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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 864
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/22/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Seasonal decorations |
| LAC TO BACK OF HEAD FROM CERAMIC STOCKING HOLDER. DX. LAC SCALP, CONT HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Seasonal decorations |
| PT STEPPED ON AN ORNAMENT AND SUS A FOOT LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Seasonal decorations |
| PT WAS RUN OVER BY A FLOAT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2002 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Seasonal decorations |
| PT HANGING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AT HOME STRAINED CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Seasonal decorations |
| PT CUT LT THUMB ON EDGE OF PLASTIC TRINKET, LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Seasonal decorations |
| FOREHEAD LAC - FELL, HIT HEAD ON A CAST IRON GOOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Seasonal decorations |
| LEFT KNEE CONT. PT HAD A SKELETON DECORATION FALL ONTO KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Seasonal decorations, Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| RT HAND 2ND DEGREE BURN-AT HOME-MOVING A PUMPKIN W/A LIT CANDLE INSIDE- CAUGHT CURTAINS ON FIRE-FD NOT STATED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Seasonal decorations |
| PATIENT RAN INTO A HALLOWEEN DECORATION WITH EYE. DX: LACERATION TO L OWER EYELID. (AT ***) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Seasonal decorations |
| CUT LT. THUMB AT HOME WHILE CARVING A PUMPKIN DX: THUMB LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Seasonal decorations |
| CUT FINGER CARVING PUMPKIN/ LAC LT INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Seasonal decorations |
| ACCIDENTALLY CUT HER L INDEX FINGER WHILE CUTTING A PUMKIN AT SCHOOL TODAY. FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Seasonal decorations, Knives |
| LEFT HAND LAC, PT WAS CARVING A PUMPKIN WITH A KNIFE AND CUT HAND, |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Seasonal decorations |
| LACERATION SCALP - 29 YOF STRUCK ON TOP OF HEAD AT HAIRLINE BY AN EASTE R ORNAMENT (CERAMIC) THAT FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Seasonal decorations |
| PT LACERATED R 5TH FINGER CUTTING PUMPKIN, SUPERFICIAL LACERATION R PAL MAR SURFACE BASE 5TH DIGIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Seasonal decorations |
| CUT R HAND ON GLASS ORNAMENT THIS PM. DX. 1 CM R HAND LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Seasonal decorations |
| HOLDING A GLASS ORNAMENT WHICH BROKE AND CUT LMF. 1" LAC LMF $ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Seasonal decorations |
| PLAYING WITH BROTHER WHO PUSHED HIM INTO A GLASS ORNAMENT SUSTAINING2-3 CM LACERATION TO SHIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Seasonal decorations |
| PATIENT PUT TWO PIECES OF INDIAN CORN INTO NOSE, 1 CAME OUT WHILE IN WA ITING ROOM; REMAINING FB REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Seasonal decorations |
| LEFT TOE FX., PT WAS REACHING FOR AN ORNAMENT IN A POND AND TWISTED TOE . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Seasonal decorations |
| STUCK TINSEL UP NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2002 | Age: 9 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Seasonal decorations |
| PUT PLASTIC FLAT BUNNY DECORATION IN MOUTH S/P FB SWALLOWED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Seasonal decorations |
| C/O LAC TO R HAND GLASS ORNAMENT FELL AND BROKE AT HOME. DX. LAC R HAN D. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2002 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Seasonal decorations |
| PATIENT FELL WHEN HOLDING PLASTIC EASTER EGG AT HOME, CUT EYELID; EYELI D LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2002 | 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: Seasonal decorations |
| HURT BACK FELT PULL WHILE TAKING DOWN X-MAS DECORATIONS DX: BACK S TRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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