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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 618
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/04/2009 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| GETTINGOUT XMAS DECORATIONS AND FELL PUNCTURING CALF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2008 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Tables |
| PT ADJUSTING CHRISTMAS LIGHT IN LIVING ROOM, TRIPPED BACKWARDS OVER A G LAS TABLE. DX.LAC, FX L LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Extension or straight ladders |
| ACUTE RT LOWER LEG CONTUSION, S/P FALL:HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS OUTSIDE ON ALUMINUM EXT. LADDER, LADDER SLIPPED IN MUD, FELL BETWEEN RUNGS 7 FT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2007 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Ladders |
| PT WAS HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS & FELL OFF LADDER INJURING LEG ADMITTED TO OR DX: FRACTURED LEFT TIBIA AND FIBULA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/29/2007 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Ladders |
| PT FELL FROM LADDER WHILE HANGING X-MAS LIGHTS,DOG RAN INTO LADDER,PT LANDED ON FEET,DX L TIB-FIB FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/26/2007 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| PT STS OUTSIDE PUTTING X-MAS LIGHTS UP,WHEN PAIN BEGAN ,SOB,COUGH DX CONTUSION IN LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2005 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| LACERATION LEG 3 CM: WALKING BACKWARDS PUTTING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS TRIPPED OVER TREE STUMP, CUT RT LOW LEG |
| 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: 11/23/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Christmas tree lights |
| FELL 10 FEET OFF ROOF, TRYING TO HANG CHRISTMAS LIGHTS FX TIBIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, House repair or construction materials |
| FX FIBULA & CALF CONTUSION--49 YOM FELL OFF ROOF WHILE PUTTING UP CHRIS TMAS LIGHTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2001 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, House repair or construction materials |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/1999 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Ladders |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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