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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 169
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/08/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Ladders |
| PT WAS PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS WHIE ON A LADDER FELL FOUR FEET STRA INED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| FRACTURE LUMBAR SPINE - 41 YOM WAS PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND FELL FROM ROOF ABOUT 12 FT LANDING ON FEET, C/O LUMBOSACRAL PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Ladders |
| LOW BACK PAIN - FELL APPROXIMATELY 6 FOOT OFF LADDER - HELPING MOM PUT CHRISTMAS LIGHTS UP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2002 | 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: Electric Christmas decorations |
| 44 YOF STATES SHE WAS TAKING DOWN X-MAS LIGHTS AND PULLED HER BACK OUT/DX-ACUTE LOW BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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