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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 100
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/08/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| WAS PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND FELL INJURED RT 5TH FINGER. FX RT 5TH DIGIT RT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| LEFT THUMB FX. PT FELL WHEN PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Knives |
| WORKING ON A LIGHT DESIGN WHEN HE ACC. STABBED HIMSELF WITH A POCKET KN IFE. DX. LAC. TO LT INDEX FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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