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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 342
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/19/2010 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| 63 YOF, WORKING OUTSIDE ON CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, SLIPPED & FELL ON WET CEME NT, HIT HEAD DX: CERVICAL STRAIN,BHT, INTERMITTENT VERTIGO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2010 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| 59YOF, WRIST PAIN AFTER FELL WHILE HANGING X-MAS LIGHTS >>SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2010 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| KNEE STR. 65 YOM STRAINED KNEE PUTTING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS UP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2010 | Age: 59 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, Chairs |
| 59 Y/O MALE HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS WHILE STANDING ON A CHAIR & CHAIR TOPPLED OVER & HE FELL INJURING WRIST DX: FRACTURED RIGHT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2010 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Ladders |
| 67YOF FELL OFF LADDER PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS DX: L KNEE STRAIN, L ARM CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2010 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| 73 YOF SLIPPED AND FELL ON ROCKS WHILE STRINGING XMAS LIGHTS ON A BUSH. DX: L OLECRANON FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2010 | Age: 65 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: Electric Christmas decorations |
| 65YOF HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND TRIPPED OVER A CURB SUSTAINED A CLOS ED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2010 | Age: 84 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: Fracture |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| 84 YOM FELL WHILE HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS. LEFT HIP PAIN. DX: FRACTUR E LEFT HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 01/05/2010 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| 82 Y MALE FELL HITTING HEAD WHEN TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS DX CHI, BRAIN INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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