Accidents - Christmas tree lights - Years 1997-2010 - Knee

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,164
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	84
Year 1999:	41
Year 2001:	94
Year 2002:	68
Year 2003:	217
Year 2004:	58
Year 2005:	128
Year 2006:	86
Year 2007:	71
Year 2008:	119
Year 2009:	15
Year 2010:	178

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	128
16-25 years old:	86
26-50 years old:	421
50+ years old:	527

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/14/2010	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Christmas tree lights
50 YOF FELL STRAINED HER KNEE PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, FELL AT HOME .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2010	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Christmas tree lights
83YOM PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS AND FELL ONTO KNEE FRACTURED KNE E
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2010	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Christmas tree lights
29YOM HANGING CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS AND FELL INJURING KNEE STRAIN SPRAI N TO KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2010	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Christmas tree lights, Stairs or steps
48YOM-KNEE STRAIN-FELL DOWN 3 STEPS WHILE HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS-@ HO ME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2009	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Christmas tree lights
KNEE PAIN-AFTER TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS LIGHTS-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/30/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Christmas tree lights, Ladders
52YOM WAS GOING UP AND DOWN LADDER TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, DEVELOPED RT KNEE PAIN;BURSITUS IN RT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2008	Age: 98 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Christmas tree lights, Floors or flooring materials
98YOF WHILE HOME LEANING OVER TO TURN OFF CHRISTMAS LIGHTS FELL TO THE FLOOR LANDED ON KNEES,SECOND TIME IN 2 DAYS HAVE FALLEN;KNEE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/25/2007	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Christmas tree lights
PT WAS HELPING FATHER STRING SOME CHRISTMAS LIGHTS. HE WAS KNEELING DO WN, NOW HAS PAIN TO KNEE. DX: SPRAIN LEFT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2006	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Christmas tree lights, House repair or construction materials
PT WAS HANGING CHRISTMAN LIGHTS ON ROOF HIT KNEE AND BACK KNEE CONTU STION AND BACK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2006	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Christmas tree lights
PT SPRAIN KNEE WHEN WALKING ACROSS GRASSY AREA AND TRIPPED OVER CHRISTMAS LIGHTS FELL ONTO CONCRETE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2005	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Christmas tree lights
PT C/O LEFT KNEE PAIN AFTER FALLING WHILE HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS DX: LEFT KNEE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2005	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Christmas tree lights
PT FELL TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, HYPEREXTENDED KNEE. DX: KNEE STRA IN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/2004	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas tree lights
FELL ON CHRISTMAS LIGHT. DX- SUPERFICIAL KNEE LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/23/2003	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Christmas tree lights
PT RUNNING AT HOME WHEN SHE TRIPPED OVER A SET OF CHRISTMAS LIGHTS LAND ING ON LEFT KNEE CONTUSION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2003	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Christmas tree lights
PT WAS HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS WHEN HE FELL STRAINED LEFT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2003	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Christmas tree lights
HAS NOTED PAIN IN R KNEE LAST COUPLE DAYS HAS BEEN DOING ALOT OF KNEELI NG WHILE STRINGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS DX R KNEE PAIN TENDONITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2002	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Christmas tree lights
FELT POP IN KNEE WHILE PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS DX: KNEE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/2001	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Christmas tree lights
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2001	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Christmas tree lights, Ladders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/1999	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Christmas tree lights
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/1997	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Christmas tree lights, Chairs
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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