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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 961
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2003 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, House repair or construction materials |
| 36 YOWM FELL OFF A ROOF WHILE TAKING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS DOWN. DX. LUMBAR CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/27/2003 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Fences or fence posts |
| 5 DAYS AGO FELL PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AT HOME, HIT BARBED WIRE FE NCE DURING FALL TO GROUND. HAS HEADACHE TODAY.DX; CONCUSSION, ACUTE HEA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/24/2003 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| CELLULITIS - 75 YOM C/O PAIN RIGHT FOREARM AND WRIST STARTING AFTER HAN GING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/23/2003 | Age: 11 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| PT LAC FINGER ON A CHRISTMAS TREE ORNAMENT. DX FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Ladders |
| FEL 10 FEET OFF LADDER ONTO CEMENT HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ON HOUSE. DX: SPRAIN WRIST , CONTUSION SHOULDER, CHEST, RIBS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2003 | Age: 39 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: Fracture |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Christmas decorations |
| PT. DECORATING HER CHRISTMAS TREE AND FELL. DX. BLUNTCHEST TRAUMA, FX. RIBS 9 AND 10. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2003 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Ladders |
| PATIENT WAS HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND FELL OFF LADDER. DX; FRACTUR E TO RIGHT ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/18/2003 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Ladders |
| PT FELL OFF OF A LADDER WHILE HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND INJURED LEFT ANKLE/ DX- STRAINED LEFT ANKLE & OLD FX OF LEFT CUBOIDAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2003 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| PT WAS PUTTING UP XMAS LIGHTS. DX: R SHOULDER STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| PROBABLE F.B. ESOPHAGUS - SWALLOWED A MINIATURE PLASTIC SCOOBY DOO ORNA MENT |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 12/10/2003 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, House repair or construction materials |
| 38 YO MALE WAS TRYING TO PUT SANTA ON ROOF AND FELL OFF CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| FELL ON CONCRETE AND INJURED WRIST WHILE HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS. DX. R 2ND METACARPAL FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2003 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| PT WAS TURNING OFF CHRISTMAS LIGHTS WHEN HE TRIPPED AND FELL. +ETOH. D: 2CM NOSE LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| PATIENT HAVING BACK PAIN AFTER WALKING AT THE PARADE OF LIGHTS 2 WEEKS AGO, NEXT DAY SWELLING; BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2003 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| PUT CHRISTMAS LIGHT FUSE INTO EAR DX. FB EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| PT FELL 8-9FT OUT OF TREE WHILE PUTTING UP XMAS LIGHTS. DX: L AC SEP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2003 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, House repair or construction materials |
| HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, FELL BACKWARDS FROM ROOF, BRIEF LOC, LBP DX: FX RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/04/2003 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Extension or straight ladders |
| POSSIBLE ROTATOR CUFF TEAR - 2-3 HRS PTA WAS PUTTING CHRISTMAS LIGHTSUP USING A METAL EXTENSION LADDER, LADDER GOT AWAY FROM HIM JERKING LT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| PT WAS PUTTING UP XMAS LIGHTS AND CAUGHT HAND ON GUTTER. DX: AVULSION L SECOND, THIRD, FOURTH FINGERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2003 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Stools |
| KNEE SPRAIN - 37 YOM LOST BALANCE AND FELL OFF STOOL WHILE HANGING CHRI STMAS LIGHTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2003 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| SWALLOWED PIECE OF CHRISTMAS LIGHT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2003 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS,NECK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| 16 YOWF FELL WHILE GETTING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS. DX. HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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