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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 223
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/20/2004 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PT PUTTING UP ALOT OF CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AT HOME STRAINED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2004 | Age: 45 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: Christmas tree lights, Ladders |
| HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, FELL FROM 10 FT LADDER L 2 FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2004 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas tree lights, Step stools |
| LEFT HIP STRAIN.PT WAS ON A STEP STOOL HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND WHE N GETTING DOWN INJURED HIP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2004 | Age: 65 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: Christmas tree lights |
| HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTSW IN HER YARD WHEN SHE STRUCK BY A CAR FX PELVI S AND RUPTURING BLADDER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/02/2004 | Age: 40 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| DX LOWER BACK STRAIN: DECKING THE CHRISTMAS TREE WITH LIGHTS AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2004 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| LUMBAR STRAIN.PT WAS HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND OVER DID IT AND INJUR ED BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2004 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PT WAS TRYING TO REACH CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND FELL ONTO BUTTOCKS. D: FA LL / CONTUSION TO BUTTOCKS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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