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Accidents - Christmas decorations - 16-25 years old - Year 2008

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 759
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Lower Trunk:247Finger:80
Ear:80Hand:75
Neck:75Upper Trunk:71
Ankle:59Knee:40
Head:15Toe:14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/31/2008Age: 25 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Christmas decorations
25YOM BENDING OVER PUTTING CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS AWAY,FELT A PULLING SENSATION IN LOWER BACK;LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/31/2008Age: 23 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas decorations
PT WITH LAC TO HEAD FROM A FALLING XMAS DECORATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/23/2008Age: 20 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Christmas decorations
PT LIFTED HEAVY CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AT HOME. DX. ACUTE MYOFASCIAL ST RAIN LUMBAR, SACRAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/19/2008Age: 25 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Christmas decorations, Hammers
LT HAND CONTUSION: PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS YESTERDAY, HAMMER FELL, HIT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/12/2008Age: 25 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Christmas decorations
WAS TAKING OUT CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AND HURT RT. LOWER ABDOMEN. CONTUS ION, RIGHT FLANK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/07/2008Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Christmas decorations
PT STATES TWISTED LEG WHILE DECORATING CHRISTMAS TREE. C/O PAIN IN KNE E DX. SPRAIN L KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/05/2008Age: 20 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas decorations
PT CUT RIGHT THUMB ON A CHRISTMAS SNOW GLOBE, LACERATION TO RIGHT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/20/2008Age: 24 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Christmas decorations, Chairs
24YOF WAS HOME STANDING ON A CHAIR PUTTING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS UP FELL OFF CHAIR,INJURED RT ANKLE;ANKLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/13/2008Age: 20 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Christmas decorations
RUNNING AND TRIPPED JABBED THROAT WITH ORNAMENT. DX THROAT ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/16/2008Age: 25 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Christmas decorations
GOT GLASS FROM BROKEN ORNAMENT IN EAR DX: F.B. IN EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/10/2008Age: 20 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas decorations
PAT SUS LACERATION TO TOE AFTER STEPPING ON CHRISTMAS DECORATION%
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/01/2008Age: 24 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Christmas decorations
WHILE MOVING XMAS STUFF SHE PULLED LOWER BACK DX ACUTE MYOFASCIAL STRAIN LUMBAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/01/2008Age: 22 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Christmas decorations
PUTTING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS UP, HURT BACK @ HOME DX THORACIC BACK SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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