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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,151
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2003 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT WAS AT THE MALL SHOPPING WHEN A CHRISTMAS DECORATION FELL OFF A SHEL F STRIKING HER IN THE HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/29/2003 | Age: 26 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 decorations |
| HURT BACK LIFTING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS. DX THORACIC STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/27/2003 | Age: 33 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 decorations |
| PT MOVED XMAS TREE. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/25/2003 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas decorations, House repair or construction materials |
| 38 YOWM FELL OFF A ROOF WHILE TRYING TO HANG A CHRISTMAS WREATH. DX. SP RAIN KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/23/2003 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| CUT HAND ON BROKEN GLASS ORNAMENT PUNCTURE WOUND TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/2003 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| LACERATION 1 IN ON DISTAL END OF R) INDEX FINGER CUT ON GLASS ORNAMENT DX LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2003 | Age: 41 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 decorations |
| PT WAS MOVING XMAS DECORATIONS. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2003 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| PT. GETTING CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS OUT OF STORAGE AND INJURED FINGER. DX. FX. PHALANX BUCKLE FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2003 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| PT WAS HANGING XMAS ORNAMENT. DX: LOW BACK PX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2003 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| FB UNDER NAIL R THUMB/45YOF AT HOME HANGING GARLAND LAST WEEKEND & FELT A PEICE UNDER R THUMB NAIL.PAIN INCREASED TONIGHT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2003 | 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas decorations, House repair or construction materials |
| 43 YOM HIT BOARD WHILE GETTING OUT CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS ABRASION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2003 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| STEPPED ON GLASS CHRISTMAS TREE ORNAMENT DX LACERATION RIGHT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2003 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| OPENING CHRISTMAS WREATH, PARTICLES FLEW INTO EYE/ CORNEAL ABRASION,DEC REASED VISION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2003 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| CUT LEFT HAND ON CHRISTMAS BELL DECORATION AT HOME. DX LACERATION LEFT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2003 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| 39YOFC C/O LOW BACK PAIN AFTER CARRYING XMAS ORNAMENTS UP FROM BASEMENT/BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| RIGHT LEG CELL. PT CUT LEG ON A CHRISTMAS DECORATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2003 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| FOOT LAC, PT STEPPED ON A CHRISTMAS BULB AT HOME CUTTING FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2003 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| PT SUST LACERATION TO FINGER CUT ON CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2003 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| PLASTER ANGEL FELL ON TOP OF HEAD HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2003 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| LOW BACK PAIN AFTER LIFTING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2003 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| DX RIGHT PALM LACERATION: CUT HAND ON CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2003 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | 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 decorations |
| DX LEFT SHOULDER STRAIN: REACHING UP TO TAKE DOWN CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS AT HOME, FELT POP IN SHOULDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2003 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | 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 decorations, Containers |
| LOW BACK PAIN-TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS-TRIED TO CATCH A TOSSED BOX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2003 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| CUT FINGER ON A BROKEN CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT LACERATION RIGHT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2003 | Age: 50 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 decorations |
| PT HIT IN THE EYE WITH A CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT; EYE ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2003 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| 28 YO M PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS CUT HAND ON DECORATIONS LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2003 | Age: 46 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 decorations |
| STRAINED BACK TAKING ORNAMENTS OFF CHRISTMAS TREE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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