Accidents - Electric Christmas decorations - Year 2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,647
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	71
16-25 years old:	200
26-50 years old:	1,032
50+ years old:	342

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Lower Trunk:	547	Head:	203
Upper Trunk:	165	Shoulder:	148
Wrist:	111	Knee:	106
Neck:	106	Finger:	76
Toe:	76	Face:	71
Elbow:	32

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/31/2010	Age: 33 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
33YOF STR LWR BACK- TRIPPED CHRISTMAS LIGHTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/27/2010	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Electric Christmas decorations
26YOM WAS REMOVING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS FROM ROOF AT HOME, FELL ABOUT 10-11 FT LANDING ON BACK, LEFT AMADX - BACK & NECK PAIN, HEAD INJURY.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 12/24/2010	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Electric Christmas decorations
LUMBAR STRAIN S/P FALL: 26YOM PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS & FELL OFF HIS 2ND STORY ROOF ONTO BACK, PAIN LOW BACK & HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2010	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Electric Christmas decorations
63 YOF, WORKING OUTSIDE ON CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, SLIPPED & FELL ON WET CEME NT, HIT HEAD DX: CERVICAL STRAIN,BHT, INTERMITTENT VERTIGO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2010	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Electric Christmas decorations
39YOM FELL OFF ROOF WHILE HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 12/15/2010	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Extension cords
33YOF LOWER BACK PAIN TRIPPED OVER EXTENSION CORD IN YARD PUTTING UP EL ECTRICAL CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2010	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Ladders
21 YOM FELL OFF LADDER PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS DX: C & T STRAIN, L SHOULDER CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2010	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Electric Christmas decorations
59YOF, WRIST PAIN AFTER FELL WHILE HANGING X-MAS LIGHTS >>SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2010	Age: 45 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
45 YOM PT FELL OFF THE ROOF OF THE HOUSE WHILE HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS . RIB FX, SCAPULA FX, PNEUMOTHORAX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2010	Age: 65 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
KNEE STR. 65 YOM STRAINED KNEE PUTTING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS UP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2010	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric Christmas decorations
39YOF CUT 5TH FINGER ON BROKEN CHRISTMAS LIGHT LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2010	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Electric Christmas decorations
R SHOULDER & WRIST CONT. S/P FALL: 33YOM PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS SUNDAY, SLIPPED, FELL ON GRAVEL, LANDING ON SHOULDER & WRIST @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2010	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Chairs
59 Y/O MALE HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS WHILE STANDING ON A CHAIR & CHAIR TOPPLED OVER & HE FELL INJURING WRIST DX: FRACTURED RIGHT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2010	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	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
48 Y/O MALE WAS PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS & TWISTED BACK AT HOME DX; LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2010	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Ladders
67YOF FELL OFF LADDER PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS DX: L KNEE STRAIN, L ARM CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2010	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Ladders
40 Y/O MALE WAS HANGING CHRISTMAS LGIHTS & LADDER SLID & HE FELL ON GROUND OUTSIDE HOME DX: DISLOCATED RIGHT 3 & 4 TH TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2010	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Electric Christmas decorations
22 YOM FELL ONTO RIGHT WRIST WHILE PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS WRIST FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2010	Age: 41 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
41 YOM FELL OFF LADDER HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS DX: FX L 6TH RIB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2010	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Electric Christmas decorations
73 YOF SLIPPED AND FELL ON ROCKS WHILE STRINGING XMAS LIGHTS ON A BUSH. DX: L OLECRANON FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2010	Age: 45 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, Ladders
SPRAIN R KNEE, R/O FX: 45YOM TRYING TO HANG CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS, SLIPPED FROM LADDER, FELL TO GROUND, PAIN KNEE, R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2010	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Electric Christmas decorations
65YOF HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND TRIPPED OVER A CURB SUSTAINED A CLOS ED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2010	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Electric Christmas decorations
CERVICAL STRAIN S/P FALL: 25YOM YEST. HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ON HIS ROOF, FELL BACKWARDS, LANDED ON GRAVEL, NECK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2010	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Ladders
17YOM-CERVICAL STRAIN-FELL OFF A LADDER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO HANG CHRIST MAS LIGHTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2010	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Electric Christmas decorations
25YOF FELL OFF HER ROOF WHILE PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AND LAND ED ONTO LEFT SHOULDER CONTUSION SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2010	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Electric Christmas decorations
84 YOM FELL WHILE HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS. LEFT HIP PAIN. DX: FRACTUR E LEFT HIP
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 01/26/2010	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Electric Christmas decorations
47YO WHITE MALE AT NEIGHBORS HOUSE 2WKS AGO ON ROOF TAKING X-MAS LIGHTS DOWN & PT FELL 15FT, DX LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2010	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Electric Christmas decorations
35 YO M WITH LOWER BACK PAIN X 2 WEEKS SINCE TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS LIGH TS. DX:LUMBAR STRAIN/SPASM, PARESTHESIA, NOS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2010	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Electric Christmas decorations
38YOM FELL OFF ROOF WHILE TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS LIGHTS BACK CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2010	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Electric Christmas decorations
26YOF FELL DOWN 2 STORIES WHILE TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS LIGHTS LOW BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2010	Age: 82 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
82 Y MALE FELL HITTING HEAD WHEN TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS DX CHI, BRAIN INJ
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/03/2010	Age: 2 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, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
2YOM WAS AT HOME, PULLED A STOCKING AND A STOCKING HOLDER OFF A SHELF H IT HEAD CAUSING A LACERATION TO RT EYEBROW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2010	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Electric Christmas decorations
42YOM DEVELOPED LOW BACK PAIN WHILE TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS LIGHTS LOW BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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