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Accidents - Christmas decorations - 6-15 years old - Year 2009

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 476
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Toe:177Foot:118
Head:76Eyeball:69
Hand:15Face:12
Finger:6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/28/2009Age: 7 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas decorations
STEPPED ON CHRISTMAS SNOW GLOBE;DX LACERATED FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/25/2009Age: 7 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas decorations
L GREAT TOE LAC/7YOF AT HOME DROPPED STOCKING HOLDER ON HER L GREAT TOE CAUSING LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/20/2009Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Christmas decorations
STEPPED ON GLASS CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT;DX FOREIGN BODY FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/20/2009Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Christmas decorations
12YOM HAS A MARK ON HIS CHIN, WHERE HE WAS RESTING HIS HAND, AFTER TOUCHING A METAL CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT. DX; CHIN ECCHYMOSIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/20/2009Age: 7 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas decorations
7YOF SLIPPED ON A CHRISTMAS BULB ORNAMENT LACERATING RT FOOT TOE; TOE LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/18/2009Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas decorations
8 Y/O B/M RECEIVED CUT TO HEAD AFTER BOY AT SCHOOL HIT HIM WITH A CHRISTMAS STOCKING WITH A GLASS ORNAMENT IN IT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/15/2009Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas decorations, Nonelectric razors or shavers
7 YO MALE OPENING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS WITH A RAZOR AND CUT FINGER. D X LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/12/2009Age: 6 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Christmas decorations, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
A CHRISTMAS DECORATION FELL FROM MANTEL HITTING PATIENT ON HEAD; HEAD I NJURY, HEAD HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/12/2009Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Christmas decorations
12YOM HELPING MOTHER PUT UP CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS WHEN SOMETHING WENT INTO RT EYE;CORNEAL ABRASIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/12/2009Age: 8 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas decorations
LAC TOE ON GLASS X-MAS ORNAMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/07/2009Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Christmas decorations
STEPPED ON BROKEN CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT INJURED FOOT PUNCTURE WOUND FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/06/2009Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas decorations
PT ACCIDENTALLY STEPPED ON CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT, LACERATED FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/06/2009Age: 7 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Christmas decorations
7YOF SWEEPED FOOT AGAINST CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT,DEVELOPED DISCOMFORT; FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/01/2009Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas decorations
HAND LAC, PT CUT HAND ON METAL STAR ON CHRISTMAS TREE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/27/2009Age: 9 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas decorations, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
METAL STOCKING HOLDER FELL OFF MANTEL ONTO PTS BIG TOE AND BROKE NAIL; TOE LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/18/2009Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas decorations
PT WAS ACCID STRUCK IN THE FACE BY A LARGE PLASTIC CANDY CANE LAWN DECO RATION BY FRIEND. HAS LAC NEAR L EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/12/2009Age: 7 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Christmas decorations
PATIENT STEPPED ON OBJECT 3 DAYS AGO AT HOME, POSSIBLY AN ORNAMENT, HAS PIECE IN FOOT SINCE; FB REMOVED, FOOT LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/10/2009Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas decorations
LAC TO R GREAT TOE, STEPPED ON CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT DX: TOE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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