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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 340
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| PT WAS PULLING STOCKING DOWN AND STOCKING HOLDER FELL ONTO PT'S FACE. DX. LAC FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/26/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| PUT CHRISTMAS TREE ORNAMENT IN NOSE;DX FOREIGN BODY FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/25/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT WAS PULLING HER CHRISTMAS STOCKING DOWN WHEN THE HOOK PULLED OUT AND STRUCK HER ON THE HEAD. CUT HER FOREHEAD. DX FACIAL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2008 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| MINOR ABRASION FACE- PT HOLDING GLASS CHRISTMAS TREE DECORATION/ BALL AND IT BROKE WHILE IN THE HANDS OF PT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| PULLED A CHRISTMAS STOCKING DOWN AND TREE SHAPED METAL HOLDER HIT HIM. DX CONTUSION / LACERATION FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2008 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Other fireplaces |
| STOCKING HOLDER FELL OFF MANTLE;DX LACERATED FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| PUT CHRISTMAS DECORATION IN NOSE;DX FOREIGN BODY NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| FACIAL INJURY FROM CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT CUTTING HIM ON FACE. DX-ACUTE FACIAL LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| PATIENT PULLED DOWN A STOCKING HOLDER (HEAVY) FROM MANTLE, LANDED ON TOP OF HEAD. DX-FOREHEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2008 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT PULLED ON A CHRISTMAS STOCKING AND THE HOOK CAME OUT AND HIT PT ON T HE FOREHEAD. HAS LAC. NO LOC. DX FACIAL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| STOCKING HOLDER FELL ON HER;DX LACERATED EYEBROW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY PULLED A STOCKING ATTACHED TO A METAL WEIGHT ON MANTEL, FELL 5 FT INJURING RT NARIS. DX-NASAL CONTUSION/ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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