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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 952
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2004 | Age: 11 months | Sex: Male | 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 |
| CHILD ATE CHRISTMAS LIGHT BULB. BULB BROKE IN MOUTH AND WAS SWALLOWED. ASYMPTOMATIC EXCEPT FOR SMALL CUT IN MOUTH. D:FOREIGN BODY INGESTION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/24/2004 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| [PATIENT FELL LAST NIGHT INJURING COCCYX FIXING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS. AT HOME. DX-CONTUSION LOW BACK, CONTUSIONS COCCYX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2004 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A ROCK IN GARDEN WHILE PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND INJURED ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2004 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| 20 YO PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS. BROKE WINDOW LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2004 | Age: 39 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 |
| FELL OFF LADDER WHILE HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS STRUCK HEAD ON FLOOR N O LOC DX R ANKLE SPRAIN , R BUTTOCKS CONTU |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2004 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| PT LACERATED HAND ON METAL 2 DAYS AGO WHILE PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS . NOW INFECTED. D: HAND LACERATION, CELLULITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2004 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT STATES HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS & ACCIDENTALLY SWALLOWED A NAIL, C/O CHEST PAIN 5-10 MIN S/P SWALLOWING; NO FB FOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2004 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| UPPER BACK PAIN, DID ALOT OF STRETCHING PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS DX: MUSCLE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2004 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| BACK INJURY AFTER PUTTING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ON HOUSE DX; LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2004 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| WORKING ON CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS, C/O R THUMB PAIN, DX; R TRIGGER THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2004 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| BURNED HAND PUTTING OUT FLAMING CHRISTMAS GARLAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2004 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| PT STRAINED LOWER BACK WHEN MOVING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2004 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| L LOWER LEG PAIN, OUTSIDE PUTTING UP X-MAS DECORATIONS, STEPPED UP AND FELT POP IN L CALF, DX; L CALF STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2004 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| CERVICAL STRAIN,NASAL LACERATION - FELL WHEN HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS,H IT NOSE ON A LIGHT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2004 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| LEFT FOOT SPR. PT FELL BACKWARDS WHEN HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS INJURING FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2004 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | 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, Stepladders |
| LEFT GLUTEAL CONT. PT FELL WHEN HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS WHILE ON A STE PLADDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2004 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| PT. OUTSIDE HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS WHEN SOMETHING FLEW IN EYE. DX. F B R EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2004 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| PT FELL WHILE HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS DX: FX RT TEMPORAL BONE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2004 | Age: 38 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: Electric Christmas decorations |
| PT WITH LOW BACK PAIN. PUT UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS LAST NIGHT. ALSO HAD NIG HT TREMOR WHICH CAUSED HER TO THRASH AROUND. D:LUMBAR STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2004 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Christmas decorations |
| PT HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AT HOME FELL OVER ANOTHER CHRISTMAS DECORAT ION, LAC FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2004 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| PT FELL HANGING X-MAS DECORATIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Stairs or steps |
| PT FELL PUTTING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ON STAIRS. DX: SCALP HEMATOMA, DENTAL ABCESS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2004 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | 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: Electric Christmas decorations |
| 36 YO FELL HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2004 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| ACCIDENTAL INGESTION-PT INGESTED A CHRISTMAS BULB (2 CM. IN SIZE)-@ HOM E |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2004 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HIS FINGER AS A RESULT OF PUTTING AWAY CHR ISTMAS DECORATIONS AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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