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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 556
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/25/2010 | Age: 94 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| 94 YR OLD MALE PUTTING UP XMAS LITES AND FELL OFF MILK CRATE AND FX ANK LE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/25/2010 | Age: 52 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 |
| 52YOM INTOXICATED AND TRIPPED OVER A STRING OF CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS AN D FELL CONTUSION TO LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2010 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas tree lights, Ladders |
| CERV. STRAIN: 55YOM PAIN NECK SINCE SAT. WHEN HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ON A TREE, MIGHT HAVE SLIPPED ON THE LADDER A BIT, @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2010 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas tree lights, Ladders |
| 72YOM FELL OFF A LADDER WHILE PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS SUSTAIN ED A CONTUSION TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2010 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas tree lights, Ladders |
| 84YOF PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS AT HOME AND FELL OFF THE LADDER CONTUSION TO RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2010 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| 83YOM PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS AND FELL ONTO KNEE FRACTURED KNE E |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2010 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| 60YOM PUTTING UP CHRSITMAS TREE LIGHTS UP ON ROOF AND FELL OFF SUSTAIN ED PNEUMOTHORAX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/01/2010 | Age: 51 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: Fracture |
| Product: Christmas tree lights, Ladders |
| 51YOF UP ON A LADDER HANGING CHRISTMAS TTREE LIGHTS AND FELL OFF FRACTU RED LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2010 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| 81YOM OUTSIDE HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS GOT LIGHTHEADED LOOKING UP AND PASSED OUT ADMITTED FOR SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/30/2010 | Age: 55 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 |
| 55YOM HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ON SUNDAY AND FELL STRUCK HEAD CLOSED HE AD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2010 | Age: 62 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 |
| 62 YOF, BURNED HAND PULGGING IN CHRISTMAS LIGHTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2010 | Age: 83 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 |
| 83YOM WAS TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS WHEN HE FELL AND HIT HEAD ON A METAL OBJECT DX- CHI FOREHEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2010 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas tree lights, Paper products |
| 74YOM IN HIS GARAGE PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND BENT OVER TO PICK U P A PIECE OF PAPER AND FELL FORWARD LANDED ONTO FACE CONTUSION FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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