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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 387
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees, Stairs or steps |
| HURT BACK CARRYING CHRISTMAS TREE UP STAIRS. DX LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2008 | Age: 85 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: Fracture |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| FRACTURE HIP - 85 YO FEMALE PRESENTS FROM HOME POST FALL - WAS DECORATI NG HER XMAS TREE WHEN SHE LOST BALANCE AND FELL - ADMITTED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/09/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS TREE AT HOME. DX LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2008 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| PT SUSTAINED HEAD INJURY WHEN SHE FELL IN CHURCH AND LANDED IN THE CHRISTMAS TREE* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2008 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees, Stepladders |
| PT PLACING THE ANGEL ON THE TOP OF HIS ARTIFICIAL CHRISTMASS TREE AND F ELL OFF THE STEP LADDER CONTUSION CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| SCRATCHED THIGH ON X MAS TREE THAT IS INFECTED NOW WITH ABSCESS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/15/2008 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| ABRASION CORNEA - 55 YO FEMALE POKED SELF IN EYE WHEN DISASSEMBLING ART IFICIAL CRISTMAS TREE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2008 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| WHILE DISMANTLING CHRISTMAS TREE,FELL OFF PORCH NECK STRAIN * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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