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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 260
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/17/2009 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PATIENT SLIPPED & FELL AT HOME WHILE PUTTING OUT CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, LANDED WITH FULL FORCE OF BODY ON LT LEG. DX - LT SHIN CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2009 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| 73YOF HELPING SON PUT UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND WAS PASSING HIM THE LIGHT S LOOKING UP GOT LIGHTHEADE AND PASSED OUT ADMITTED OR SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/11/2009 | Age: 86 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 |
| PT FELL PUTTING UP XMAS TREE LIGHTS 3 DAYS AGO. DX: NONDISPLACED R INTERTROCHANTERIC FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/11/2009 | Age: 85 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 |
| PT TRIPPED OVER CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, FELL AND HIT HEAD ON CONCRETE. DX. H EAD INJURY, LAC, CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2009 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| PUNCTURE WOUND/FOREIGN BODY IN LEFT FOOT - STEPPED ON A PIECE OF GLASS, THINKS IT IS CHRISTMAS LIGHT/BALL GLASS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2009 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| RT LOWER ARM LAC.PT WAS TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND FELL AND LACER ATED LOWER ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2009 | Age: 51 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 |
| KNEE PAIN-AFTER TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS LIGHTS-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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