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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 246
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 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: 12/01/2008 | 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: 12/18/2007 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| SHOCKED WHEN PLUGGED IN CHRISTMAS LIGHTS & HAS HAD SEVERAL SYNCOPAL EPISODES SINCE, HIT HEAD ON BRICK HOUSE DX SCALP CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 12/04/1999 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/17/1997 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Christmas tree lights, Ladders |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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