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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 130
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/09/2005 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees, Other containers |
| FELL OUTSIDE CARRYING BOX CONTAINING ARTIFICIAL CHRISTMAS TREE INJURIN G HIP. DX: FRACTURE HIP. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 11/16/2005 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| CORNEAL ABRASION - 51 YOF WAS PUTTING TOGETHER AN ARTIFICIAL CHRISTMAS TREE AND WAS STRUCK RIGHT EYE BY A BRANCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2005 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| PT STRUCK LEG ON A XMAS TREE, SUSTAINED '' LEG/THIGH PAIN" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2005 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees, Pull-down or folding stairs |
| FELL, CARRYING ARTIFICIAL TREE UP ATTIC STAIRS DX. KNEE CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2005 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| LEFT SHOULDER PAIN PICKING UP CHRISTMAS TREE ACUTE ROTATOR CUFF STRAI N |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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