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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,368
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2007 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| LEFT SHOULDER STR. PT STRAINED SHOULDER PUTTING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS A WAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/27/2007 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Containers |
| PT.INJ.BACK AT HOME WHEN PUTING BOXES OF CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AWAY & TWISTED WHEN BOX FELL. DX; THORACIC BACK STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2007 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| RIGHT SHOULDER STR. PT STRAINED SHOULDER WHEN HANGING CHRISTMAS DECORAT IONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 12/18/2007 | Age: 28 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 decorations, Stepladders |
| PT FELL OFF A STEP LADDER AS HE WAS PLACING THE STAR ON TOP OF THE CHRI STMAS TREE STRAINED KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2007 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| PUTTING UP CHRITMAS DECORATIONS SCIATICA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2007 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| DROP GLASS ORNAMENT ON FOOT DX: ANKLE LAC, ABRASION BIG TOE |
| 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: 12/13/2007 | Age: 32 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 |
| PT WAS AT HOME HANGING UP CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS, STRAINED LWR BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2007 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| CUT FINGER ON CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS LACERATION FINGER # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2007 | Age: 31 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: Other |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| 31 YO HANGING DECORATIONS FELT PULL IN BACK BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2007 | Age: 39 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 |
| RT CORNEAL ABRASION.PT WAS HANGING CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS AND SOMETHING FL EW IN EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2007 | Age: 42 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, Containers |
| NECK AND BACK PAIN AFTER PULLING BOX OF ORNAMENTS DOWN DX; BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2007 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS SCIATICA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2007 | Age: 40 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, Ladders |
| PT WAS SIX FEET UP ON A LADDER HANGING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AND FELL O FF STRAINED LOWER BACK AND CONTUSION TO LEFT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2007 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| DEV RASH ONTO FA WHILE TAKING XMAS DECORATION OUT, NOW C SWELLING&REDNE SS >> CELLULITIS |
| 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: 11/28/2007 | 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, Containers |
| CUT FINGER REACHING INTO BOX WITH CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS/ LAC RT 5TH DIGIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2007 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| LACERATION TO HAND, WAS HANGING X-MAS DECORATIONS AT HOME, GLASS ORNAMENT FELL AND TRIED TO CATCH IT, IT BROKE IN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2007 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Stairs or steps |
| 32YOF WENT TO ATTIC,WAS COMING DOWN STEPS,WITH CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS, MISSED A STEP,TWISTED ANKLE AND FELL;ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2007 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| 27 YOM PLAYING WITH CHILD AND BENT OVER TO PICK UP CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT S USTAINING A SHOULDER STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2007 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 50 YOM INJ BACK WHILE PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS DECORATION STRAIN LOWER BACK |
| 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 |
| Date: 11/24/2007 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| REACHING UP TO PUT UP CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS & FELT POP IN NECK DX CERVICAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2007 | 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 |
| PUTTING UP OUTSIDE CHRISTMAS DECOTATIONS YEASTERDAY HAS LOW BACK PAIN DX- LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2007 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| PT STEPPED ON A CHRISTMAS BALL AND CUT FOOT AT HOME DX: LACERATION TO LEFT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2007 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| 47 YO MALE WAS PUTTING CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS INTO ATTIC SCIATICA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2007 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| HAND PAIN-HAD A GLASS CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT BREAK IN HAND-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2007 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| TRIPPED ON CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AND STRUCK RIBS RIB CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2007 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| 35 YOM BENT OVER TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AND PULLED LOWER BAC K SUSTAINING A STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2007 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| PT SUSTAINED LAC TO FOOT ON CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2007 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| AT HOME PT C/O L CALF PAIN FOR 4WKS,WORSENED AFTER TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS,DX LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
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