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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 461
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2007 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| ORNATE STOCKING HOLDER FELL/SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/26/2007 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| PT FELL EARLIER TODAY, HIT HEAD ON STOCKING HOLDER AT GRANDMOTHER'S. D X. CONT SCALP, PW SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2007 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Ladders |
| PT TRYING TO PLACE THE STAR ON TOP OF THE CHRISTMAS TREE AND FELL OFF T HE LADDER SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2007 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| CUT HEAD, FELL OFF CHRISTMAS PACKAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2007 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT WAS STRUCK IN THE HEAD WITH A STOCKING HOLDER THAT WAS ON THE MANTEL DX CHI WITH LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2007 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| 60YOF WAS HOME PUTTING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS UP,HIT HEAD OFF A DECORATION;SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2007 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| PT FELL WHILE HANGING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AND STRUCK BACK OF HEAD USS TAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2007 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| SCALP LAC-PULLED STOCKING HOLDER DOWN ONTO HEAD-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2007 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT FELL/SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2007 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| CHI-NO LOC-PULLED DOWN CHRISTMAS STOCKING HOLDER-HITTING HEAD-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2007 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| CERAMIC SNOWMAN(5 LBS) FELL 3' ON TO PT'S HEAD DX:CONTUSION & LAC SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2007 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| PT HIT ON HEAD W/A STOCKING HOLDER AT HOME. DX. CONT, LAC FH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2007 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Doors |
| TRIPPED OVER CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS, HIT HEAD ON DOOR DX CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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