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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 622
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2003 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| LAC TO FINGER WHEN STRUCK ON CHRISTMAS LIGHT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2003 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| 45 YOF WAS PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS AND EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOW BACK. LOW BACK STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2003 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| BURN TO HAND FROM CHRISTMAS LIGHTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/18/2003 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| FELL PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS DX. C-STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2003 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| LBP AFTER PUTTING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS UP DX: LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2003 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| HAD A SEIZURE WHILE HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS DX: NEW ONSET SEIZURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/07/2003 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| 49 Y M WAS PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND SLIPPED ON ROOF TWISTING BAC K DX: LOWER BACK SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2003 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| RT EYE CONTUSION/ABRASION.PT WAS PUTTING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ON A BUSH AND A BRANCH HIT PT IN EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2003 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| BACK PAIN WHILE PUTTING LIGHTS ON X-MAS TREE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2003 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| RT SHOULDER STRAIN.PT WAS PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND SHOULDER BEGA N TO HURT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2003 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PT WAS TESTING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, LITE SPARKED, PT SUSTAINED ELECTRICAL BURN TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas tree lights, Ladders |
| PT WAS HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND FELL OFF A LADDER DX: LT ANKLE SP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2003 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| LEFT CALF STRAIN.PT WAS HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND INJURED CALF. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| CERVICAL STRAIN-ETOH INTOXICATION-FELL OFF ROOF WHILE HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS-@ HOME-HAD DRANK 30 BEERS & ALOT OF VODKA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2003 | Age: 48 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, Scaffolding |
| FELL OFF SCAFFOLDING TAKING X-MAS TREE LIGHTS DOWN. NON-DISPLACED FX RI BS, LT WRIST & LT ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2003 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas tree lights, Ladders |
| WHILE TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, PATIENT FELL 6 FT., FROM LADDER STRAINING LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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