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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 157
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 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: 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: 01/08/2003 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas tree lights, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT WAS STANDING ON A WOODEN PLATFORM AT HOME REMOVING CHRISTMAS TREE L IGHTS FELL SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/1999 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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