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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 136
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2008 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Step stools |
| PT SATANDING ON A STEP STOOL PUTTING AWAY CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AND LOS T BALANCE AND FELL STRUCK HEAD SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2008 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | 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 decorations, Containers |
| TRIPPED OVER A BOX OF ORNAMENTS&FELL FOREWARDS HITTING FACE&LANDINGONTO SHOULDER>>FACIAL LAC/CLOSED HEAD INJUREY/HUMRUS FX |
| Disposition: Not recorded |
| Date: 12/05/2008 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT GETTING HER CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS FROM HER ATTIC AND FELL THROUGH TH E ATTIC ACCESS TO THE FLOOR SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/02/2008 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Ceilings and walls |
| PT FELL THROUGH THE CEILING OF HER ATTIC RYING TO GET HER CHRISTMAS DEC ORATIONS SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2008 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL STRIKING HEAD ON A CHRISTMAS DECORATION SUSTAINED A SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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