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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 380
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2005 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PT TRIPPED OVER HIS CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AT HOM AND FELL ONTO LEFT ELBOW FR ACTURED ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/26/2005 | Age: 58 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: Puncture |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| ATTEMPTING TO UNTANGLE CAT FROM XMAS TREE LIGHTS WHEN IT BIT HER FOREAR M |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/2005 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| FELL OFF FIRE ESCAPE SEVEN FEET HANDING X MAS LITES AND FX FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2005 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PT HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHS AND STRUCK HERSELF IN THE RIGHT EYE ABRASION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2005 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PT PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, LAC RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2005 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| INJURIED SHOULDER HANGING CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS " SHOULDER PAIN" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2005 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| LEFT FOOT SPRAIN.PT WAS PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2005 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| TWISTED BACK PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS DX LOW BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2005 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas tree lights, Nail guns or stud drivers |
| PT WAS HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS WITH HUSBAND WHEN HE DROPPED THE STAPLE GUN ON HEAD LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2005 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PT HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AT HOME WHILE STANDING IN A FIRE ANT BED GO T MULTIPLE ANT BITES TO LOWER LEGS GOT INFECTED CELLULITIS LEGS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2005 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PT WAS TAKING CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHT OFF, LOST BALANCE, FELL STRUCK LT EY E, SUSTAINED" SUBCONJUNICTIVAL HEMATOMA'' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2005 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| R HIP POPPED OUT WHILE PUTTING AWAY CHRISTMAS LIGHTS DX: L HIP DISLOCATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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