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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 587
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
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: 12/02/2009 | 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: 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: 12/16/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| 39 YO F CONCUSSION WHILE SHOPPING CERAMIC CHRISTMAS TREE BROKE FELL HIT PT WHEN SHE WAS TAKING IT OFF THE SHELF* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2008 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| CHI. PT WAS GETTING ORNAMENTS AND A 25 POUND SNOWMAN FELL ONTO PT'S HEA D |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2008 | Age: 47 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 PUTTING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS UP INTO THE ATTIC STRUCK TOP OF HEAD S USTAINEDE A LACERATION TO SCALP |
| 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: 12/14/2007 | 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 |
| 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: 12/13/2003 | 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: 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 |
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