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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 237
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/25/2002 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PT FELL OVER WHILE UNPLUGGING CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS DX: SHOULDER CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PATIENT FELL PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS. DX-CONTUSION LEFT SHOULDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Christmas tree lights, Chairs |
| ROTATOR CUFF TEAR WITH AVULSION FX GREATER TUBEROSITY, HANGING LIGHTS TWISTED STANDING ON A CHAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| 33 YO M SLIPPED WHILE HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS. DX SHOULDER DISLOCATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PAIN ACROSS SHOULDERS & INTO NECK.HA.PUT UP LIGHTS ALL DAY YEST.DX TENSION MIGRAINE/TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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