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Accidents - Christmas decorations - 26-50 years old - Year 2007

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,368
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Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:
Lower Trunk:415Head:190
Ankle:156Upper Trunk:148
Foot:102Finger:87
Hand:86Neck:69
Shoulder:47Lower Arm:15
Knee:15Eyeball:15
Lower Leg:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/28/2007Age: 28 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Christmas decorations
LEFT SHOULDER STR. PT STRAINED SHOULDER PUTTING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS A WAY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/27/2007Age: 27 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Christmas decorations, Containers
PT.INJ.BACK AT HOME WHEN PUTING BOXES OF CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AWAY & TWISTED WHEN BOX FELL. DX; THORACIC BACK STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/22/2007Age: 33 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Christmas decorations
RIGHT SHOULDER STR. PT STRAINED SHOULDER WHEN HANGING CHRISTMAS DECORAT IONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/19/2007Age: 34 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Christmas decorations, Ladders
PT TRYING TO PLACE THE STAR ON TOP OF THE CHRISTMAS TREE AND FELL OFF T HE LADDER SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/18/2007Age: 28 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Christmas decorations, Stepladders
PT FELL OFF A STEP LADDER AS HE WAS PLACING THE STAR ON TOP OF THE CHRI STMAS TREE STRAINED KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/17/2007Age: 29 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Christmas decorations
PUTTING UP CHRITMAS DECORATIONS SCIATICA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/16/2007Age: 33 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas decorations
DROP GLASS ORNAMENT ON FOOT DX: ANKLE LAC, ABRASION BIG TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/14/2007Age: 33 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Christmas decorations
PT FELL WHILE HANGING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AND STRUCK BACK OF HEAD USS TAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/13/2007Age: 32 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Christmas decorations
PT WAS AT HOME HANGING UP CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS, STRAINED LWR BACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/13/2007Age: 46 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas decorations
CUT FINGER ON CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS LACERATION FINGER #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/10/2007Age: 31 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Christmas decorations
31 YO HANGING DECORATIONS FELT PULL IN BACK BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/10/2007Age: 39 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Christmas decorations
RT CORNEAL ABRASION.PT WAS HANGING CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS AND SOMETHING FL EW IN EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/09/2007Age: 42 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Christmas decorations, Containers
NECK AND BACK PAIN AFTER PULLING BOX OF ORNAMENTS DOWN DX; BACK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/08/2007Age: 31 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Christmas decorations
PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS SCIATICA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/06/2007Age: 40 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Christmas decorations, Ladders
PT WAS SIX FEET UP ON A LADDER HANGING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AND FELL O FF STRAINED LOWER BACK AND CONTUSION TO LEFT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/03/2007Age: 49 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Other
Product: Christmas decorations
DEV RASH ONTO FA WHILE TAKING XMAS DECORATION OUT, NOW C SWELLING&REDNE SS >> CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/01/2007Age: 26 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas decorations
CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT FELL/SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/28/2007Age: 49 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas decorations, Containers
CUT FINGER REACHING INTO BOX WITH CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS/ LAC RT 5TH DIGIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/28/2007Age: 43 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas decorations
LACERATION TO HAND, WAS HANGING X-MAS DECORATIONS AT HOME, GLASS ORNAMENT FELL AND TRIED TO CATCH IT, IT BROKE IN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/28/2007Age: 32 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Christmas decorations, Stairs or steps
32YOF WENT TO ATTIC,WAS COMING DOWN STEPS,WITH CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS, MISSED A STEP,TWISTED ANKLE AND FELL;ANKLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/25/2007Age: 27 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Christmas decorations
27 YOM PLAYING WITH CHILD AND BENT OVER TO PICK UP CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT S USTAINING A SHOULDER STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/25/2007Age: 50 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Christmas decorations
50 YOM INJ BACK WHILE PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS DECORATION STRAIN LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/25/2007Age: 47 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas decorations
CERAMIC SNOWMAN(5 LBS) FELL 3' ON TO PT'S HEAD DX:CONTUSION & LAC SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/24/2007Age: 49 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Christmas decorations
REACHING UP TO PUT UP CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS & FELT POP IN NECK DX CERVICAL STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/02/2007Age: 46 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Christmas decorations
PUTTING UP OUTSIDE CHRISTMAS DECOTATIONS YEASTERDAY HAS LOW BACK PAIN DX- LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/04/2007Age: 44 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas decorations
PT STEPPED ON A CHRISTMAS BALL AND CUT FOOT AT HOME DX: LACERATION TO LEFT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/01/2007Age: 47 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Christmas decorations
47 YO MALE WAS PUTTING CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS INTO ATTIC SCIATICA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/23/2007Age: 45 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Other
Product: Christmas decorations
HAND PAIN-HAD A GLASS CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT BREAK IN HAND-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/10/2007Age: 44 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Christmas decorations
TRIPPED ON CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AND STRUCK RIBS RIB CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/07/2007Age: 35 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Christmas decorations
35 YOM BENT OVER TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AND PULLED LOWER BAC K SUSTAINING A STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/05/2007Age: 31 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas decorations
PT SUSTAINED LAC TO FOOT ON CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/01/2007Age: 35 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Christmas decorations
AT HOME PT C/O L CALF PAIN FOR 4WKS,WORSENED AFTER TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS,DX LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

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