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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 420
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/07/2008 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| LAC TO FINGER, PT WAS CHANGING XMAS TREE BULB AND IT BROKE, CUTTING THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2008 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| 77YMC STUCK FINGER WITH WIRE CONTACTS OF CHRISTMAS TREE MINI LIGHT BULB BEFORE CHRISTMAS/INFECTED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2007 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| 63 YOM REMOVING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS LAC TO R PINKY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/23/2006 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PT PRESENTED WITH LACERATION TO INDEX FINGER OF RIGHT HAND FROM BROKEN CHRISTMAS LIGHT AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2006 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Christmas tree lights, Desk supplies |
| FINGER FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL: + ETOH: PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND STAPLED L 4TH DIGIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2004 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| DX RIGHT INDEX FINGER PUNCTURE WOUND: INJURED FINGER WHEN CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHT BROKE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2003 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHT WIRE WENT INTO FINGER YESTERDAY. NOW IT'S PAINFUL & SWOLLEN DX: PUNCTURE WOUND 2ND & 3RD DIGIT / CELLULITITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/1997 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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