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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 865
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Christmas tree lights, Ladders |
| 52YOM WAS GOING UP AND DOWN LADDER TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, DEVELOPED RT KNEE PAIN;BURSITUS IN RT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2008 | Age: 98 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Christmas tree lights, Floors or flooring materials |
| 98YOF WHILE HOME LEANING OVER TO TURN OFF CHRISTMAS LIGHTS FELL TO THE FLOOR LANDED ON KNEES,SECOND TIME IN 2 DAYS HAVE FALLEN;KNEE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/19/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas tree lights, Ladders |
| PT WAS PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ON A LADDER AND FELL LANDING ON RIBS C/O PAIN. DX: CHEST WALL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2008 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PT WAS PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS AND REACHED REAL HIGH AND FELT A POP IN NECK STRAINED NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2008 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PT PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS AND HAD A TRIP AND FALL FRACTURED R IBS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/10/2008 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| BACK PAIN, PT BENT OVER TO PLUG IN X-MAS LIGHTS, AND HAD BACK PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2008 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| LAC TO FINGER, PT WAS CHANGING XMAS TREE BULB AND IT BROKE, CUTTING THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2008 | Age: 73 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 |
| PT WAS TRYING TO TURN ON CHRISTMAS LIGHTS WHEN SHE FELL, STATES KNEE WE NT OUT ON HER. ACUTE R FEMORAL NECK FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/01/2008 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PT IN A PUBLIC PLACE LOOKING UP AT BLINKING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND HAD A SEIZURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2008 | Age: 97 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PT GOT A SHOCK FROM CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS ON HAND 3 DAYS AGO AND NOW IT IS RED DX// ELECTRICAL BURN LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2008 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Christmas tree lights, Ladders |
| PT FELL FROM A 10 FT. LADDER AT HOME WHILE HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGH TS C/O FOOT/KNEE/HIP PAIN.DX: CHI,RIB FX,ABRASIONS,OPEN HUMEROUS FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2008 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| 77YMC STUCK FINGER WITH WIRE CONTACTS OF CHRISTMAS TREE MINI LIGHT BULB BEFORE CHRISTMAS/INFECTED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2008 | Age: 53 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas tree lights, Ladders |
| PT TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AT HOM AND FELL OFF THE LADDER TO THE G ROUND SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2008 | Age: 86 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 |
| 86 YOF FELL BACKWARDS ONTO BUTTOCKS LAST NIGHT AFTER ATTEMPTING TO TURN CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS OFF BY FOOT SWITCH, SUSTAINED FX LUMBAR SPINE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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