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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 205
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/17/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| GOT SHORT OF BREATH HANGING CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS. DX. PNEUMOTHORAX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2002 | Age: 81 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: Other |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| LEFT SIDED CHEST PAIN STARTED 2 WEEKS AGO WHILE REACHING FOR CHRIS TMAS LIGHTS. CHEST WALL PAIN, M/S, ACUTE EXACERBATION BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Christmas tree lights, Ladders |
| PT TAKING DOWN SOME CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ON A LADDER WHEN ONE OF THE RUNGS BRI=OKE FELL FRACTURED RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2002 | Age: 48 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: Christmas tree lights |
| "I TRIPPED OVER THE CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS AND FELL" DX: CONTUSION CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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