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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,381
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2006 | Age: 31 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: Other |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| 31 YO M LOWEWR BACK SPAMS AFTER LIFTING CHRISTMAS BOX* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/26/2006 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| HANGING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AND FX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/25/2006 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| DROPPED STOCKING STUFFER ON FOOT LEFT FOOT CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/23/2006 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| PT FELL INTO A CHRISTMAS TREE AT HOME AND LACERATED RIGHT UPPER ARM ON A GLASS TREE ORNAMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2006 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Floors or flooring materials |
| KNEELING ON FLOOR AND PUTTING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS TOGETHER AND MADE A TURN AND FELL STRIKING FLOOR HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2006 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| LOW BACK PAIN-SINCE PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2006 | 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 decorations |
| PIECE OF BROKEN GLASS ORNAMENTS ACCIDENTLY GOT INTO EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2006 | Age: 33 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 decorations |
| CORNEAL ABRASION - 33 YOF WAS DECORATING CHRISTMAS TREE (REAL ONE) AND GOT A PINE NEEDLE IN RIGHT EYE SUSTAINING A CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2006 | Age: 39 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 |
| PATIENT WAS PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS TODAY & TWISTED HER BACK, FELT SEVERE PAIN. DX - LOW BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2006 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| PT C/O ABDOMINAL PAIN FROM HANGING X-MAS DECORATIONS UP ALL DAY DX: ABDOMINAL WALL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2006 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT WAS HANGING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AND FELLING ON A TRASH CAN CAUSING A CONTUSION TO THE HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2006 | Age: 38 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 decorations |
| 38 YOM WAS STRUCK IN L EYE WHEN ORNAMENT WAS THROWN @ HIM BY GIRLFRIEND CONTUSION TO L EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2006 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| CUT THUMB ON CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT THUMB LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2006 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| PT INJURED BACK PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AT HOME TODAY DX// CONTUSION BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2006 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| PT TAKING HER CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS DOWN FROM THE ATTIC AND FELT A PU LL IN SHOULDER STRAINED SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2006 | Age: 27 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 decorations |
| PT WAS RETRIEVING CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTTS OUT OF HER ATTIC AND STRAINED U PPER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2006 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| PT INJURE BACK WHEN TRYING TO HANG CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS DX: LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2006 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| TOE INJURY, ORNAMENT FELL ONTO TOE TOE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2006 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Ladders |
| FELL OFF LADDER HANING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2006 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| FELL WHILE PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS OUTSIDE C1 FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 11/26/2006 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| PT FELT SOMETHING IN EYE AFTER PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS DX: CORNEAL AB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2006 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| LACERATES LOWER LEG ON BROKEN CHRISTMAS BALL# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2006 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| PATIENT STEPPED ON A CHRISTMAS STAR DECORATION DX: PUNCTURE WOUND RT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2006 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| 48 YO LIFTING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS INJURED BACK BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2006 | Age: 28 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 decorations, Ladders |
| AT HOME TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AND SLIPPED OFF LADDER LOW BA CK SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2006 | Age: 39 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 |
| PT INJURED PUTTING AWAY CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS; LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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