Accidents - Christmas tree lights - 26-50 years old - Year 2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 886
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Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Upper Trunk:	272	Lower Trunk:	246
Neck:	140	Knee:	106
Shoulder:	86	Head:	17
Upper Arm:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/28/2010	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Christmas tree lights
26 YOM PRESENT TO THE ER AFTER TAKING DOWN THE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ONE DAY AGO FELL INJURING BACK DX - THORACIC & LUMBER TENDERNESS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/22/2010	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Christmas tree lights, Stepladders
43 YOF FELL PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS STEP LADDER BROKE FELL AND HIT THE PORCH RAILING. DX-FX 1 RIB, PAIN TO UPPER BACK AND HIP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/22/2010	Age: 35 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
35 YO F HANGING CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS AND NOW HAS UPPER BACK PAIN. DX STRAIN UPPER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2010	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Christmas tree lights
35YOF R SIDED CHEST PAIN DEVELOPED PAIN AFTER PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGH TS AT HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2010	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Christmas tree lights, Ladders
26YOF-BACK/ ANKLE PAIN-FELL OFF LADDER WHILE PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHT S-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2010	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Christmas tree lights
50 YOF FELL STRAINED HER KNEE PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, FELL AT HOME .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2010	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	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, Ladders
27YOF PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS AND FELL OFF THE LADDER STRAINED NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2010	Age: 37 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
37 YOM WAS HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS OUTSIDE HIS HOME WHEN DEVELOPED SEVERE LOW BACK PAIN DX: LOW BACK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2010	Age: 36 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
FELL WHILE HANGING CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS LANDED ON RIBS RIB CONTUS ION 36YOM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2010	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
FELL WHILE PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS HURT LOWER BACK LUMBAR STRAIN 45YOF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2010	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Christmas tree lights
PT WAS DECORATING CHRISTMAS TREE. THE BLINKING LIGHTS ON THE TREE CAUSE D A SEIZURE. 44 YOF*
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/28/2010	Age: 50 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: Christmas tree lights
50YOF SPENT THE DAY HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND NOW LOWER BACK HURTS S TRAINED LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2010	Age: 29 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
29YOM HANGING CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS AND FELL INJURING KNEE STRAIN SPRAI N TO KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2010	Age: 43 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, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
43YOM PUTTING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS UP ON PORCH TWISTED LOWER BACK; BACK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2010	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Christmas tree lights
43YOM FELL OFF ROOF WHILE HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS DX: LT 7TH -9TH RIB FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2010	Age: 48 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, Stairs or steps
48YOM-KNEE STRAIN-FELL DOWN 3 STEPS WHILE HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS-@ HO ME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2010	Age: 32 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, Stepladders
32YOF ON A SMALL STEPLADDER ATEMPTING TO PUT CHRISTMAS LIGHTS UP,COMING OFF LADDER FELL INJURED HIP & NECK;HIP CONTUSION,CERVICAL SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2010	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Christmas tree lights
44 YOM PT WAS STANDING ON ROOF TAKING DOWN CHRSTMAS LIGHTS. FELL AND I NJURED SHOULDERS. FX MIDSHAFT R CLAVICLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2010	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Christmas tree lights
47 YOM TAKING CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS DOWN AND INJURED SHOULDER SHOULDER SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2010	Age: 47 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
THORACIC STRAIN-47YOF-FELT PAIN WHILE REACHING TO TAKE DOWN CHRISTMAS L IGHTS-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2010	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas tree lights
CUT UPPER ARM ON METAL ROOF TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS LIGHTS LAC RT UPPER ARM * 37 Y/O B/M
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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