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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 849
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2008 | Age: 39 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 |
| PT WAS TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND MISSED THE BOTTOM TWO RUNGS OF THE LADDER AND FELL STRAINED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| FX RAD/ULNA - FELL HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2008 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas tree lights, Extension or straight ladders |
| PT FELL HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS FELL OFF LADDER AT HOME CONTUSION LT ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| ELECTRICAL SHOCK W/HOUSEHOLD CURRENT - PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND GOT A MILD SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2008 | Age: 42 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 |
| PT STRAINED LOWER BACK FALLING WHILE TRYING TO HANG CHRISTMAS LIGHTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2008 | Age: 46 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 |
| 46YOM WAS PUTTING CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS UP FELL LANDED ON GROUND INJURED RIBS;RIB CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| 26 Y/O LOST HER BALANCE AND FELL, WAS HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AT HOME DX-LOW BACK PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PT WAS PUTTING UP XMAS LIGHTS AND GOT SOMETHING IN EYE DX: FB RT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas tree lights, Tape recorders or players |
| PT STATES THAT SHE HIT HER HEAD WHILE PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS. STA TES A DV PLAYER & HAIRDRYER FELL ON HEAD OUT OF CLOSET. DX. CONT HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Christmas tree lights, Animal induced injury |
| 40 YOF WAS HANGNG CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS AT HOME AND TRIPPED OVER DOG FRACTURE TIBIA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/03/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| DX LWOBS: PUT'G LIGHTS UNDER TREE, FELT PINCH, JERKED SELF UP & FEELS LIKE "2 VERTEBRAE SNAPPED" STARTED OFF W PRESSURE @ LOW BACK/SCIATICA |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 12/01/2008 | Age: 43 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 tree lights |
| PT SUSTAINED A HEAD INJURY BY FALLING FROM A ROOF WHILE HANGING CHRISTM AS LIGHTS AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| WAS ON ROOF HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS WHEN FELT LT HIP POP. DX: DISLOCATION OF LEFT HIP* |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 11/20/2008 | Age: 28 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 |
| PT WAS ON ROOF HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND FELL CHEST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PREGNANT PT STEPPED ON BROKEN CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS WHILE HOLDING ONTO STEEL BARS. DX: ELECTRIC SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/18/2008 | Age: 42 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas tree lights, Stools |
| ACUTE EXAC. OF CHRONIC BACK PAIN:COCCYX CONT: TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, FELL OVER STOOL, LANDED ON TAILBONE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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