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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 190
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/19/2007 | Age: 34 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 decorations, Ladders |
| PT TRYING TO PLACE THE STAR ON TOP OF THE CHRISTMAS TREE AND FELL OFF T HE LADDER SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2007 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | 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 decorations |
| PT FELL WHILE HANGING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AND STRUCK BACK OF HEAD USS TAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2007 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT FELL/SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2007 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| CERAMIC SNOWMAN(5 LBS) FELL 3' ON TO PT'S HEAD DX:CONTUSION & LAC SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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