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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 231
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2002 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| CUT HEAD WHEN STOCKING HANGER FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/25/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| A STOCKING HOLDER FELL ONTO THE PTS HEAD AND SUS A HEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/24/2002 | Age: 7 months | 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, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| HEAVY CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT FELL OFF MANTLEPIECE BHT PERIORBITAL TRAUMA CORNEAL ABRASION HAND CONTUSION & ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2002 | Age: 2 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 |
| CHI WHEN CHRISTMAS STOCKING HOLDER FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| CUT HEAD WHEN STOCKING HOLDER FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2002 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| STOCKING HOLDER FELL ON PATIENT'S HEAD AT DAYCARE; SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| PT SUSTAINED LAC TO SCALP AFTER THE BRASS STOCKING HOLDER FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| CERAMIC DECORATION (NATIVITY SCENE) FELL ON HEAD AT HOME. DX. LAC SCAL P. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2002 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT FELL ON BABY'S HEAD DX: SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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