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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 452
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2005 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Handrails, railings or banisters |
| UP ON THE ROOF PULLING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS FELT A SHOCK TO HAND FELL CHEST HIT RAILING ELECTRICAL BURN RIGHT HAND BLUNT CHEST TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/27/2005 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| 48 YOF FELL WHILE PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS CAUSING FRACTURE TO LEFT RING FINGER, CHEST WALL CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2005 | Age: 50 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 |
| TWISTED KNEE WHILE PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS DX: R KNEE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2005 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, WINDOW CLOSED ON HAND/HAND CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| PATIENT WAS HANGING SOME CHRISTMAS LIGHTS & SCRAPED HIS WRIST ALONG A STONE. DX - RT WRIST LOCALIZED CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2005 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Electrical outlets or receptacles |
| 46YOF RT WITH CHRISTMAS LIGHT PLUG @ HOME DX CORNEAL ABRASSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2005 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| PT FELL WHILE PUTTING UP XMAS LIGHTS. DX: FX L DISTAL RADIUS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2005 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Ladders |
| PT WAS HANGING XMAS LIGHTS AND FELL OFF LADDER.DX: SHOULDER PX, LWBS. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 11/20/2005 | Age: 45 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, Metal containers |
| PT WAS HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS BY WINDOW AND HAND SLIPPED INTO A COFF EE CAN DX FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2005 | Age: 39 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: Fracture |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| PT HAD 15-20 FOOT FALL OUT OF TREE & HIT BUSHES. WAS TRYING TO GET DOWN CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AT THE TIME. D: RIB FXS, CONTUSIONS, PELVIC MASS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2005 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, House repair or construction materials |
| FELL FROM ROOF REMOVING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, -LOC, HEAD, NECK PAIN DX: MULTI CONTUSIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2005 | Age: 29 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 |
| 29 YOM FELL OFF LADDER TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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