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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 313
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PT WITH LACERATION TO RIGHT HAND AFTER CUTTING IT ON CHRISTMAS LIGHTS. DX LACERATION RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PT WAS POKED IN EYE BY TREE WHJILE PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS DX: CORNEAL AB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas tree lights, Chairs |
| DX LAC ELBOW: 22YOM C/O L ELBOW LAC. HANG'G X-MAS LIGHTS & FELL OFF CHAIR. UNSURE IN HE LANED ON HIS ELBOW, BUT NOTED SM LAC TO L ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| 25 YOM CUT HAND WHILE TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS LIGHTS LACERATION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PT TAKING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS OFF THE ROOF AND FELL ABOUT 8 FEET CONTUSION TO LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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