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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 421
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 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: 11/06/2010 | 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: 12/20/2005 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PT C/O LEFT KNEE PAIN AFTER FALLING WHILE HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS DX: LEFT KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2005 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PT FELL TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, HYPEREXTENDED KNEE. DX: KNEE STRA IN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2002 | Age: 42 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 |
| FELT POP IN KNEE WHILE PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS DX: KNEE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2001 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas tree lights, Ladders |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/1999 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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