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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 343
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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: 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: 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) |
| 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: 12/08/2008 | Age: 53 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: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| DX CHI/NECK PAIN: PT W HANG'G X-MAS LIGHT. W ON TRUCK BED & FELL OUT ONTO GROUND. C/O LOC. AT TOP OF HEAD SOME ABRASION. NECK PAN W DEC ROM |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 12/22/2005 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| PT WAS BENDING OVER TO TURN ON CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND FELL BACKWARDS LACERATING SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2005 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Ladders |
| FELL FROM LADDER PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS DX: CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/27/2003 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Fences or fence posts |
| 5 DAYS AGO FELL PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AT HOME, HIT BARBED WIRE FE NCE DURING FALL TO GROUND. HAS HEADACHE TODAY.DX; CONCUSSION, ACUTE HEA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2002 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Rugs or carpets |
| SCALP LAC-PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS-AT HOME-TRIPPED ON CARPET-FELL- HIT HEAD ON PIANO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/1997 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | 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, Ladders |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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