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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 485
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Seasonal decorations |
| PT CUT FINGER ON BROKEN GLASS ORNAMENT* DX LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Seasonal decorations |
| PT WITH LOW BACK PAIN AFTER TAKING DOWN HALLOWEEN LIGHTS. D: LOW BACK C ONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Seasonal decorations, Knives |
| WAS CARVING A JACK-O-LANTERN AND CUT (L) INDEX FINGER WITH A KNIFE DX- FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Seasonal decorations, Knives |
| PT WAS CUTTING HALLOWEEN DECORATIONS WITH A KNIFE & CUT FINGER DX: LACERATION LEFT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Seasonal decorations |
| HAD 50LBS PUMPKIN FALL ON HIS SHOLDER/CHEST WALL WHEN HE SLIPPED WALKIN G DOWN A HILL>>CONTS/ABRS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Seasonal decorations |
| 32YO WHITE MALE C/O L EYE PAIN,RED & IRRITATION AFTER HANGING HALLOWEEN DECORATIONS, DX CORNEAL ABRASION & INFECTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Seasonal decorations, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| C/O ANKLE PAIN&SWELLING AFTER ROLLING IT ON ROCKS WHILE PICKING PUMPKIN S>>SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Seasonal decorations, Tool sheds |
| 36 YOF FELL WHILE GETTING DECORATIONS OUT OF SHED FRACTURE HUMERUS |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 10/04/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Seasonal decorations |
| PT LAC LT 2ND DIGIT WHILE HANGING DECORATIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Seasonal decorations |
| PT FELL ON A LAWN ORNAMENT. DX: 6 CM LACERATION POSTERIOR ASPECT RIGH T CALF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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