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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 162
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/08/2008 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| DX CHI/NECK PAIN: PT W HANG'G X-MAS LIGHT. W ON TRUCK BED & FELL OUT ONTO GROUND. C/O LOC. AT TOP OF HEAD SOME ABRASION. NECK PAN W DEC ROM |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 01/30/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| PT WAS TAKING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS OFF THE ROOF OF HIS HOUSE AND HE FELL X 15 FT. +LOC, LOW BACK AND FOOT PAIN. D: CHI, COCCYGEAL & FOOT CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Ladders |
| PT WAS TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS & WIND BLOW LADDER & HIT PT IN HEAD CAUSING PT TO STRUCK HEAD ON WOODEN POST DX: LAC TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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