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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 711
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2007 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| PT PUTTING AWAY CHRISTMAS TREE IN GARAGE WHEN HIT FINGER ON SOMETHING. NOW WITH SWELLING AND DISCHARGE. D: ABSCESS, CELLULITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/24/2007 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| PT BRANCH FROM ARTIFICAL CHRSITMAS TREE FELL INTO EAR DX// FB RIGHT EAR PUNCTURED TM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/2007 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| PT SUSTAINED BACK PAIN AFTER PUTTING UP A CHRISTMAS TREE* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2007 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| 36 YOM SUSTAINED CERVICAL STRAIN PUSHING A CHRISTMAS TREE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2007 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| RAN INTO CHRISTMAS TREE & HIT EYE DX CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2007 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| LIFTING CHRISTMAS TREE DX: LUMBAR SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2007 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees, Floors or flooring materials |
| PATIENT C/O ARM PAIN FELL AT HOME PUTTING UP ARTIFICAL CHRISTMAS TREE FELL ON FLOOR. DX-CONTUSION ELBOW, SPRAIN WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2007 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| SPRAIN TO LEFT MIDDLE FINGER WHILE PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS TREE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2007 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| PT.INJ.L.EYEBROW AT HOME WHEN PULLING METAL TREE DOWN & IT HIT HER. DX; L.EYEBROW LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2007 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| PT STS PUTTING X-MAS TREE,DEVELOPED R SIDED NECK PAIN R SHOULDER PAIN, DX MSUCLE SPASM-NECK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2007 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| PT WITH UPPER BACK PAIN AFTER TRYING TO GET CHRISTMAS TREE FROM CLOSET PT LEFT WITHOUT BEING SEEN BY DOCTOR |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 11/24/2007 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees, Ceilings and walls |
| PT STATES TRIPPED OVER THE CHRISTMAS TREE CORD TODAY, FELL AND HIT L EL BOW ON CORNER OF WALL. DX. PW L ELBOW, CONT L ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2007 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| PT WAS CARRING AN ARTIVICIAL CHRISTMAS TREE INTO THE HOUSE, FELL CAUSIN G A FX TO RT WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2007 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| PT SUS STRAIN TO LOWER TRUNK WHEN MOVING A CHRISTMAS TREE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2007 | Age: 44 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 |
| 44 YOM WAS TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS TREE AND POKED SELF RIGHT EYE SUSTAINI NG A CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2007 | Age: 50 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: Other |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| PT C/O R SIDE BACK PAIN,COUPLE DAYS AGO PUTTING CHRISTMAS TREE AWAY,RT KNEE TO R BUTTOCK/HIP PAIN,DX ACUTE LUMBAR PAIN,HX HTM,SCIATICA TO RLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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