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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 249
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/02/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Ladders |
| NONDISPLACED FX RADIAL HEAD: PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ON HOUSE OUTSIDE, WHILE UP ON 4 FT METAL LADDER,REACHED TOO FAR,LADDER FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/2007 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| FELL WHILE HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS FX RADIUS AND ULNA |
| 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: 12/16/2000 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/1999 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Ladders |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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