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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 307
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/22/2010 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Christmas tree lights, Stepladders |
| 43 YOF FELL PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS STEP LADDER BROKE FELL AND HIT THE PORCH RAILING. DX-FX 1 RIB, PAIN TO UPPER BACK AND HIP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2010 | Age: 35 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 |
| 35 YO F HANGING CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS AND NOW HAS UPPER BACK PAIN. DX STRAIN UPPER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2010 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| 35YOF R SIDED CHEST PAIN DEVELOPED PAIN AFTER PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGH TS AT HOME* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2010 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Christmas tree lights, Ladders |
| 26YOF-BACK/ ANKLE PAIN-FELL OFF LADDER WHILE PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHT S-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2010 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| FELL WHILE HANGING CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS LANDED ON RIBS RIB CONTUS ION 36YOM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2010 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas tree lights, Ladders |
| 84YOF PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS AT HOME AND FELL OFF THE LADDER CONTUSION TO RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2010 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| 60YOM PUTTING UP CHRSITMAS TREE LIGHTS UP ON ROOF AND FELL OFF SUSTAIN ED PNEUMOTHORAX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/10/2010 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| 43YOM FELL OFF ROOF WHILE HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS DX: LT 7TH -9TH RIB FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2010 | Age: 47 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 |
| THORACIC STRAIN-47YOF-FELT PAIN WHILE REACHING TO TAKE DOWN CHRISTMAS L IGHTS-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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