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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 452
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2006 | Age: 42 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: Fracture |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Chairs |
| PT WAS PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS A WEEK AGO, AND FELL HITTING CHAIR, ON LEFT SIDE, RECIEVING RIB FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/24/2006 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Floors or flooring materials |
| 46 YOM IN LOFT IN GARAGE, FELL 12 FEET TO FLOOR WHILE GETTING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS. KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2006 | Age: 34 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| C/O PT STATES INJURED BACK WHILE PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS DECORATIONDX LO DX LOWER TRUNK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2006 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Ladders |
| FELL OFF LADDER HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, HIT HEAD DX: CONCUSSION W/LOC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2006 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| PT KNOCKED OVER BY INFLATABLE CHRISTMAS DECORATION AT *** TODAY DX// AC UTE LUMBAR PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2006 | Age: 45 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 |
| PT FELL WHILE HANGING XMAS LIGHTS. DX: L KNEE SPRAIN, CHEST CONT, R KNEE CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2006 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| SPRAINS ANKLE PUTTING ELECTRIC CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS UP ON PORCH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2006 | Age: 34 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: Electric Christmas decorations, House repair or construction materials |
| PT WAS TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND FELL FROM ROOF AND LANDED ON BACK, CONTUSION TO UPPER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2006 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Extension or straight ladders |
| TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS LIGHTS STANDING ON LADDER-MOVED FALLING TRIED TO GRAB A TREE -FELL LUMBOSACRAL MUSCLE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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