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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 539
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/17/2006 | Age: 51 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 |
| 51YOM INJ BACK WHILE PUTTING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS STRAIN DORSAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2006 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas tree lights, Ladders |
| PT FELL OFF OF LADDER WHILE HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS DX: LUMBAR CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2006 | Age: 26 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, Chairs |
| STRAIN LOW BACK - 26 YO MALE REPORTS HE WAS PUTTING UP XMAS LIGHITS AND SLIPPED AND FELL OFF CHAIR LANDING ON BACK - AT HOME JPTA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2006 | Age: 50 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| 50 YO F STRAIN TO LUMBAR AREA MUSCLE SPASM INJURED WHILE PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2006 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas tree lights, Chairs |
| PT WAS STANDING IN A CHAIR HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND FELL. DX. CONTU SION LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2006 | Age: 29 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, Containers |
| PT PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS STEPPING OVER A LARGE BOX AND FELT A PUL L IN RIGHT GROIN STRAINED GROIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2006 | Age: 87 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 |
| 87YOF FX HIP BEND OVER TO PLUG IN CHRISTMAS LIGHTS FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/19/2006 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas tree lights, Ladders |
| PATIENT WAS HANGING CHRISTEMAS LIGHTS AND FELL FROM LADDER. DX: STRAI N TO LUMBAR AND THORACIC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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