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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,913
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2008 | Age: 49 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 - TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AND PULLING STAKES OU T OF GROUND AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/30/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| 43 Y/O FELL LAST NIGHT WHILE TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS AT HOME. DX-FX RIGHT DISTAL RADIUS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/28/2008 | 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 |
| LUMBAR STR. PT STRAINED BACK WHEN PUTTING AWAY CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/28/2008 | Age: 35 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 |
| LOW BACK PAIN: TAKING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS DOWN FOR FOUR HOURS, EXACERBATED HER BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2008 | Age: 50 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 |
| PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AND HURT BACK AT HOME. DX LUMBAR STRA IN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Ladders |
| 47YOM WAS ON A LADDER PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS,FELL OFF WITH RT HAND EXTENDED;WRIST FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2008 | Age: 42 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, Foods |
| H/O CHRONIC BACK PAIN THAT WAS GRADUALLY EXCERBATED, OVER LAST WEEK, HA D DECORATED THE CHRISTMAS TREE&HAD A DINNER PEPARATION FOR INLAWS>SCIAT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| 39 YO F CONCUSSION WHILE SHOPPING CERAMIC CHRISTMAS TREE BROKE FELL HIT PT WHEN SHE WAS TAKING IT OFF THE SHELF* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2008 | Age: 38 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 |
| LUMBAR STR. PT STRAINED BACK WHEN HANGING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2008 | Age: 44 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 |
| 44YOF WHILE HOME HANGING UP CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS,DEVELOPED LOW BACK PAIN;BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2008 | Age: 48 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 |
| BACK PAIN SINCE HANGING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS. DX. BACK PAIN.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2008 | Age: 50 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, Containers |
| LOW BACK INJURY FROM LIFTING BOX OF X-MAS ORNAMENTS. DX- ACUTE LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2008 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| CHI. PT WAS GETTING ORNAMENTS AND A 25 POUND SNOWMAN FELL ONTO PT'S HEA D |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2008 | Age: 26 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, Ceilings and walls |
| PT UP IN HIS ATTIC GETTING DOWN CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AND FELL THROUGG THE CEILING AND LANDED ONTO BUTTOCKS CONTUSION BUTTOCKS STRAINED NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT SUDDENLY GOT WEAK, PT WAS REACHING FOR SOME CHRISTMAS WRAPPING PAPER, WHEN WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR, SCRAPPED FACE DX: ABR FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| BACK PAIN: CARRYING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS ONE HOUR AGO, MID-LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| PT STEPPED ON BROKEN CHRISTMAS DECORATION. HAS SMALL LAC W/POSS. GLASS IN WOUND. X. LAC R FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| 37 YOF WAS DECORATING CHRISTMAS TREE YESTERDAY AND PULLED MUSCLE IN NECK - NECK SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2008 | Age: 30 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| PT HANGING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AT HOME AND DEVELOPED PAIN IN LOWER BA CK STRAINED BACK |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 12/04/2008 | Age: 47 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, Ladders |
| LUMBAR CONT. PT WAS HANGING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AND FELL 5 FEET FROM LADDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2008 | 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 |
| PT STRAINED LOWER BACK WHEN HOUSE CLEANING AND PULLED OUT CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| 40 YOF CUT HAND ON CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2008 | Age: 46 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 |
| THORACIC STRAIN-WHILE DECORATING CHRISTMAS TREES ALL DAY-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2008 | Age: 40 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 |
| PT PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AT HOME AND STRAINED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2008 | Age: 33 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 |
| PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS HAS PAIN TO UPPER BACK DX- STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2008 | Age: 42 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Cardboard products |
| PT WAS AT HOME LIFTING A BOX OF CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS, STRAINED LWR BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Windowsills or frames |
| FOOT INJURY: REMOVING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS, FELL FROM WINDOW SILL TO FLOOR, LANDING ON ORNAMENT, INJURED FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| 48YOF WHILE HOME TRIPPED FELL INTO A CERAMIC CHRISTMAS TREE THAT HAD PLASTIC STARS ON IT;HAND PUNCTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2008 | 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| PT STATES CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT BROKE IN DECEMBER, FEELS IRRITATION TO EYE SINCE THEN, FB SENSATION TO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2008 | Age: 40 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 |
| AT SISTER'S HOME PT REMOVING X-MAS DECORATIONS,FELL FROM ROOF,LANDED ON L BUTTOCKS,C/O PAIN,DX LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2008 | Age: 35 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 decorations, Ceilings and walls |
| WAS TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS ON FRIDAY AND FELL LANDED ON GROUND AFTER HITTING A BRICK WALL. DX RIB CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Stairs or steps |
| 32YOF WAS CARING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS DOWN THE STEPS,WHILE AT HOME, MISSED A STEP,LEFT KNEE GAVE OUT;KNEE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2008 | Age: 39 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Containers |
| PT MOVING BOXES OF CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS IN THE ATTIC AND STRAINED LOWE R BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| PT PUTTING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS UP INTO THE ATTIC STRUCK TOP OF HEAD S USTAINEDE A LACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| P/W SOF THROAT SWELLING WHILE TAKING HOLIDAYS DECORATIONS DOWN >> ALG RXN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2008 | Age: 35 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Ladders |
| L THORACOLUMBAR STRAIN:YEST. TAKING STAR OFF CHRISTMAS TREE, WAS ON A LADDER, STARTED TO LOSE BALANCE, TWISTED BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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