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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 276
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2008 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| PT CHRISTMAS STOCKING HOLDER FELL ON CHILDS HEAD AT HOME TODAY DX// SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2008 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| STOCKING HOLDER FELL OFF MANTEL;DX CONTUSED HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2008 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Other fireplaces |
| PATIENT PULLED STOCKING HOLDER HANGING ON FIREPLACE DOWN ON HEAD, NO LO C; MINOR HEAD INJURY, PUNCTURE WOUND TO TOP OF HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2008 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| LAC HEAD ON ORNAMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2008 | Age: 2 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| PARENTS STATES A CHRSTMAS STOCKING HOLDER FELL ONTO BABYS HEAD AT HOME DX SOFT TISSUE CONTUSION OF HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| REPORTEDLY THE STAR ON THE TOP OF CHRISTMAS TREE FELL HITTING PT'S HEAD >>CLOSED HEAD INJUREY/SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2008 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| 19 MOF STRUCK ON THE HEAD BY A FALLING STOCKING HOLDER SUSTAINING A LAC ERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| PT PULLED CHRISTMAS STOCKING HOLDER DOWN ON HEAD. LAC 0.9 CM SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| PT WAS @ HOME WHEN A STOCKING HOLDER FELL ONTO HER HEAD SMALL LACERATION. FATHER CLEANED WOUND AND FELT PT WOULD BE OK. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
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