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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 894
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2010 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| 38 YOF, TAKING DOWN ARTIFICIAL CHRISTMAS TREE, STRAIN BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2009 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| BACK PAIN-48 Y/O F-FELT PAIN SINCE MOVING A CHRISTMAS TREE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2009 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| SLID OUT OF WHEELCHAIR/ BACK PAIN , T 11 AND T12 COMPRESSION FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 11/25/2007 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| PT WITH UPPER BACK PAIN AFTER TRYING TO GET CHRISTMAS TREE FROM CLOSET PT LEFT WITHOUT BEING SEEN BY DOCTOR |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 11/28/2006 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | 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, Christmas decorations |
| FALL ONTO CHRISTMAS TREE PUTTING ANGEL ON TOP DX CHEST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2006 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| CHRISTMAS TREE LIMB FELL ON HIM AND HIT CHEST CHRISTMAS DAY. CHEST WAL L PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2005 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| CHEST WALL PAIN: PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS TREE, LATERAL CHEST PAIN UNDER LEFT BREAST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2005 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| PATIENT WAS INJURED PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS TREE.DX-THORACI BACK STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2005 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| CHEST WALL STRAIN.PT WAS GETTING CHRISTMAS TREE OUT OF GARAGE AND CHEST BEGAN TO HURT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2005 | Age: 29 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL 3 FT WHILE PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS TREE. LANDED ON FLOOR. ACUTE U PPER BACK CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2002 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| PT FELL & THEN X-MAS TREE FELL ON HER. RT RIB PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/19/2000 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2000 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/30/1999 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees, Electric Christmas decorations |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/1998 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/26/1997 | Age: 9 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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