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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 546
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2007 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| FELL REACHING FOR TOP OF CHRISTMAS TREE FX RADIUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2007 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| PUTTING UP ARTIFICIAL CHRISTMAS TREE & PINCHED FINGER DX FINGER ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2007 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| PT HAD NECK PAIN AFTER FOUND UNCONSCIOUS IN THE CHRISTMAS TREE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/30/2007 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| L HIP FX/88YOM WAS MOVING HIS CHRISTMAS TREE AT HOME AND TRIPPED AND FE LL AND LANDED ON HIS L HIP. COULD NOT GET UP. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/25/2007 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees, Chairs |
| PT WAS CLIMBING ON A CHAIR TO PUT SOMETHING ON CHRISTMAS TREE AND FELL. DX. FX. 5TH METATARSAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2007 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| PT WAS PUTTING UP AN ARTIFICIAL CHRISTMAS TREE AND NOW HAS A RASH FROM HEAD TO TOE. DX: URTICARIA/DERMATITIS DUE TO CHRISTMAS TREE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2007 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| 68 YOM TRIPPED WHILE CARRYING THE CHRISTMAS TREE FROM THE BASEMENT AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT PINKY FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2007 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| PT PICKED UP METAL CHRISTMAS TREE 3 DAYS AGO DX: LOW BACK PAIN AND STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2007 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees, Tablet or capsule drugs |
| "L" SHAPED L LOWER LEG LAC. > 12 HRS OLD: MOVING ARTIFICIAL CHRISTMASTR EE IN BASEMENT,HIT LEG ON TREE BASE,WON'T STOP BLEEDING,ON *** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2007 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| PT WAS DISSAMBLING HER CHRISTMAS TREE AND FELL ONTO BUTTOCKS FRACTURED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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