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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 339
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2007 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: 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: 12/22/2007 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: 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: 12/11/2007 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: 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: 12/10/2007 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: 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: 12/06/2007 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: 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: 12/02/2007 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| CUT FOOT ON CHRISTMAS LIGHT BULB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2007 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: 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: 10/22/2007 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PT SWALLOWED A CHRISTMAS LIGHT BULB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2007 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: 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: 01/03/2007 | Age: 13 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: 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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