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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,714
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2009 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| PT SUSTAINED CORNEAL ABRASION WHEN SOMETHING WENT INTO HER EYE WHILE HANGING SOMETHING ON THE CHRISTMAS TREE* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/25/2009 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Nerve Damage |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Containers |
| 47YOM MOVING BOXES AND ORNAMENTS LAST 3 DAYS AGO STARTED HAVINGPAIN IN LOWER BACK TO KNEE;SCIATICA BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2009 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Ceilings and walls |
| 48 Y/O F FELL AGAINST X-MAS ORNAMENT AND HIT WALL FACIAL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/2009 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| 42 YOM INJURED MID BACK & LOW BACK MOVING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS. DX-ACUTE LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2009 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| FOOT LAC-32YOM-STEPPED ON A BROKEN GLASS ORNAMENT CUTTING FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2009 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| PT STARTED HAVING CHEST PAINS WHILE DECORATING FOR CHRISTMAS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/12/2009 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| PT WAS INJURED GETTING XMAS TREE HOLDER FROM ATTIC. DX: CHEST CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2009 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Paper cutters |
| 33YOF INJ.L.THUMB AT CHURCH WHEN MAKING CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS USING PAPER CUTTER & CUT THUMB NAIL. DX; L.1ST.FINGER NAIL AVULSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2009 | Age: 36 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 |
| 36YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT HAND ON A BROKEN GLASS CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2009 | Age: 39 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, Stairs or steps |
| 39YOF WAS GETTING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS FELL DOWN CONCRETE STEPS; CERVICAL STRAIN,RT SHOULDER STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2009 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| PT'S 1YO SON THREW A CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT HITTING PT IN L EYE CAUSING IT TO SHATTER PULLED SMALL PIECE OUT OF EYE DX - EYE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2009 | Age: 28 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, Containers |
| 28YOF INJURED LOW BACK WHILE LIFTING BOXES OF CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS LOWER LUMBAR SPINE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2009 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| 35 Y/O FEMALE PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS DECORATION AND NEXT DAYS EYES SWOLLEN. DX ALLERGIC REACTION LIKELY EXPOSURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2009 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| 48YOF PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS DECORATION DEVELOPED BILATERAL SHOULDER PAIN;SHOULDER STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2009 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| WAS PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS ANF FELL ONTO R WIRST DX- CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2009 | Age: 50 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 THINKS THAT HE PULLED A MUSCLE PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS. DX . STRAIN LUMBOSACRAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| 28 YOM WITH FOREIGN BODY IN EYE HANGING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS. DX-ACUTE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2009 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| 38 YO M SANTA CLAUS DECORATION FELL ON HEAD. DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2009 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| 42 Y/ B/FM RECEIVED PAIN IN THIGH WHEN FELL WHILE PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS DECORATION AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2009 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| ACUTE CHRONIC BACK PAIN: PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS, MAY HAVE AGGRAVATED HER BACK PAIN, C/O LOW BACK PAIN, ONSET YESTERDAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2009 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| RIGHT KNEE LAC, PT BENT DOWN ONTO A BROKEN CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Chairs |
| PT REPORTS WAS HELPING A FAMILY MEMBER PUT UP SOME DECORATIONS IN THE HOUSE AND SLIPPED AND FELL OFF OF CHAIR. DX. FALL, FX R 5TH R RIB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2009 | Age: 36 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 |
| SHOULDER STRAIN-36 Y/O M-FELL IN THE YARD WHILE PUTTING UP DECORATIONS- @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2009 | Age: 45 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 |
| 45YOM PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AND FELT A PULL IN LOWER BACK ST RAINED BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2009 | Age: 50 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, Containers |
| CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS IN BOX FELL ON EXTENDED R ARM. DX. CONT R SHOULD ER, ROTATOR CUFF PAIN, STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2009 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| LAC TO FINGER, PT CUT FINGER ON BROKEN CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2009 | Age: 28 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| FOREIGN BODY BUTTOCK - 28 YO FEMALE PRESENTS WITH FB IN LEFT BUTTOCK - SAT ON GLASS CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT LAST EVENING - SHARD IN BUTTOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2009 | Age: 43 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 |
| 43YOM WAS HOME TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS,FELL INJURED SHOULDER; SHOULDER SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Floors or flooring materials |
| FOREIGN BODY R FOOT (REMOVED): WALKING BAREFOOT, STEPPED ON POSSIBLE BROKEN CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT ON FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2009 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| PT CUT HEAD ON CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT AT HOME, LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2009 | Age: 35 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 |
| 35YOF WHILE TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS LOST BALANCE,FELL INJURED LOWER BACK AND RT KNEE ;LOWER BACK SPRAIN AND KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2009 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| SHOULDER STR. PT STRAINED SHOULDER TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2009 | Age: 31 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 |
| PT TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AT HOME AND WAS HIT IN EYE WITH ME TAL GARLAND DX/ RIGHT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2009 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| 40 Y/O STEPPED ON A CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT AT HOME. DX-LAC LEFT FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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