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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 735
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/19/2009 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| 73YOF MILD CONCUSSION, CERVICAL STRAIN FELL HITTING HEAD WHILE DECORATI NG FOR CHRISTMAS AT A CLUB* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/18/2009 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| 8 Y/O B/M RECEIVED CUT TO HEAD AFTER BOY AT SCHOOL HIT HIM WITH A CHRISTMAS STOCKING WITH A GLASS ORNAMENT IN IT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2009 | Age: 16 months | 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, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| DX CHI/H/O ARACHNOID CYST: 16MOM H/O LARGE L FRONTAL ARACHNOID CYST P/W CHI AFTER PULL'G ON STOCK'G BRIN'G DOWN A MANTLE PIECE HIT' G HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| 23YOM HAD A CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT FALL OFF A SHELF ONTO HEAD SUSTAINED A S CALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2009 | Age: 6 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, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| A CHRISTMAS DECORATION FELL FROM MANTEL HITTING PATIENT ON HEAD; HEAD I NJURY, HEAD HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2009 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| 15MOM UNDER FATHER AS HE WAS PUTTING ORNAMENTS ON THE TREE ONE FELL ONT O HEAD LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| STATES A CERAMIC STOCKING HOLDER FELL FROM LEDGE AND HIT PT IN THE HEAD DX: ABRASION TO SCALP* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2009 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT PULLED METAL STOCKING HOLDER OFF MANTEL ONTO SELF. DX: HEAD CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2009 | Age: 23 months | 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 |
| STOCKING HOLDER FELL ON HIM;DX LACERATED CHIN, CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2009 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| 16MOM; PT PULLED CHRISTMAS STOCKING DOWN AND THE STOCKING HOLDER FELL A ND HIT PT ON THE HEAD. D: LACERATION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2009 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Ladders |
| PT WAS TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS WITH 10 FOOT LADDER AND FELL. DX. LAC BACK OF HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2009 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| 15MOF HAD SNOW GLOBE FALL ON HER HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 12/02/2009 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| 38 YO M SANTA CLAUS DECORATION FELL ON HEAD. DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2009 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Stairs or steps |
| PT PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS GARLAND AND STEPPED BACK WRONG AND FELL OFF STE PS AND HIT HEAD. DX. SCLAP LAC, CONCUSSION W/O LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2009 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Containers |
| GETTING BOX OF CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS OFF SHELF AT HOME WHEN ONE OF THE ORNAMENTS FELL STRIKING HER ON HEAD DX SCALP ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2009 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| PT ON ROOF AT HOME HANGING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AND FELL OFF ONTO HEAD SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY 69YOM |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/20/2009 | Age: 93 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 |
| CHI. PT FELL HITTING HEAD WHEN HANGING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2009 | Age: 74 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, Stairs or steps |
| CHI-MOVING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS DOWN STEPS-FELL DOWN 13 STEPS-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Doors |
| 23 Y/O WAS PUTTING AWAY CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS HIT FACE ON THE DOOR AT HOME. DX-CONCUSSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2009 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| PT CUT HEAD ON CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT AT HOME, LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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