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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 609
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2006 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees, Alcohol |
| PATIENT GOT DIZZY AND FELL AGAINSY CHRISTMAS TREE. DX INTOXICATED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/24/2006 | 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 |
| PT HIT IN THE EYE WITH TREE BRANCH PUTTING UP ARTIFICIAL TREE AT HOME T ODAY DX// RIGHT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2006 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| PT WAS INJURED WHILE GETTING OUT HER ARTIFICIAL CHRISTMAS TREE. DX: LOW BACK PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2006 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| 75 YO M TRIPPED OVER CHRISTMAS TREE LACERATION TO NOSE R WRIST FRACTURE* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2006 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| INJURED WHILE PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS TREE AT HOME., STRAIN, LT. SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2006 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| LACERATION FACE - 77 YO MALE PRESENTS FROM NH VIA AMBULANCE AFTER FAL LING OUT OF HIS WHEELCHAIR - LACERATION OVER LEFT EYEBROW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2006 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| STRAINED LOWER BACK WHILE TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS TREE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2006 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees, Animal induced injury |
| PT WAS UNTANGLING A DOG AND HAD A STICK ENTER HER RIGHT EYE. DX: SUBC ONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE, CORNEAL ABRASION RIGHT EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2006 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Nerve Damage |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| PT. WAS TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS TREE AND TWISTED BACK. DX. ACUTE LOW BACK PAIN, SCIATICA PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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