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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 510
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/20/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| 21YOM PUNCTURE WOUND TO FOOT STEPPED ON BROKEN CHISTMAS BALL 2 DAYS AGO * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| DX FB INSIDE CAST: 18YOM R SCAPHOID FX IN *** CAST; PT SCRATCH'GUNDERNE ATH CAST W A GLASS ICICLE ORNAMENT THAT BROKE OFF, NOW GLASS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| 23YOM HAD A CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT FALL OFF A SHELF ONTO HEAD SUSTAINED A S CALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Step stools |
| CONT. L FOREARM 2ND TO FALL, R/O FX: DECORATING CHRISTMAS TREE, PUTTING "TOPPER" ON TREE, FELL OFF STEP STOOL, LANDED ON ARM, PAIN L FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2009 | Age: 20 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 |
| LACERATION CHIN - 20 YO FEMALE PRESENTS FROM HOME WITH CUT TO CHIN - W AS MAKING CHRISTMAS WREATH AND WAS CUT BY WREATH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| PT STATES CUT PINKY FINGER ON METAL CHRISTMAS BELLS HANGING FROM DOOR; FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Doors |
| 23 Y/O WAS PUTTING AWAY CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS HIT FACE ON THE DOOR AT HOME. DX-CONCUSSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Stairs or steps |
| 23YOF WAS CARRING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS UP THE STEPS AT HOME, TRIPPED LANDED WITH LEFT ARM TUCKED UNDER;SHOULDER SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2009 | Age: 20 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 decorations, Ladders |
| 20YOF WAS HOME ON A LADDER TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS,SLIPPED DOWN THE LADDER,TWISTED BACK;LUMBAR SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| 18YOM WAS PUTTING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AWAY WHEN HE SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RT WRIST FROM ANGEL ORNAMENT;WRIST LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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