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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 273
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/21/2009 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Christmas tree lights |
| DX CHEST WALL PAIN: 64YOF 4D L CHEST PN & L ARM PN CONSTANT. OCCUR SPONTANEOUSLY SINCE SET'G UP X-MAS ORNAMENTS/LIGHTS 5D AGO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2009 | Age: 40 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: Fracture |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Ladders |
| RIB FX;SHOULD CONT/40YOM WAS PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND FELL APPRO X 15 FEET FROM LADDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2009 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| PT FELL 2 STORIES WHILE INSTALLING XMAS LIGHTS. DX: RIBS 1,7 FX, T2,3,4,6,11,L1 FX, STERNUM FX, PARASPINAL HEMATOMA. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/09/2009 | Age: 57 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, Ladders |
| BLUNT CHEST TRAUMA R/O RIB FX OR PNEUMOTHORAX:HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS FELL 4 FT ONTO LADDER, CHEST STRUCK LADDER WHEN FELL, CHEST & RIB PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2009 | Age: 65 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, Ladders |
| 65YOM FELL OFF A LADDER WHILE HANGING SANTA CHRISTMAS LIGHT APPROX 8 FT . C/O ROGHT SIDED CHEST AND BACK PAIN.DX: MULT.FACIAL FXS,MULT.RIB FXS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/11/2009 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| PT FELL OFF ROOF WHILE PUTTING UP XMAS LIGHTS. DX: PULMONARY CONT, MULT RIB FX'S, ULNAR FX, MULT ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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