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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 497
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/04/2006 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| ANKLE SPRAIN - 31 YOM WAS PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS LAST NIGHT AND TW ISTED RIGHT ANKLE SUSTAINING A SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2006 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PT INJURED ANKLE WHILE HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS. DX: LEFT ANKLE SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2004 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| RT ANKLE SPRAIN.PT WAS HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND FELL AND INJURED AN KLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas tree lights, Ladders |
| PT WAS HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND FELL OFF A LADDER DX: LT ANKLE SP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2001 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas tree lights, Step stools |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2000 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas tree lights, Chairs |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/1999 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/1999 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/1998 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas tree lights, Wheeled riding toys, unpowered |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/1998 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/1997 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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