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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 847
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| LOW BACK PAIN-SUS INJ TO LOWER BACK WHILE TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS LIGHTS YESTERDAY. C/O OCCASIONAL NUMBNESS TO LEFT ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/23/2002 | Age: 37 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas tree lights, House repair or construction materials |
| 37 YO F HANGING XMAS LIGHTS FELL FROM ROOF CONTUDION BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/23/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| RT FOOT PAIN-SUS INJ TO RT FOOT AFTER FALLING WHILE PUTTING UP X-MAS LI GHTS. C/O PAIN AND SWELLING TO RT FOOT AND BACK PAIN. LEFT AMA. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 12/21/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| WHILE HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS INSIDE HOUSE, PT FELL, HAD BEEN DRINKING , LACERATION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| NECK PAIN AFTER HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS/ NECK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| FELT POP IN KNEE WHILE PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS DX: KNEE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PATIENT FELL PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS. DX-CONTUSION LEFT SHOULDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| 33 YO M SLIPPED WHILE HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS. DX SHOULDER DISLOCATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Christmas tree lights, Ladders |
| FELL OFF LADDER PUTTING UP TREE LIGHTS DX. COCCYX FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PT HANGING ELECTRIC CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS FELL ONTO RIGHT ELBOW FRACTUR ED ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PAIN ACROSS SHOULDERS & INTO NECK.HA.PUT UP LIGHTS ALL DAY YEST.DX TENSION MIGRAINE/TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS IN SHRUB F B UNDER CONJUNCTIVA OF EYE POSS. PINE NEEDLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| GOT DIZZY PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS DX. HYPOGLYCEMIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| CUT SELF ON LEFT PALM WITH CHRISTMAS LIGHTS LACERATION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PT TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS LIGHTS WHEN ONE BROKE PIECE OF THE BULB WENT I NTO RIGHT EYE ABRASION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Christmas tree lights, Ladders |
| PT TAKING DOWN SOME CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ON A LADDER WHEN ONE OF THE RUNGS BRI=OKE FELL FRACTURED RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| "I TRIPPED OVER THE CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS AND FELL" DX: CONTUSION CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| $RT HAND LACERATION.PT WAS TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND A BULB BROKE AND LACERATED PTS HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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