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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,018
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/21/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| 39 YOM WAS HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND SCRAPED ELBOW ON HOLLY BUSH SEV ERAL DAYS AGO AT HOME - CELLULITIS ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Heavy-duty workshop staplers |
| STAPLED FINGER PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| PT WAS PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND FELL OFF ROOF ONTO ANOTHER PERSO N DOWN BELOW APPROX 15 FEET. DX. LAC. R KNEE, CONTS R KNEE, R LEG, BAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Heavy-duty workshop staplers |
| PT WAS HANGING OUTDOOR CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND HAS STAPLED TROUGH HIS L 3R D FINGER. DX. FB REMOVAL OF FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Poles |
| DX UPPER BACK STRAIN: FOR 3D, GRADUAL ONSET, STRIN'G UP HIS CHRISTMAS LIGHTS-FLAGPOLE W FALL'G OVER & HE HAD TO CATCH IT, PAIN START THAT EVE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Containers |
| R SHOULDER PAIN:STATES LAST EVE.HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS,FELT "POP" IN SHOULDER,TODAY REACHING TO GRAB GALLON OF MILK,FELT "POP" SHOULDER,PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| PT WAS CUT WHILE HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS. DX: L HAND AVULSION LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2008 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| 27 YO F SPRAINED ANKLE/FOOT FELL DOWN A HILL WHILE PUTTING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS UP AT HOME* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| PT FELL OFF HOUSE WHILE PUTTING UP CHRISMAS LIGHTS. DX: LOW BACK PX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2008 | Age: 47 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: Electric Christmas decorations, Containers |
| CHEST PAIN: STARTED HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, MOVING HEAVY BOXES, CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2008 | Age: 38 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: Fracture |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Ladders |
| NONDISPLACED FX RADIAL HEAD: PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ON HOUSE OUTSIDE, WHILE UP ON 4 FT METAL LADDER,REACHED TOO FAR,LADDER FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| PT HAD PX PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS. DX: LOW BACK PX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Extension or straight ladders |
| ACUTE RT LOWER LEG CONTUSION, S/P FALL:HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS OUTSIDE ON ALUMINUM EXT. LADDER, LADDER SLIPPED IN MUD, FELL BETWEEN RUNGS 7 FT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| HANGING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AND FELL AT HOME. DX CHEST WALL SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2008 | Age: 47 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: Electric Christmas decorations |
| PT SLIPPED AND FELL 20 FT OFF ROOF WHILE PUTTING UP XMAS LIGHTS. DX: CHEST CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| PT FELL OFF ROOF WHILE HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AT HOME DX: SPRAINED LEFT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2008 | Age: 34 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: Other |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Ladders |
| NS: FELL OFF 14 FT ALUMINUM LADDER 2 1/2 TO 3 FT UP, PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS FOR AUNT, LANDED ON BACK, HURT LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Ladders |
| PT WAS TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS & WIND BLOW LADDER & HIT PT IN HEAD CAUSING PT TO STRUCK HEAD ON WOODEN POST DX: LAC TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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