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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,010
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2004 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PT SUSTAINED ELECTRICAL BURNS TO HANDS WHILE PLUGGING IN/UNPLUGGING CHR ISTMAS TREE LIGHTS. D: 2ND DEGREE ELECTRICAL BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/24/2004 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas tree lights, Ladders |
| FELL OFF LADDER HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS DX L SHOULDER STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2004 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| LAC L THUMB, 3RD FINGER, PT SUST INJURY WHILE FIXING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS A T HOME, C/O BLEEDING, PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2004 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PT PUTTING UP ALOT OF CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AT HOME STRAINED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2004 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| FELL THROUGH GLASS PUTTING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS UP FRIDAY. PUNCTURE WOUNDS LT UPPER EXTREMITY & CELLULITIS LT UPPER EXTREMITY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2004 | Age: 45 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: Fracture |
| Product: Christmas tree lights, Ladders |
| HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, FELL FROM 10 FT LADDER L 2 FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2004 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PT. STATES HE WAS HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS FOR HOURS YESTERDAY C/O SHOULDER PAIN DX: L SHOULDER SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2004 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| 38 YO F TRIPPED ON XMAS TREE LIGHT FELL ON SHOULDER SPRAIN/STRAIN SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2004 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| RT ANKLE SPRAIN.PT WAS HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND FELL AND INJURED AN KLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2004 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas tree lights, Ladders |
| HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, PT FELL OFF THE LADDER FELL 4-6 FEET DX BAC K STRAIN , ANKLE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2004 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| HURT RT. SHOULDER HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS DX: STRAIN SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2004 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| L 7TH RIB FX;L 4TH FING SPR/28YOF FELL LAST PM AT HOME IN KITCHEN WHILE HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2004 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PATIENT WAS PUTING UP CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS AND STRAINED RIGHT UPPER CH EST. STRAIN OF RIGHT UPPER CHEST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2004 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| SKIN AVULSION RT INDEX FINGER - CUT FINGER ON A CHRISTMAS BULB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2004 | Age: 40 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: Christmas tree lights |
| DX LOWER BACK STRAIN: DECKING THE CHRISTMAS TREE WITH LIGHTS AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2004 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| 26 YOM WAS PUTTING IN A CHRISTMAS LIGHT LAST NIGHT, GLASS POPPED AND MA Y HAVE GOTTEN INTO RIGHT EYE. HAS CONJUNCTIVITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2004 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| BRANCH OF XMAS TREE HIT PT WHILE PUTTING ON LIGHTS.DX: L TRAUMATIC COR NEAL ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2004 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Christmas tree lights, House repair or construction materials |
| PT PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ON HIS HOUSE WHEN HE FELL ONTO HIS LEFT SHOULDER DISLOCATED SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2004 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PATIENT WAS TRYING TO GET X-MAS LIGHTS OUT OF CRAWLSPACE AND FELL IN DX ; MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS TO FACE, THIGH, BUTTOCK AND HIP ALL ON R SIDE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2004 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| RADIUS FX-TRIPPED ON A STRING OF LIGHTS & FELL-@ TAVERN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2004 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| TAKING X-MAS LIGHTS & FELT SOMETHING GO IN EYE CONJUNCTIVITIS INFECTIONS, BLEPHARITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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