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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 317
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2008 | Age: 75 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| PATIENT TRIPPED & FELL LAST MONDAY AT HOME WHILE FIXING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS INJURING RT SIDED RIBS. DX-RIB CONTUSIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/28/2008 | Age: 63 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: Fracture |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| FX SPINE- FELL ROOF FIXING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 12/16/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| FELL PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, RIB PAIN DX: CHEST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Poles |
| DX UPPER BACK STRAIN: FOR 3D, GRADUAL ONSET, STRIN'G UP HIS CHRISTMAS LIGHTS-FLAGPOLE W FALL'G OVER & HE HAD TO CATCH IT, PAIN START THAT EVE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2008 | Age: 47 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: Other |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Containers |
| CHEST PAIN: STARTED HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, MOVING HEAVY BOXES, CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2008 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| PT WAS HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND EXPERIENCED SEVERE CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/27/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| HANGING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AND FELL AT HOME. DX CHEST WALL SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| PT SLIPPED AND FELL 20 FT OFF ROOF WHILE PUTTING UP XMAS LIGHTS. DX: CHEST CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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