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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 334
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 12/02/2010 | 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: 12/19/2008 | 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: 12/16/2008 | 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: 11/19/2006 | Age: 83 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 |
| TRIPPED OVER LADDER WHILE HANGING XMAS LIGHTS. PAIN ON LEFTSIDE OF CHES T. XR NEG. DX: SOFT TISSUE INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2003 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| THORACIC STRAIN.PT WAS PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHT AND BACK BEGAN TO HUR T. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2002 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| LEFT SIDED CHEST PAIN STARTED 2 WEEKS AGO WHILE REACHING FOR CHRIS TMAS LIGHTS. CHEST WALL PAIN, M/S, ACUTE EXACERBATION BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2001 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2000 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Christmas tree lights |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/1999 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Christmas tree lights, House repair or construction materials |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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