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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 131
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/14/2008 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| 81 YOF WAS PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AND RIGHT KNEE GAVE OUT, PT SUSTAINED A SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2008 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Floors or flooring materials |
| 62 Y/O FELL ON A CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT ON THE FLOOR AND CUT KNEE AT HOME. DX-LAC. LEFT KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| PT STATES TWISTED LEG WHILE DECORATING CHRISTMAS TREE. C/O PAIN IN KNE E DX. SPRAIN L KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Stairs or steps |
| 32YOF WAS CARING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS DOWN THE STEPS,WHILE AT HOME, MISSED A STEP,LEFT KNEE GAVE OUT;KNEE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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