRYING TO PUT UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, SCALP CONTUSION, HEAD INJURY AND RIGHT WRIST, TRANSFERRED
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 12/04/2009	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Electric Christmas decorations
GETTINGOUT XMAS DECORATIONS AND FELL PUNCTURING CALF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2009	Age: 19 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Electric Christmas decorations
PT ATE GLASS FROM XMAS LIGHT. DX: FB INGESTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2009	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Electric Christmas decorations
RIGHT FOOT STR. PT STRAINED FOOT WHEN HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2009	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Electric Christmas decorations
28 YOM L ANKLE PAIN, TWISTED PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS DX: ANKLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2009	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Electric Christmas decorations
PT TRIPPED OVER CHRISTMAS YARD DECORATIONS. DX: ARM STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2009	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Electric Christmas decorations
49YOM STANDING ON A PUDDLE WHILE PUTTING UP XMAS LIGHT, FELT SHOCK WHILE HOLDING WIRE DX:
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2009	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Ladders
21YOM FELL FROM A LADDER 6 FEET WHILE PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHT, INJURED LT SHOULDER;SHOULDER SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2009	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Electric Christmas decorations
36YOF WHILE PUTTING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS UP WAS POUNDING A STAKE INTO GROUND DEVELOPED RT INDEX FINGER PAIN;TENDONITIS FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2009	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Electric Christmas decorations
PT FELL ONTO GROUND FROM STANDING POSITION WHILE HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AT HOME DX: LOWER BACK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2009	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Electric Christmas decorations
PT FELL OFF ROOF WHILE PUTTING UP XMAS LIGHTS. DX: PULMONARY CONT, MULT RIB FX'S, ULNAR FX, MULT ABR.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/19/2009	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Electric Christmas decorations
C/O WROSENING FOOT PAIN, SWELLING&REDNESS AFTER ACC STEPPED ONTO BROKEN GLASS FROM CHRISTMAS TREE BULB>>CELLULTIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2009	Age: 19 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Electric Christmas decorations
CHILD POSSIBLY ATE A PIECE OF CHRISTMAS DECORATION FOREIGN BODY INGE STION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2009	Age: 3 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: Electric Christmas decorations
SWALLOWED CHRISTMAS LIGHT BULB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2009	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Electric Christmas decorations
PT FELL AT HOME TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND INJURED SHOULDER DX/ /RIGHT SHOULDER CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2009	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Electric Christmas decorations
RIGHT HIP CONT. PT FELL WHEN TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS LIGHTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2009	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Electric Christmas decorations
PT TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AT HOME AND INJURED BACK DX/ BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2009	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Electric Christmas decorations
PT WAS TAKING DOWN THE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS FROM OUTSIDE, SLIPPED ON THE IC E CAUSING A DISLOCATED RT ANKLE FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/01/2009	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Stairs or steps
FELL TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS OUTSIDE OF HOME FELL ON CONCRETE STEP FELL FROM STEPS TO BRICK LANDING TO WALL BELOW CONTUSION R SHOULDE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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