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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 525
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2010 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| 47 YOM FELL WHILE TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/25/2010 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| DX ABRASKON/CHI: 6YOM OPEN'G PRESENT THIS A.M. & A PLASTER STOCKING HOLDER FELLL 4FT STRIKING HIM ON HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/24/2010 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Ceilings and walls |
| 74 Y/O FEMALE TRIPPED OVER CHRISTMAS DECORATIVE SLEIGH & HIT HEAD ON A WALL AT RELATIVES HOUSE TRANS TO TRAUMA DX: HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 12/24/2010 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| 14MOM WAS PULLING ON CHRISTMAS STOCKING AT HOME AND DECORATION FELL CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/23/2010 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| 3 YR F HIT WHEN CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT THROWN;DX CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/23/2010 | Age: 9 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| 9MOF PULLED METAL/CEMENT XMAS STOCKING HOLDER (APPOX 7LBS) OFF MANTLE LEDGE HTTING HEAD, FOREHEAD HEMATOMA; MINOR HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/23/2010 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| 16MOM PULLED XMAS STOCKING & PEWTER/ STOCKING HOLDER HIT PT IN HEAD; HE AD CONTUSION/LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2010 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Containers |
| DX CHI/SCALP ABRASION/EYE HEMATOMA: 17MOM PLAY'G ON SHIP'G BOXES NEAR 5# CERAMIC STATUE OF XMAS TREE. HE FELL & IT HIT HIM ON THE HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2010 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| 3YOF PULLED A CHRISTMAS STOCKING DOWN AND HOLDER HIT HER IN TOP OF HEAD HAS LAC ON TOP OF HEAD. DX SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2010 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| AN 8 YR OLD FEMALE HAD A CHRISTMAS STOCKING HOLDER FALL ON HER HEAD DX HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2010 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| 2YOM-CHI-HIT BY A METAL STOCKING HOLDER THAT FELL ON HEAD-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2010 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| 22 M/O/M PULLED ON CHRISTMAS STOCKING AND STOCKING HOLDER FELL ON PTS H EAD DX/ HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2010 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Pipes |
| CHI 2ND TO FALL: 4 CM OCCIPITAL SCALP LAC, REPAIRED; 76YOF GETTING OUT CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS,SLIPPED,FELL,HITTING HEAD OFF PIPE,HEADACHE,LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2010 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| CHI. 87 YOF FELL WHENHANGING A CHRISTMAS WREATH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2010 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| 15 MOM PULLED CHRISTMAS STOCKING DOWN FROM SHELF AND WAS HIT ON THE HEAD SUSTAINING A LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2010 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| 16MOM-HEAD INJURY-PT PULLED STOCKING FROM FIREPLACE-3-4# CERAMIC BEAR H OLDER FELL HITTING PT'S HEAD-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2010 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| 2 YR OLD FEMALE WAS PULLING CHRISTMAS STOCKING & HOLDER FELL & HIT PT IN HEAD DX: HEAD INJURY WITHOUT LOC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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