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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,378
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/22/2010 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Christmas tree lights, Stepladders |
| 43 YOF FELL PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS STEP LADDER BROKE FELL AND HIT THE PORCH RAILING. DX-FX 1 RIB, PAIN TO UPPER BACK AND HIP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2010 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| 35 YO F HANGING CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS AND NOW HAS UPPER BACK PAIN. DX STRAIN UPPER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2010 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| 35YOF R SIDED CHEST PAIN DEVELOPED PAIN AFTER PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGH TS AT HOME* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2010 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Christmas tree lights, Ladders |
| 26YOF-BACK/ ANKLE PAIN-FELL OFF LADDER WHILE PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHT S-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2010 | Age: 36 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: Christmas tree lights |
| FELL WHILE HANGING CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS LANDED ON RIBS RIB CONTUS ION 36YOM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2010 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| 43YOM FELL OFF ROOF WHILE HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS DX: LT 7TH -9TH RIB FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2010 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| THORACIC STRAIN-47YOF-FELT PAIN WHILE REACHING TO TAKE DOWN CHRISTMAS L IGHTS-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PT STATES TAKING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS OFF CHRISTMAS TREE AND EXPERIENCED PA IN R BACK SIDE OF RIBS. DX. ACUTE MYOFASCIAL STRAIN RIBS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2009 | Age: 50 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, Stepladders |
| RIB FX,CHEST WALL CONTUSION.PT WAS ON A STEPLADDER TAKING DOWN CHRISTMA S LIGHTS AND FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2008 | Age: 46 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: Christmas tree lights |
| 46YOM WAS PUTTING CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS UP FELL LANDED ON GROUND INJURED RIBS;RIB CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2008 | Age: 28 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: Christmas tree lights |
| PT WAS ON ROOF HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND FELL CHEST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/2006 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PATIENT HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND FELL AND EXPERIENCING BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2006 | Age: 39 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: Christmas tree lights |
| BACK CT-FELL WHILE HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS-@ HOME |
| 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: 12/11/2004 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas tree lights, Ladders |
| HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, PT FELL OFF THE LADDER FELL 4-6 FEET DX BAC K STRAIN , ANKLE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2004 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| L 7TH RIB FX;L 4TH FING SPR/28YOF FELL LAST PM AT HOME IN KITCHEN WHILE HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2004 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PATIENT WAS PUTING UP CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS AND STRAINED RIGHT UPPER CH EST. STRAIN OF RIGHT UPPER CHEST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2003 | Age: 48 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, Scaffolding |
| FELL OFF SCAFFOLDING TAKING X-MAS TREE LIGHTS DOWN. NON-DISPLACED FX RI BS, LT WRIST & LT ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2002 | Age: 41 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, Ladders |
| PT TAKING DOWN SOME CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ON A LADDER WHEN ONE OF THE RUNGS BRI=OKE FELL FRACTURED RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2002 | Age: 48 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: Christmas tree lights |
| "I TRIPPED OVER THE CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS AND FELL" DX: CONTUSION CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2001 | Age: 49 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, Ladders |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2001 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas tree lights, Chairs |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2001 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2001 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Christmas tree lights, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2000 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2000 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/31/1998 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Christmas tree lights, Ladders |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/1998 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Mobile/Manufactured home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/1998 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas tree lights, House repair or construction materials |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/1997 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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