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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 456
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2009 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| 80 YOF FELL IN HER YARD TRIPPED OVER CHRISTMAS LIGHTS FELL ON RIGHT ARM DX-LAC HAND, CONTUSION TOE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/2009 | Age: 64 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, Christmas tree lights |
| DX CHEST WALL PAIN: 64YOF 4D L CHEST PN & L ARM PN CONSTANT. OCCUR SPONTANEOUSLY SINCE SET'G UP X-MAS ORNAMENTS/LIGHTS 5D AGO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/18/2009 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| 68YO WHITE MALE STS WEEK AGO CRAWLING AROUND PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS,TWISTED LOW BACK ,C/O PAIN, DX LUMBOSACRAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2009 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT WAS HANGING CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS WHILE STANDING ON SOFA, PT FELL HIT BACK OF HEAD CARPTED FLOOR, DX: CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2009 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| PT FELL 2 STORIES WHILE INSTALLING XMAS LIGHTS. DX: RIBS 1,7 FX, T2,3,4,6,11,L1 FX, STERNUM FX, PARASPINAL HEMATOMA. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/09/2009 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Ladders |
| PT WAS PUTTING UP XMAS LIGHTS AND FELL 10 FT FROM LADDER. DX: L COMMINUTED CALCANEAL FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2009 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Ladders |
| BLUNT CHEST TRAUMA R/O RIB FX OR PNEUMOTHORAX:HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS FELL 4 FT ONTO LADDER, CHEST STRUCK LADDER WHEN FELL, CHEST & RIB PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2009 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Containers |
| R WRIST & SHOULDER PAIN: UNPLUGGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, TRIPPED OVER BOX, FELL ONTO CARPETED FLOOR, PAIN R WRIST, SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2009 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Ladders |
| 65YOM FELL OFF A LADDER WHILE HANGING SANTA CHRISTMAS LIGHT APPROX 8 FT . C/O ROGHT SIDED CHEST AND BACK PAIN.DX: MULT.FACIAL FXS,MULT.RIB FXS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/06/2009 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| ABR SHLDR- TRIPPED ON X-MAS LIGHTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2009 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Chairs |
| PT WAS PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND FELL OFF A CHAIR AT HOME DX: DISLOCATED RIGHT ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2009 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| GETTINGOUT XMAS DECORATIONS AND FELL PUNCTURING CALF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2009 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| PT FELL OFF ROOF WHILE PUTTING UP XMAS LIGHTS. DX: PULMONARY CONT, MULT RIB FX'S, ULNAR FX, MULT ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/19/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| C/O WROSENING FOOT PAIN, SWELLING&REDNESS AFTER ACC STEPPED ONTO BROKEN GLASS FROM CHRISTMAS TREE BULB>>CELLULTIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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