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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,032
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2010 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 33YOF STR LWR BACK- TRIPPED CHRISTMAS LIGHTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/27/2010 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| 26YOM WAS REMOVING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS FROM ROOF AT HOME, FELL ABOUT 10-11 FT LANDING ON BACK, LEFT AMADX - BACK & NECK PAIN, HEAD INJURY. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 12/24/2010 | Age: 26 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 |
| LUMBAR STRAIN S/P FALL: 26YOM PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS & FELL OFF HIS 2ND STORY ROOF ONTO BACK, PAIN LOW BACK & HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2010 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| 39YOM FELL OFF ROOF WHILE HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 12/15/2010 | Age: 33 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, Extension cords |
| 33YOF LOWER BACK PAIN TRIPPED OVER EXTENSION CORD IN YARD PUTTING UP EL ECTRICAL CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2010 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| 45 YOM PT FELL OFF THE ROOF OF THE HOUSE WHILE HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS . RIB FX, SCAPULA FX, PNEUMOTHORAX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2010 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| 39YOF CUT 5TH FINGER ON BROKEN CHRISTMAS LIGHT LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2010 | Age: 33 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 |
| R SHOULDER & WRIST CONT. S/P FALL: 33YOM PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS SUNDAY, SLIPPED, FELL ON GRAVEL, LANDING ON SHOULDER & WRIST @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2010 | Age: 48 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 |
| 48 Y/O MALE WAS PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS & TWISTED BACK AT HOME DX; LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2010 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Ladders |
| 40 Y/O MALE WAS HANGING CHRISTMAS LGIHTS & LADDER SLID & HE FELL ON GROUND OUTSIDE HOME DX: DISLOCATED RIGHT 3 & 4 TH TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2010 | Age: 41 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, Ladders |
| 41 YOM FELL OFF LADDER HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS DX: FX L 6TH RIB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2010 | 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, Ladders |
| SPRAIN R KNEE, R/O FX: 45YOM TRYING TO HANG CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS, SLIPPED FROM LADDER, FELL TO GROUND, PAIN KNEE, R |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2010 | Age: 47 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 |
| 47YO WHITE MALE AT NEIGHBORS HOUSE 2WKS AGO ON ROOF TAKING X-MAS LIGHTS DOWN & PT FELL 15FT, DX LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2010 | Age: 35 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 |
| 35 YO M WITH LOWER BACK PAIN X 2 WEEKS SINCE TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS LIGH TS. DX:LUMBAR STRAIN/SPASM, PARESTHESIA, NOS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2010 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| 38YOM FELL OFF ROOF WHILE TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS LIGHTS BACK CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2010 | Age: 26 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 |
| 26YOF FELL DOWN 2 STORIES WHILE TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS LIGHTS LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2010 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| 42YOM DEVELOPED LOW BACK PAIN WHILE TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS LIGHTS LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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