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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 272
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/25/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| A STOCKING HOLDER FELL ON PATIENT'S FOOT; FOOT LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Day wear |
| RT THIGH LAC-HAD A "GLASS HEART CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT" IN HIS PANTS POCKET AT SCHOOL-A FRIEND BUMPED AGAINST LEG & BROKE ORNAMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| L IND FING LAC/8YOM CUT FINGER ON A CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| POSSIBLY SWALLOWED GLASS XMAS ORNAMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| STEPPED ON BROKEN CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| CHILD PLAYING WITH METAL STAKE FOR X-MAS -DECORATIONS, STUCK IT IN HERM OUTH AND INJURED THROAT. DX PUNTURE WOUND THROAT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| STEPPED ON GLASS ORNAMENT @ HOME. SUPERFICIAL LAC LT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| PUNCTURE & FB R HEEL; STEPPED ON WIRE HANGAR FOR C-MAS ORNAMENT THAT BR OKE, DAD THOUGHT, SHARD OF GLASS REMOVED FROM WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| LT THUMB LAC-@ HOME-CUT ON BROKEN CHRISTMAS TREE ORNAMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| PATIENT FELL WITH PLASTIC CANDY CANE IN MOUTH WHEN PLAYING WITH BR OTHER AT HOME; PALATE LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| TAKING DOWN XMAS DECORATIONS AND GOT CUT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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