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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 340
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2010 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| 26 YOM PRESENT TO THE ER AFTER TAKING DOWN THE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ONE DAY AGO FELL INJURING BACK DX - THORACIC & LUMBER TENDERNESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/25/2010 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| 52YOM INTOXICATED AND TRIPPED OVER A STRING OF CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS AN D FELL CONTUSION TO LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2010 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| 37 YOM WAS HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS OUTSIDE HIS HOME WHEN DEVELOPED SEVERE LOW BACK PAIN DX: LOW BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2010 | Age: 45 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 tree lights |
| FELL WHILE PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS HURT LOWER BACK LUMBAR STRAIN 45YOF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2010 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| 25YOF WAS HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS OVERHEAD ALL WEEKAND AND STRAINED LO WER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2010 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| 50YOF SPENT THE DAY HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND NOW LOWER BACK HURTS S TRAINED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2010 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas tree lights, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| 43YOM PUTTING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS UP ON PORCH TWISTED LOWER BACK; BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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