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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 464
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2005 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| FRACTURE TOE - 44 YOM DROPPED A CHRISTMAS TREE ONTO HIS LEFT 5TH TOE SU STAINING A FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/2005 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| 41 YO - DX: LUMBO SACRAL MUSCLE STRAIN - "PULLED A MUSCLE" WHILE PUTTIN G UP A CHRISTMAS TREE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2005 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| PT SUSTAINED SPRAIN TO WRIST WHILE PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS TREE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2005 | 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: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| CHEST WALL PAIN: PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS TREE, LATERAL CHEST PAIN UNDER LEFT BREAST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2005 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees, Christmas decorations |
| FELL PUTTING DECORATIONS ON CHRISTMAS TREE @ HOME DX ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2005 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| PT. SUSTAINED SCRATCH TO EYE FROM A BRANCH OF A CHRISTMAS TREE. RIGHT C ORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2005 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| LUMBAR STRAIN-PAIN WHILE PUTTING TOGETHER A CHRISTMAS TREE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2005 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| PATIENT WAS INJURED PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS TREE.DX-THORACI BACK STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2005 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| PT SLIPPED AND HIT CHRISTMAS TREE WHICH IN TURN FELL ON HER. HEADACHE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2005 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| CHEST WALL STRAIN.PT WAS GETTING CHRISTMAS TREE OUT OF GARAGE AND CHEST BEGAN TO HURT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2005 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| LUMBAR STRAIN.PT WAS PUTTING UP ARTIFICIAL TREE AND BACK BEGAN TO HURT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2005 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL 3 FT WHILE PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS TREE. LANDED ON FLOOR. ACUTE U PPER BACK CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2005 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees, Other glass bottles or jars |
| X-MAS TREE FELL ON HEAD - MADE OF GLASS BABY FOOD JARS - CLOSED HEAD IN JURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2005 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees, Electric Christmas decorations |
| RT ANKLE FRACTURE.PT FELL OUT OF ATTIC WHILE PUTTING CHRISTMAS TREE AND DECORATIOND AWAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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