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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,538
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2010 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| 47 YOM FELL WHILE TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/29/2010 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | 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, Cardboard products |
| 35 YO M LIFTING BOX OF CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS INJURED SHOULDER SPRAIN SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/25/2010 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| 35 YOF-C/O" GLASS IN MY FOOT"-STEPPED ON A TREE ORNAMENT DX FB-HEEL & RETAINED GLASS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/24/2010 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| 47YOM DROPPED A CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT AND IT SHATTERED A PIECE WENT INTO R IGHT EYE ABRASION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/2010 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| 47YO HISP FEMALE AT HOME FELL ON CHRISTMAS RIBBON,LANDED ON BUTT DX CERVICAL SPRAIN,R UPPER EXT CONTU,LUMBAR STRAIN,THORACIC STRAIN,GERD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2010 | Age: 26 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 |
| 26YOF LUMBAR STRAIN DEVELOPED LOWERR BACK PAIN AFTER PUTTING UP CHRISTM AS DECORATIONS* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2010 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Nerve Damage |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| 38 YOF-LOW BP AGAIN THIS AM WHILE MOVING FURNITURE & DECORATING -HAS HX OF SCIATIC BP-TOOK IBUPROFEN FOR PAIN DX ACUTE SCIATICA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2010 | 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, Knives with replaceable blades |
| 43YOWM OPENING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS WITH UTILITY KNIFE, SLIPPED, CUT H AND. DX. LAC L HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2010 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| 37YO WHITE FEMALE THINKS OVER DID IT PUTTING UP XMAS DECORATIONS C/O BACK PAIN, UPPER BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2010 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| 38 Y/O/F FELL WHILE PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AT HOME 2 DAYS AGO AND INJURED WRIST DX/ LEFT WRIST FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2010 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| 42 YO F SHE WAS DECORATING THE HOUSE FOR CHRISTMAS & MAY HAVE OVERDONE IT.COMPLAININH OF LOW BACK PAIN. DX LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2010 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| 46 YOM SLIPPED ON ICE WHILE HANGING CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS AND SUSTAINED A DISLOCATED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2010 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| WRIST FX. 48 YOM FELL WHENHANGING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2010 | Age: 48 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 |
| LUMBAR STR. 48 YOF STRAINED BACK PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2010 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Nerve Damage |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| 28 YOF INJURED LOW BACK FROM PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS. DX-RIGHT SCIATICA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2010 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| 33 YOM C/O LOW BACK PAIN PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS. DX-LOW BACK PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2010 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| FELL WHILE PUTTING UP DECORATIONS LANDED ON KNEE. KNEE CONTUSION 27Y OF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2010 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Hammers |
| CONT. ABRA. FOOT: 34YOF PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS, HAMMER SHE WAS HOLDING DROPPED ON FOOT, PAIN DORSUM FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2010 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| 46YOF STEPPED ON A GLASS CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT FOREIGN BODY IN TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2010 | Age: 34 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, Stepladders |
| 34YOWM PT WAS HANGING ORNAMENTS ON CHRISTMAS TREE, FELL ABOUT 4 FEET O FF STEPLADDER, LANDED ON BACK. DX. STRAIN THORACIC, CONT BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2010 | Age: 45 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| 45 YOF STRAIN TO LOWER TRUNK S/P MOVING AROUND A LOT DOING HOLIDAY DECO RATING$ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2010 | Age: 37 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, Containers |
| 37 Y/O/M INJURED BACK LIFTING HEAVY BOX OF CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS DX/ LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2010 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Adhesives |
| 31YOF WAS MAKING CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS ACCIDENTLY GLUED THUMB AND INDEX FINGERS;FINGER ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2010 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Ladders |
| 45YOF YESTERDAY WAS UP IN ATTIC GETTING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS COMING DOWN LADDER SLIPPED & FELL BUMPED SHOULDER,HAND;HAND &SHOULDER CONTUSIO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2010 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| 40 YOM WAS SWEEPING UP BROKEN GLASS XMAS ORNAMENT AND GOT PIECE IN FINGER. DX: GLASS SHARD IN FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2010 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| 34 YO F SUSTAINED FINGER LACERATION WHEN GLASS CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT FELL WHEN SHELVES GAVE WAY. DX:FINGER LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2010 | Age: 29 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 |
| 29YOF C/O NECK PAIN AFTER PUTTING AWAY CHRISTMAS DECORACTIONS 2 DAYS AG O. DX. NECK STRAIN.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2010 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| 30 YO F SUS FB TO FOOT AFTER GETTING PIECE OF GLASS FROM ORNAMENT IN FOOT% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2010 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| 50 YO C/O OF A RASH, MOVED CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS AROUND HOME. DX-CONTACT DERMATITIS, RASH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2010 | Age: 28 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 |
| 28YOF FELL WHILE TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS ACUTE LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2010 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| PT CUT FINGER ON A CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT. DX: L THUMB LAC 1.3 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2010 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Nerve Damage |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| 50 YO FEMALE C/O BACK PAIN SINCE TAKING CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS OFF TREE 2D AYS AGO. DX. SCIATICA.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2010 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| 40YOF HAS SHOULDER PAIN AFTER PUTTING CHRISTMAS STUFF AWAY LAST NIGHT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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