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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,996
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
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: 12/24/2010 | 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: 12/15/2010 | 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: 12/05/2010 | 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: 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: 01/05/2010 | 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 |
| 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: 12/07/2009 | 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: 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: 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: 12/04/2008 | Age: 38 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 FELL OFF HOUSE WHILE PUTTING UP CHRISMAS LIGHTS. DX: LOW BACK PX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| PT HAD PX PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS. DX: LOW BACK PX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2008 | 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: Other |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Ladders |
| NS: FELL OFF 14 FT ALUMINUM LADDER 2 1/2 TO 3 FT UP, PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS FOR AUNT, LANDED ON BACK, HURT LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2007 | Age: 49 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 STR. PT STRAINED BACK MOVING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AND CHRISTMAS TREE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2007 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, House repair or construction materials |
| PT WAS HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ON HOUSE AND FELL OFF ROOF INJURING BACK DX: LUMBAR SPINE COMPRESSION FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2007 | Age: 46 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 INJURED BACK TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS LIGHTS TODAY DX// LUMBAR STRAIN |
| 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: 12/01/2006 | 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: 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 |
| Date: 12/14/2004 | Age: 27 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 |
| BACK INJURY AFTER PUTTING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ON HOUSE DX; LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2004 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | 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 STRAINED LOWER BACK WHEN MOVING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2004 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | 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, Stepladders |
| LEFT GLUTEAL CONT. PT FELL WHEN HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS WHILE ON A STE PLADDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2004 | 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 Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| PT WITH LOW BACK PAIN. PUT UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS LAST NIGHT. ALSO HAD NIG HT TREMOR WHICH CAUSED HER TO THRASH AROUND. D:LUMBAR STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/29/2003 | Age: 36 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, House repair or construction materials |
| 36 YOWM FELL OFF A ROOF WHILE TAKING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS DOWN. DX. LUMBAR CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Ladders |
| PT WAS PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS WHIE ON A LADDER FELL FOUR FEET STRA INED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| FRACTURE LUMBAR SPINE - 41 YOM WAS PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND FELL FROM ROOF ABOUT 12 FT LANDING ON FEET, C/O LUMBOSACRAL PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Ladders |
| LOW BACK PAIN - FELL APPROXIMATELY 6 FOOT OFF LADDER - HELPING MOM PUT CHRISTMAS LIGHTS UP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| 44 YOF STATES SHE WAS TAKING DOWN X-MAS LIGHTS AND PULLED HER BACK OUT/DX-ACUTE LOW BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/28/2001 | Age: 31 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/23/2001 | Age: 28 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2001 | Age: 48 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2001 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Ladders |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2001 | Age: 49 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, Containers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2000 | Age: 40 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/1999 | Age: 27 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/1999 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/1999 | Age: 39 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/1999 | Age: 39 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/1998 | Age: 42 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/1997 | 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, Workshop furnishings |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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