Accidents - Christmas tree lights - Year 2009 - Upper Trunk

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 53
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 01/17/2009	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Christmas tree lights
PT STATES TAKING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS OFF CHRISTMAS TREE AND EXPERIENCED PA IN R BACK SIDE OF RIBS. DX. ACUTE MYOFASCIAL STRAIN RIBS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2009	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Christmas tree lights, Stepladders
RIB FX,CHEST WALL CONTUSION.PT WAS ON A STEPLADDER TAKING DOWN CHRISTMA S LIGHTS AND FELL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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