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Accidents - Christmas tree lights - 6-15 years old - Year 2007

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 339
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Accidents - Body Parts:
Internal:140Foot:84
Neck:71Eyeball:21
Ankle:15Ear:5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/31/2007Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas tree lights
PATIENT STEPPED ON BROKEN CHRISTMAS LIGHT BULBS. DX-LACERATION RIGHT ANKLE, 3CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/22/2007Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Christmas tree lights
PT PLAYING WITH CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS AND ONE OF THEM BORKE WENT INTO E YE ABRASION EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/11/2007Age: 6 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Christmas tree lights
GOT PIECE OF CHRISTMAS LIGHT BULB IN FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/10/2007Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas tree lights
PT BROKE BULB ON CHRISTMAS TREE-MINOR LAC TO FOOT -NO INGESTION OF BULB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/06/2007Age: 6 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Christmas tree lights
CHEWED / SWALLOWED SMALL ELECTRIC CHRISTMAS LIGHT INGESTED GLASS FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/02/2007Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas tree lights
CUT FOOT ON CHRISTMAS LIGHT BULB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/23/2007Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Christmas tree lights
PTS FATHER HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND TRIPPED OVER THE WIRE AND FELL FELT A SNAP IN NECK STRAINED NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/22/2007Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Christmas tree lights
PT SWALLOWED A CHRISTMAS LIGHT BULB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/17/2007Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Christmas tree lights
PUT CHRISTMAS LIGHT IN EAR TO SCRATCH IT. BULB BROKE. DX FB EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/03/2007Age: 13 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Christmas tree lights
A PART OF A TREE LIGHT GOT INTO EYE - REMOVED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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