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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 558
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 12/29/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| 58 YOF BUMPED LEFT HAND WHILE HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ONE WEEK AGO, UN KNOWN WHAT ON, AND SUSTAINED A CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| PT WAS CUT WHILE HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS. DX: L HAND AVULSION LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2008 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| DX HTN (KNOWN CONDITION) DIARRHEA: WEAKNESS/DIZZINESS X1WK. BIL HAND TINGL'G W TRY'G TO PUT UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS. DULL HA & ABD PAIN X 3 D |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2006 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| LAC TO L HAND PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS DX: HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/31/2005 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Handrails, railings or banisters |
| UP ON THE ROOF PULLING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS FELT A SHOCK TO HAND FELL CHEST HIT RAILING ELECTRICAL BURN RIGHT HAND BLUNT CHEST TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2005 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, WINDOW CLOSED ON HAND/HAND CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2004 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| 20 YO PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS. BROKE WINDOW LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2004 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| PT LACERATED HAND ON METAL 2 DAYS AGO WHILE PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS . NOW INFECTED. D: HAND LACERATION, CELLULITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2004 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| BURNED HAND PUTTING OUT FLAMING CHRISTMAS GARLAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2004 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| PT FELL HANGING X-MAS DECORATIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| FELL ON CONCRETE AND INJURED WRIST WHILE HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS. DX. R 2ND METACARPAL FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| 16 YOWF FELL WHILE GETTING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS. DX. HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2001 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/23/1997 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Light bulbs |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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