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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 464
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2009 | 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 |
| 58YFC CHRISTMAS TREE WAS FALLING ON FAMILY MEMBER TRIED TO TURN IT AWAY C/O LOW BACK PAIN/SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/28/2009 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| 55YOF HAS LOW BACK PAIN AFTER TAKING DOWN ARTIFICIAL CHRISTMAS TREE AT HOME/ LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2009 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| 64YO HISP FEMALE AT HOME PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS TREE-PT FELL 4FT TO GROUN D ONTO L ARM-SHOULDER,DX HUMERUS FX,COMPOUND FX OF RADIUS/ULNA OPEN FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/28/2009 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| ALLERGIC REACTION OF HANDS W/ RASH B/L HANDS:HANDLING ARTIFICIAL CHRISTMAS TREE,TAKING CLIPS OF TREE,SWELLING HANDS,STARTED TO BREAK OUT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2009 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| LACERATION HEAD - 91 YO FEMALE PRESENTS FROM NURSING HOME - FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR - ALSO LEFT KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2009 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| SLID OUT OF WHEELCHAIR/ BACK PAIN , T 11 AND T12 COMPRESSION FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2009 | Age: 60 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 |
| 60 YO M CORNEAL ABRASION POKED IN EYE WHILE TAKING DOWN ARTIFICIAL CHRISTMAS TREE AT HOME* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2009 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| PT WITH SPRAINED ELBOW LIFTING ARTIFICIAL XMAS TREE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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