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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 101
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/08/2010 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees, Extension or straight ladders |
| 57 YOF FX HUMERUS, STANDING ON LADDER TO PLACE CHRISTMAS TREE ON SHELF WHEN THE LADDER COLLAPSED CAUSING HER TO FALL 6 FEET LAND ON ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2009 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| 64YO HISP FEMALE AT HOME PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS TREE-PT FELL 4FT TO GROUN D ONTO L ARM-SHOULDER,DX HUMERUS FX,COMPOUND FX OF RADIUS/ULNA OPEN FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/24/2004 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees, Containers |
| PATIENT PULLED CHRISTMAS TREE FROM BOX, POKED IN UPPER ARM ON METAL ON TREE AT HOME, BLED AT HOME, DAD CLEANED W/PEROXIDE; UPPER ARM LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| PATIENT TRIPPED OVER AN ARTIFICAL CHRISTMAS TREE AND REINJURED HIS LEFT HUMERUS. DX-LEFT HUMERUS FRACTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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