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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 444
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/14/2009 | Age: 36 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 |
| LUMBAR STR. PT STRAINED BACK WHEN HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND FELL 4-6 FEET FROM LADDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2009 | Age: 30 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 |
| 30YOM HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ON THE ROOF AND FELL OFF TO THE GROUND S TRAINED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2009 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PT FELL PUTTING UP XMAS TREE LIGHTS 3 DAYS AGO. DX: NONDISPLACED R INTERTROCHANTERIC FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/29/2009 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| DIGGING OUT SHRUBS THEN SEVERAL DAYS LATER DECORATING TREES FOR HOLIDAY S-BP-STEPPED WRONG DX LOW BACK STRAIN * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2009 | Age: 30 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 |
| TAKING DOWN XMAS LITES AND FELL TEN FEET FX LUMBAR SPINE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2009 | Age: 23 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 |
| PT TAKING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS OFF THE ROOF AND FELL ABOUT 8 FEET CONTUSION TO LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2009 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Christmas tree lights, Ladders |
| PT AT HOME TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND MISSED A STEP ON THE LADDER FELL ABOUT 12 FEET FRACTURED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/06/2009 | Age: 35 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, Ladders |
| ACUTE BACK STRAIN & CONT: ON ROOF TAKING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS DOWN, SLIPPED OFF ALUMINUM LADDER 15-20 FT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2009 | Age: 35 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, Extension cords |
| WAS TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS OUTSIDE AND TRIPPED OVER A EXTENS ION CORD AND FELL INJURING THE RT HIP. DX: CONTUSION TO RT HIP* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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