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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 507
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
Date: 12/29/2003 | Age: 36 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: Electric Christmas decorations, House repair or construction materials |
36 YOWM FELL OFF A ROOF WHILE TAKING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS DOWN. DX. LUMBAR CONTUSION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/20/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Ladders |
FEL 10 FEET OFF LADDER ONTO CEMENT HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ON HOUSE. DX: SPRAIN WRIST , CONTUSION SHOULDER, CHEST, RIBS. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/20/2003 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Christmas decorations |
PT. DECORATING HER CHRISTMAS TREE AND FELL. DX. BLUNTCHEST TRAUMA, FX. RIBS 9 AND 10. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/20/2003 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Ladders |
PATIENT WAS HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND FELL OFF LADDER. DX; FRACTUR E TO RIGHT ELBOW. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/18/2003 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Ladders |
PT FELL OFF OF A LADDER WHILE HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND INJURED LEFT ANKLE/ DX- STRAINED LEFT ANKLE & OLD FX OF LEFT CUBOIDAL |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/16/2003 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
PT WAS PUTTING UP XMAS LIGHTS. DX: R SHOULDER STRAIN. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/10/2003 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
Product: Electric Christmas decorations, House repair or construction materials |
38 YO MALE WAS TRYING TO PUT SANTA ON ROOF AND FELL OFF CONCUSSION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/08/2003 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
PT WAS TURNING OFF CHRISTMAS LIGHTS WHEN HE TRIPPED AND FELL. +ETOH. D: 2CM NOSE LACERATION. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/06/2003 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
Product: Electric Christmas decorations, House repair or construction materials |
HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, FELL BACKWARDS FROM ROOF, BRIEF LOC, LBP DX: FX RIBS |
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
Date: 12/04/2003 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Extension or straight ladders |
POSSIBLE ROTATOR CUFF TEAR - 2-3 HRS PTA WAS PUTTING CHRISTMAS LIGHTSUP USING A METAL EXTENSION LADDER, LADDER GOT AWAY FROM HIM JERKING LT |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/04/2003 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Stools |
KNEE SPRAIN - 37 YOM LOST BALANCE AND FELL OFF STOOL WHILE HANGING CHRI STMAS LIGHTS |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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