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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 362
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/21/2007 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| PT SUSTAINED BACK PAIN AFTER PUTTING UP A CHRISTMAS TREE* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2007 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| 19YOF WAS DECORATING THE CHRISTMAS TREE AT HOME,FELL FORWARD ONTO THE TREE; LOWER BACK SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2007 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| LIFTING CHRISTMAS TREE DX: LUMBAR SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2007 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| L HIP FX/88YOM WAS MOVING HIS CHRISTMAS TREE AT HOME AND TRIPPED AND FE LL AND LANDED ON HIS L HIP. COULD NOT GET UP. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/29/2007 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| PT PICKED UP METAL CHRISTMAS TREE 3 DAYS AGO DX: LOW BACK PAIN AND STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2007 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| PT WAS DISSAMBLING HER CHRISTMAS TREE AND FELL ONTO BUTTOCKS FRACTURED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/15/2007 | Age: 38 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: Artificial Christmas trees |
| PT SUS STRAIN TO LOWER TRUNK WHEN MOVING A CHRISTMAS TREE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2007 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| PT C/O R SIDE BACK PAIN,COUPLE DAYS AGO PUTTING CHRISTMAS TREE AWAY,RT KNEE TO R BUTTOCK/HIP PAIN,DX ACUTE LUMBAR PAIN,HX HTM,SCIATICA TO RLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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