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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 312
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/21/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| FELL HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS/HAND FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| 24 YO MALE FELL TO SAND WHILE PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS CHEST WALL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| C/LO LOWER BACK PAIN AFTER HELPING PUT UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS TODAY. DX. ACUTE MYOFASCIAL STRAIN, LUMBAR, SACRAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2007 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| REPLACING A CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHT BULB WHEN IT POPPED AND BURNED HAND. DX. 2ND DEGREE HAND BURN.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| FELL WHILE PUTTING UP X-MAS LIGHT, DX; WRIST LAC, |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PATIENT C/O ARM PAIN, ON TOP OF TRAILOR PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND FELL TO THE GROUND. DX-CONTUSION ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2007 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PT WAS HELPING FATHER STRING SOME CHRISTMAS LIGHTS. HE WAS KNEELING DO WN, NOW HAS PAIN TO KNEE. DX: SPRAIN LEFT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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