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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 731
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/25/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| PT HAD CHRISTMAS DISPLAY FALL AND POKE HIM IN EYE DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/25/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| BOREIGN BODY OF THE THROAT- ACCIDENTLY SWALLOWED A SILVER SNOWFLAKE MA DE OF PAPER THAT WAS ON HER FOOD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| LEFT EYE FB. A CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT BROKE AND WENT INTO PT'S EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| 48YOF BROKE SNOW GLOBE, CUT HAND DX: LAC L HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| FELL PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS LEFT SHOULDER CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| BENT OVER AND POKED EYE WITH A CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT. LACERATION TO LEFT EYELID. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| DX:LAC L MIDDLE FINGER. CUT FINGER ON BROKEN GLASS FROM A SNOW GLOBE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| RIGHT FOOT PW. PT STEPPED ON A CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2002 | Age: 42 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 decorations |
| SPRAIN ANKLE - PATIENT REPORTS TWISTING RIGHT ANKLE WHEN HANGING CHRIST MAS DECORATIONS - HEARD SNAP IN ANKLE - AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2002 | 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: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Ceilings and walls |
| R CORNEAL ABRAS/32YOM PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS YEST. AND GOT SO METHING IN EYE. THINKS IT COULD BE PIECE OF CEILING TILE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2002 | Age: 27 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: Other |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Tables |
| ALLERGIC REACTION TO PINE CHRISTMAS DECORATION-ON THE TABLE-AT FRIEND'S HOUSE-DEVELOPED CHEST TIGHTNESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Stairs or steps |
| PT. TWISTED R ANKLE WHILE GETTING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS FROM ATTIC WHIL E COMING DOWN STEPS. DX. SPRAIN R ANKLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| 41 YO F SON WAS PUTTING TOPPER ON CHRISTMAS TREE, HE FELL & LANDED ON P ATIENT'S LEG. DX THIGH CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| LEG LAC, PT FELL ONTO A CHRISTMAS TREE DECORATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| WALKING BAREFOOT AT HOME STEPPED ON BROKEN XMAS ORNAMENT F.B. REMOVED F ROM R HEAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2002 | Age: 44 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 decorations |
| 44 YOF TAKING DOWN XMAS DECORATIONS/C/O LOW BACK PAIN DX; ACCUTE LOW BACK STAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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