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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 212
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2007 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| 70 YOM TRIPPED OVER CHRISTMAS LIGHTS THREE DAYS AGO LANDING ON RIGHT KN EE SUSTAINING AN ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2007 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| TRIPPED OVER CHRISTMAS LIGHTS/SHOULDER STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2007 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Extension cords |
| 52 YOM WAS PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND WAS STRUCK ON THE FOREHEAD B Y AN EXTENSION CORD SUSTAINING A LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2007 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Ladders |
| PATIENT WAS PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS ON A LADDER, FELL APPROX 6 FT TO THE GROUND LANDING ON HIS FRONT. DX-RIGHT WRIST FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2007 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Ladders |
| PT WAS HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS & FELL OFF LADDER INJURING LEG ADMITTED TO OR DX: FRACTURED LEFT TIBIA AND FIBULA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/02/2007 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Mountain climbing |
| PT WITH SIDE CHEST PAIN SINCE REACHING FOR CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ONE WEEK AG O. INJURED SAME AREA WHEN ROCK CLIMBING IN OCT. D:CHEST WALL PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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