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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 715
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/20/2007 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| 79YOM WAS PUTTING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS UP,LOST BALANCE AND FELL,STRIKING NOSE;NASAL FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2007 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| OLD CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS STARTED FIRE AT HOME CO POISONING/SMOKE INHALATION/MOUTH BURN * COHB-24 FD |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 12/14/2007 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| FELL, R HIP PAIN WHILE PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS DX; R HIP FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/13/2007 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| HURT BACK PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS @ HOME DX LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2007 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PT INJ SHOULDER WHILE PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2007 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| TRIPPED ON CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS. DX- R HIP FRACTURE # |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/04/2007 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PT FELL WHILE PUTTING UP X-MAS LIGHTS DX: WRIST FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2007 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Christmas tree lights, Ladders |
| PT HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AT HOME ABOUT TEN FEET UP ON A LADDER AND FELL OFF ONTO HEAD SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/30/2007 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, HURT SHOULDER DX SHOULDER STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2007 | Age: 55 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| 55 YOM INJ BACK HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS STRAIN LOWER TRUNK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2007 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PT WAS AT HOME PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, FELL CASUING A STRAIN TO LT SHOULDERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2007 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Pubic Region | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PUT SMALL CHRISTMAS LIGHT INTO PENIS DX: F.B. IN URETHRA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2007 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| 63 YOM REMOVING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS LAC TO R PINKY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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