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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 288
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| A CHRISTMAS TREE FELL ON PT'S LT FOOT DX: LT FOOT CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2002 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| PT FELL & THEN X-MAS TREE FELL ON HER. RT RIB PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/05/2002 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| FELL WHILE CARRYING X-MAS TREE. ACUTE STRAIN BOTH KNEES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2002 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| CORNEAL ABRASION - NEEDLE FROM ARTIFICIAL TREE STRUCK EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees, Wire |
| 58 Y.O. W MALE W/CORNEAL ABRASION. PT STS HE WAS CLEANING OUT HIS STORAGE ROOM & A PIECE OF COPPER WIRE FROM CHRISTMAS TREE POKED HIM. E9 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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