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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 352
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| 40 YOM LIFTING CHRISTMAS TREE SPRAIN BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/23/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| PT. HAD PAIN IN LEG AFTER PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS TREE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| LUMBAR STRAIN.PT WAS LIFTING CHRISTMAS TREE AND INJURED BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| ABRASION CORNEA - PATIENT REPORTS EYE WAS POKED BY LIMB OF ARTIFICIAL C HRISTMAS TREE WHILE DECORATING AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees, Containers |
| HURT BACK LIFTING CHRISTMAS TREE BOX DX SPRAINED BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| 44 YO F STRAINED BACK TRYING TO MOVE CHRISTMAS TREE. DX LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| DROPPED XMAS TREE ON TOE DX. TOE CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees, Christmas decorations |
| LEFT CORN ABR. PT WAS IN GARAGE AND AN ARTIFICIAL CHRISTMAS TREE WAS HANGING FROM RAFTERS AND A BROKEN CHRISTMAS BULB HIT PT IN EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| FACE CONTUSION - WAS TRYING TO TAKE APART THE CHRISTMAS TREE AND S TRUCK ON THE LEFT SIDE OF FACE WHEN SPOUSE CAME IN WANTING TO HELP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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