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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 161
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/26/2006 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| LAC TO L HAND PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS DX: HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2004 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| 20 YO PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS. BROKE WINDOW LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| FELL ON CONCRETE AND INJURED WRIST WHILE HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS. DX. R 2ND METACARPAL FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| 16 YOWF FELL WHILE GETTING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS. DX. HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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