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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 805
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2008 | Age: 58 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, Stairs or steps |
| HURT BACK CARRYING CHRISTMAS TREE UP STAIRS. DX LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/24/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| LEFT EYE INJURY FROM CHRISTMAS TREE NEEDLE. DX-ACUTE LEFT EYE PAIN, CONJUNCTIVITIS FROM NEEDLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees, Floors or flooring materials |
| 23 YOM FELL OVER CHRISTMAS TREE AT A BAR AND HIT HEAD ON FLOOR SUSTAINI NG A CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| DX CORNEAL INJ: PT MOV'G CHRISTMAS TREE INTO HOUSE YTDY AFTERNOON & SCRATCHED HIS EYE W ONE OF THE NEEDLES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2008 | Age: 85 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: Fracture |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| FRACTURE HIP - 85 YO FEMALE PRESENTS FROM HOME POST FALL - WAS DECORATI NG HER XMAS TREE WHEN SHE LOST BALANCE AND FELL - ADMITTED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/09/2008 | Age: 61 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 |
| PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS TREE AT HOME. DX LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2008 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| LEFT ELBOW PAIN FROM X-MAS TREE FELL ON ARM. DX-ACUTE ELBOW CONTUSION, ELBOW PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| 36YO WHITE FEMALE STS MOVED CHRISTMAS TREE,DEVELOPED BACK PAIN,NLOC DX LOW BACK PAIN , MUSCLE SPASM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2008 | Age: 4 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| ABRASION HEAD - 4 MO FEMALE HAD CHRISTMAS TREE FALL ON HER JPTA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2008 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| PT SUSTAINED HEAD INJURY WHEN SHE FELL IN CHURCH AND LANDED IN THE CHRISTMAS TREE* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| BENT OVER TO PICK SOMETHING UP AND WAS POKE IN (R) EYE BY ARTIFICIAL C HRISTMAS TREE DX- CORNEAL ABRA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2008 | Age: 31 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 |
| LBP AFTER BENDING TO PUT UP CHRISTMAS TREE DX: LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| CORNEAL AB-HIT A BRANCH OF ARTIFICIAL CHRISTMAS TREE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| PT FELL FACE FIRST INTO A PL;ASTIC CHRISTMAS TREE AND SUSTAINED A CORNE EAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 10/07/2008 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees, Stepladders |
| PT PLACING THE ANGEL ON THE TOP OF HIS ARTIFICIAL CHRISTMASS TREE AND F ELL OFF THE STEP LADDER CONTUSION CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| 24 YO MALE LIFTED HEAVY 16' CHRISTMAS TREE BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| SCRATCHED THIGH ON X MAS TREE THAT IS INFECTED NOW WITH ABSCESS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/15/2008 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| ABRASION CORNEA - 55 YO FEMALE POKED SELF IN EYE WHEN DISASSEMBLING ART IFICIAL CRISTMAS TREE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2008 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| WHILE DISMANTLING CHRISTMAS TREE,FELL OFF PORCH NECK STRAIN * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees, Chairs |
| PT WAS PUTTING AWAY THE CHRISTMAS TREE & STOOD UP ON A CHAIR & LOST HER BALANCE & FELL ON HER SIDE. D: KNEE & ELBOW CONTUSION, LOW BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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