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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 747
See also: Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2010 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| MINOR LAC., NOT SUTURED: 15YOF PUTTING AWAY ARTIFICIAL CHRISTMAS TREE, SCRAPPED BY METAL ON A BRANCH, LAC. L LOWER LEG, @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2010 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| 7YOF HAD CERAMIC CHRISTMAS TREE FALL ONTO HEAD HEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2010 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| HELPING WITH CHRISTMAS TREE FELL SPRAIN L ANKLE 9 YO F # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2010 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| 12 YOF FELL FROM CHRISTMAS TREE, HEAD HIT WOODEN BOARD. DX- RIGHT EARLOBE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2009 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| DX CONTU NECK: 11YOM LAST SAT CHRISTMAS TREE TIP' OVER & HIT HIM ON RS OF HEAD/NECK; PNON RS OF NECK W MV'MT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/30/2007 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| POKED IN EYE BY LIMB OR CHRISTMAS TREE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2007 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| PLANTAR PW-STEPPED ON METAL PART OF ARTIFICIAL CHRISTMAS TREE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2006 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| PT WAS PLAYING WITH SISTER AT HOME AND FELL AGAINST A "WIRED CHRISTMAS TREE" SUSTAINING A LACERATION TO LOWER LEFT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2005 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees, Containers |
| PT WAS PULLING XMAS TREE OUT OF BOX AND HIT FACE. DX: 2 CM R BROW LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2004 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees, Containers |
| PATIENT PULLED CHRISTMAS TREE FROM BOX, POKED IN UPPER ARM ON METAL ON TREE AT HOME, BLED AT HOME, DAD CLEANED W/PEROXIDE; UPPER ARM LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| CUT HEAD ON METAL TIP OF CHRISTMAS TREE WHEN IT FELL OVER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2003 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| PT WAS STUCK IN THE MOUTH WITH AN ARTIFICAL TREE LIMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| 7 Y.O. W MALE W/LAC TO FOOT. PT INJ SELF ON BASE OF CHRISTMAS TREE @ HO ME. E9208 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| PATIENT TRIPPED OVER AN ARTIFICAL CHRISTMAS TREE AND REINJURED HIS LEFT HUMERUS. DX-LEFT HUMERUS FRACTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| 12 YO F PUTTING UP ARTIFICIAL CHRISTMAS TREE AND ALSO HAD PERM ON HAIR YESTERDAY, STARTED SNEEZING. DX ALLERGIC REACTION TO PERM SOLUTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| PATIENT POKED IN EYE BY METAL ON ARTIFICIAL CHRISTMAS TREE AT HOME; COR NEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/23/2000 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2000 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/1999 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/1999 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/1999 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/31/1998 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/1998 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/1997 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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