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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 503
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/01/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| 28 YOM L ANKLE PAIN, TWISTED PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS DX: ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2009 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| PT WAS TAKING DOWN THE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS FROM OUTSIDE, SLIPPED ON THE IC E CAUSING A DISLOCATED RT ANKLE FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| 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: 10/31/2006 | Age: 40 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, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| SPRAINS ANKLE PUTTING ELECTRIC CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS UP ON PORCH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2004 | Age: 44 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 |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A ROCK IN GARDEN WHILE PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND INJURED ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2004 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Ladders |
| FELL OFF LADDER WHILE HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS STRUCK HEAD ON FLOOR N O LOC DX R ANKLE SPRAIN , R BUTTOCKS CONTU |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/18/2003 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Ladders |
| PT FELL OFF OF A LADDER WHILE HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND INJURED LEFT ANKLE/ DX- STRAINED LEFT ANKLE & OLD FX OF LEFT CUBOIDAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| ANKLE SPRAIN - 43 YOM FELL WHILE PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS TWISTING L EFT ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2001 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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