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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 410
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 12/19/2010 | 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: 12/04/2009 | 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: 01/02/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Ladders |
| PT WAS TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS & WIND BLOW LADDER & HIT PT IN HEAD CAUSING PT TO STRUCK HEAD ON WOODEN POST DX: LAC TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2007 | Age: 45 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, House repair or construction materials |
| PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS DECORATION WAS ON ROOF FELL HIT HEAD ON CEMENT HEAD INJURY TRANSFERRED OUT |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| 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: 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: 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: 12/02/2000 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, House repair or construction materials |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/09/1999 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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