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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 233
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/18/2009 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| 60 YO M WAS PLACING A *** CHRISTMAS DECORATION ON ROOF WHEN FELL OFF RO OF ONTO GROUND. DX:RIB FXS, L3 TVP FX, CONTUSIONS, LIVER ABNORM |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 12/16/2009 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| PT STARTED HAVING CHEST PAINS WHILE DECORATING FOR CHRISTMAS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/12/2009 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| PT WAS INJURED GETTING XMAS TREE HOLDER FROM ATTIC. DX: CHEST CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Chairs |
| PT REPORTS WAS HELPING A FAMILY MEMBER PUT UP SOME DECORATIONS IN THE HOUSE AND SLIPPED AND FELL OFF OF CHAIR. DX. FALL, FX R 5TH R RIB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2009 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| 84 YOM FELL WHILE TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS FRACTURED RIB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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