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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 945
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2009 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| 37YOM HURT LEFT SHOULDER WHILE TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS SHOULDER PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/2009 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas tree lights, Ladders |
| 42YOM WAS HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS A WEEK AGO ON A LADDER WHEN IT BROKE,GRABBED A BALCONY INJURED SHOULDER AND CHEST;CHEST/SHOULDER STRAI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2009 | Age: 43 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 |
| 43 Y/O/M POKED EYE WITH BRANCH WHILE PUTTING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ON TREE DX: R EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2009 | Age: 36 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 |
| LUMBAR STR. PT STRAINED BACK WHEN HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND FELL 4-6 FEET FROM LADDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2009 | Age: 30 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: Christmas tree lights |
| 30YOM HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ON THE ROOF AND FELL OFF TO THE GROUND S TRAINED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2009 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas tree lights, Ladders |
| LADDER FELL ON HIM WHILE HANGING CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS SHOULDER SPRA IN 31YOM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2009 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| LEFT WRIST STR. PT STRAINED WRIST WHEN HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/30/2009 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| FINGER LAC-45 Y/O F-CUT ON OBJECT WHILE HANGING OUTDOR CHRISTMAS LIGHTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2009 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Christmas tree lights, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 35YOM HAD A MOUTHFULL OF NAILS WHILE HANGING CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS AND FRIEND PATTED ON BACK SWALLOWED THEM FB INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/29/2009 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas tree lights, Ladders |
| 42YOF WAS PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS AND LADDER FELL ON HER HEAD LACERATION FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2009 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| DIGGING OUT SHRUBS THEN SEVERAL DAYS LATER DECORATING TREES FOR HOLIDAY S-BP-STEPPED WRONG DX LOW BACK STRAIN * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2009 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas tree lights, Ladders |
| AC SEPARATION-HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ON HOUSE AND FELL 8-10 FT OFF A LADDER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2009 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| 39YOF FELL WHILE HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2009 | Age: 30 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: Fracture |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| TAKING DOWN XMAS LITES AND FELL TEN FEET FX LUMBAR SPINE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PT STATES TAKING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS OFF CHRISTMAS TREE AND EXPERIENCED PA IN R BACK SIDE OF RIBS. DX. ACUTE MYOFASCIAL STRAIN RIBS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2009 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Christmas tree lights, Ladders |
| PT AT HOME TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND MISSED A STEP ON THE LADDER FELL ABOUT 12 FEET FRACTURED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/06/2009 | Age: 35 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: Christmas tree lights, Ladders |
| ACUTE BACK STRAIN & CONT: ON ROOF TAKING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS DOWN, SLIPPED OFF ALUMINUM LADDER 15-20 FT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2009 | Age: 50 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, Stepladders |
| RIB FX,CHEST WALL CONTUSION.PT WAS ON A STEPLADDER TAKING DOWN CHRISTMA S LIGHTS AND FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2009 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas tree lights, Extension cords |
| WAS TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS OUTSIDE AND TRIPPED OVER A EXTENS ION CORD AND FELL INJURING THE RT HIP. DX: CONTUSION TO RT HIP* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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