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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 615
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2005 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas tree lights, Ladders |
| WAS TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND FELL OFF OF LADDER ONTO THE GROUND INJURING HIS LOW BACK. LUMBAR STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/28/2005 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PT WAS INJURED REMOVING LIGHTS FROM TREE. DX: CERVICAL STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/26/2005 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| SHOULDER PAIN TODAY AFTER REMOVING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS SHOULDER TENDONI TIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2005 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PT C/O LEFT KNEE PAIN AFTER FALLING WHILE HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS DX: LEFT KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/18/2005 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| FB LEFT EYE.PT WAS PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS AND SOMETHING FLEW IN EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2005 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PT DECORATING THE CHRISTMAS TREE AND POKED SELF IN THE EYE WITH A CHRIS TMAS LIGHTBULB ABRASION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2005 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PT PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND STRUCK LEFT INDEX FINGER LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2005 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| INJURED BACK HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS THORACIC SPINE FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas tree lights, House repair or construction materials |
| PT INJURED FOOT HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ON ROOF DX:FOOT CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PT STRAINED LOWER BACK WHEN PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2005 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PT WAS POKED IN EYE W/XMAS TREE BRANCH WHILE PUTTING UP LIGHTS. DX: CORNEAL ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2005 | Age: 40 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: Christmas tree lights |
| FOOSH HANGING CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS " WRSIT SPRAIN" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2005 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PT WAS HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AT HOME WHEN HE FELT A SHOCK GO THROUGH ENTIRE BODY NUMBNESS AND TINGLING ELECTRIC SHOCK INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2005 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| CORNEAL ABRASION - 45 YOF C/O RIGHT EYE PAIN AFTER BEING STRUCK IN THE EYE WITH A CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHT PLUG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2005 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas tree lights, Basketball |
| PT PUTTING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ON HIS ROOF AND FELL ONTO THE BASKETBALL RI M STRAINED RIGHT SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2005 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| STATE HE STEPPED ON A CHRISTMAS TREE BULB AND IT WENT IN FOOT DX F.O.B. IN RT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2005 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PT FELL TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, HYPEREXTENDED KNEE. DX: KNEE STRA IN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2005 | Age: 36 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: Christmas tree lights |
| ACUTE LUMBAR STRAIN, HELPING WIFE PUT AWAY CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, BENT OVER FELT "POP" AND LOWER BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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