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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 856
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2009 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| 33YOF HELPING UNCLE TAKE DOWN CHRISTMAS LIGHTS FELL BACK ONTO GROUND INJURED SHOUDLER;SHOULDER PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/18/2009 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Ladders |
| 37 YOM FELL OFF LADDER PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS DX: LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2009 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | 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, Ladders |
| RIB FX;SHOULD CONT/40YOM WAS PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND FELL APPRO X 15 FEET FROM LADDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2009 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| 44YOF PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND FELL STRAINED KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2009 | Age: 47 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: Other |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Ladders |
| LOW BACK PAIN: ON ALUMINUM 6 FT LADDER HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, LOST BALANCE, LANDED ON FEET, JERKED BACK WHEN HIT FLOORING, LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2009 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| 29 YOF PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AT HOME, FELL C/O LOW BACK, HEAD AND LEG PAIN. DX-LOW BACK AND HEAD PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| PT FELL 5 FT PUTTING UP XMAS LIGHTS. DX: L DISTAL RADIUS FX, L ULNAR STYLOID FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2009 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| PT FELL OFF A 12 FOOT ROOF AT HOME WHEN TRYING TO PUT UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, SCALP CONTUSION, HEAD INJURY AND RIGHT WRIST, TRANSFERRED |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 12/01/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| 28 YOM L ANKLE PAIN, TWISTED PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS DX: ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2009 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| 49YOM STANDING ON A PUDDLE WHILE PUTTING UP XMAS LIGHT, FELT SHOCK WHILE HOLDING WIRE DX: |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2009 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| 36YOF WHILE PUTTING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS UP WAS POUNDING A STAKE INTO GROUND DEVELOPED RT INDEX FINGER PAIN;TENDONITIS FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2009 | Age: 50 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 |
| PT FELL ONTO GROUND FROM STANDING POSITION WHILE HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AT HOME DX: LOWER BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2009 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| PT FELL AT HOME TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND INJURED SHOULDER DX/ /RIGHT SHOULDER CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2009 | Age: 28 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 |
| RIGHT HIP CONT. PT FELL WHEN TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS LIGHTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2009 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| PT TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AT HOME AND INJURED BACK DX/ BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2009 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| PT WAS TAKING DOWN THE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS FROM OUTSIDE, SLIPPED ON THE IC E CAUSING A DISLOCATED RT ANKLE FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/01/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Stairs or steps |
| FELL TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS OUTSIDE OF HOME FELL ON CONCRETE STEP FELL FROM STEPS TO BRICK LANDING TO WALL BELOW CONTUSION R SHOULDE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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