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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 856
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 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: 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: 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: 12/08/2008 | Age: 35 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: Other |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| BACK PAIN: CARRYING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS ONE HOUR AGO, MID-LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2008 | Age: 46 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 |
| THORACIC STRAIN-WHILE DECORATING CHRISTMAS TREES ALL DAY-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2008 | Age: 33 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 |
| PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS HAS PAIN TO UPPER BACK DX- STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Ceilings and walls |
| WAS TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS ON FRIDAY AND FELL LANDED ON GROUND AFTER HITTING A BRICK WALL. DX RIB CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Ladders |
| L THORACOLUMBAR STRAIN:YEST. TAKING STAR OFF CHRISTMAS TREE, WAS ON A LADDER, STARTED TO LOSE BALANCE, TWISTED BACK |
| 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: 12/09/2007 | 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: 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: 12/05/2006 | Age: 27 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 |
| PT WAS RETRIEVING CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTTS OUT OF HER ATTIC AND STRAINED U PPER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2005 | Age: 39 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 |
| HANGING CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS ON HER OUTDOOR PINES AND SLIPPED AND STRUCK CHEST ON A GAS METER RIB CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2005 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Ladders |
| FELL OFF LADDER WHILE HANGING CHRISTMAS DECORATION. " CHEST WALL/FINGER CONTS/ABRS" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2005 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| CHEST PAIN - 42 YOM C/O CHEST PAIN AFTER PULLING OUT CHRISTMAS DECORATI ONS THIS MORNING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2004 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| PT WAS PUTTING UP XMAS DECORATIONS AND HAD CHEST PX. DX: CHEST PX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/29/2003 | Age: 26 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 |
| HURT BACK LIFTING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS. DX THORACIC STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Tables |
| ALLERGIC REACTION TO PINE CHRISTMAS DECORATION-ON THE TABLE-AT FRIEND'S HOUSE-DEVELOPED CHEST TIGHTNESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2001 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Chemicals |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/31/1998 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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