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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,074
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2010 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Ceilings and walls |
| 74 Y/O FEMALE TRIPPED OVER CHRISTMAS DECORATIVE SLEIGH & HIT HEAD ON A WALL AT RELATIVES HOUSE TRANS TO TRAUMA DX: HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 12/02/2010 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Pipes |
| CHI 2ND TO FALL: 4 CM OCCIPITAL SCALP LAC, REPAIRED; 76YOF GETTING OUT CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS,SLIPPED,FELL,HITTING HEAD OFF PIPE,HEADACHE,LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2010 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| CHI. 87 YOF FELL WHENHANGING A CHRISTMAS WREATH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2009 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| 73YOF MILD CONCUSSION, CERVICAL STRAIN FELL HITTING HEAD WHILE DECORATI NG FOR CHRISTMAS AT A CLUB* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2009 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Ladders |
| PT WAS TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS WITH 10 FOOT LADDER AND FELL. DX. LAC BACK OF HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2009 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Stairs or steps |
| PT PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS GARLAND AND STEPPED BACK WRONG AND FELL OFF STE PS AND HIT HEAD. DX. SCLAP LAC, CONCUSSION W/O LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2009 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Containers |
| GETTING BOX OF CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS OFF SHELF AT HOME WHEN ONE OF THE ORNAMENTS FELL STRIKING HER ON HEAD DX SCALP ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2009 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| PT ON ROOF AT HOME HANGING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AND FELL OFF ONTO HEAD SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY 69YOM |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/20/2009 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| CHI. PT FELL HITTING HEAD WHEN HANGING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2009 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Stairs or steps |
| CHI-MOVING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS DOWN STEPS-FELL DOWN 13 STEPS-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/26/2008 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Step stools |
| PT SATANDING ON A STEP STOOL PUTTING AWAY CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AND LOS T BALANCE AND FELL STRUCK HEAD SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2008 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | 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: Christmas decorations, Containers |
| TRIPPED OVER A BOX OF ORNAMENTS&FELL FOREWARDS HITTING FACE&LANDINGONTO SHOULDER>>FACIAL LAC/CLOSED HEAD INJUREY/HUMRUS FX |
| Disposition: Not recorded |
| Date: 12/05/2008 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT GETTING HER CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS FROM HER ATTIC AND FELL THROUGH TH E ATTIC ACCESS TO THE FLOOR SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/02/2008 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Ceilings and walls |
| PT FELL THROUGH THE CEILING OF HER ATTIC RYING TO GET HER CHRISTMAS DEC ORATIONS SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2008 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL STRIKING HEAD ON A CHRISTMAS DECORATION SUSTAINED A SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2007 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| 60YOF WAS HOME PUTTING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS UP,HIT HEAD OFF A DECORATION;SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2007 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Doors |
| TRIPPED OVER CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS, HIT HEAD ON DOOR DX CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/31/2006 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| HEAD LAC, PT FELL WHEN PUTTING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AWAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2004 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | 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: Christmas decorations, Stairs or steps |
| CLOSED HEAD INJURY, WHILE CARRYING CHRISTMAS WREATHS UP STAIRS, LOST BALANCE AND FELL DOWN 10-12 STEPS, WHEN GOT UP DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/25/2003 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| 74 Y.O. W MALE W/CHI. PT FELL WHILE GETTING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS DOWN @ HOME. PT ADM. E8889 |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/07/2001 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2001 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/1999 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/1998 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/1998 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Containers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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