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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,042
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2009 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| CORN ABR. 75YOF WAS HANGING A WREATH AND POKED HERSELF IN EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/27/2009 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Handrails, railings or banisters |
| LS STRAIN-57YOM-FELL-HIT A RAILING WHILE TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS DECORATI ONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/26/2009 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO HAND WHILE THROWING OUT CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/25/2009 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| 64 Y/O M GLASS BULB BROKE AND PIECE GOT IN EYE CORNEAL ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/23/2009 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| DX HUMERAL HEAD FX/MIDSHAFT HUMERAL FX/FALL/95H RIB FX-OLD: 71YOF L SH/ ARM PN, TRIP'D OVER CHRISTMAS WRAP'G PAPER WHILE MAK'G COFFEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2009 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Stairs or steps |
| 57YOM FELL WHILE HANGING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS, HIT (R) WRIST & HAND ON STAIRS, HAS BACK PAIN DX;# CONTUSION (R) WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/2009 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Chairs |
| 93 YOF FELL OUT OF CHAIR INTO CHRISTMAS TREE DX: NECK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2009 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| 61YOF TRIPPED OVER CHRISTMAS DECORATION AT HOME LACERATION CHIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2009 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| 73YOF MILD CONCUSSION, CERVICAL STRAIN FELL HITTING HEAD WHILE DECORATI NG FOR CHRISTMAS AT A CLUB* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2009 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Stairs or steps |
| 89YOF GOING UP AND DOWN THE STEPS HANGING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS DEVELOPED UPPER LEG PAIN;LEG STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/18/2009 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| 60 YO M WAS PLACING A *** CHRISTMAS DECORATION ON ROOF WHEN FELL OFF RO OF ONTO GROUND. DX:RIB FXS, L3 TVP FX, CONTUSIONS, LIVER ABNORM |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 12/18/2009 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| C/O WORSENING LUMBAR MSUCLE SPASM S/P LIFTING HEAVY X-MAS DECORATION YE STERDAY>>MS/SCIATICA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/18/2009 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| LOWER LEG STR. PT STRAINED LEG WHEN FALLING OVER CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2009 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| LIP LAC. PT FELL OVER A TREE DECORATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2009 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| FOOT PW-68YOF-STEPPED ON BROKEN CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2009 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| 62YOM HAS (R) HIP PAIN AFTER LIFTING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS & NECK PAIN DX;# CERVICAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2009 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| 69YOF CUT LEFT FINGER ON CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS CELLULITIS FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2009 | Age: 79 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| 79YOM FELL WHILE TRYING TO PUT UP CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS STRAINED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2009 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| ACUTE ON CHRONIC L HIP PAIN:AGGRAVATED HER HIP PAIN HELPING NEIGHBOR'S PUT UP CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS,HER KITTEN BIT HER ON L HAND TONIGHT,HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2009 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Ladders |
| PT WAS TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS WITH 10 FOOT LADDER AND FELL. DX. LAC BACK OF HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2009 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| 63 Y/O/F DROPPED A CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT ON FOOT C/O PAIN & SWELLING DX: R FOOT FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2009 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Stairs or steps |
| 69YOM OUTSIDE HANGING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS TRIPPED OVER A STEP STRIKING LT FOREHEAD & SHOULDER;FOREHEAD ABRASION /SHOULDER SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2009 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Containers |
| PT HAS (R) BACK PAIN AFTER LIFTING BOXES OF CHRISTMAS DECORATION DX;* LOW BACK STRIAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2009 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Stairs or steps |
| PT PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS GARLAND AND STEPPED BACK WRONG AND FELL OFF STE PS AND HIT HEAD. DX. SCLAP LAC, CONCUSSION W/O LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2009 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| SLIPPED HANGING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS - CUT ON RUSTY NAIL FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2009 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Containers |
| GETTING BOX OF CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS OFF SHELF AT HOME WHEN ONE OF THE ORNAMENTS FELL STRIKING HER ON HEAD DX SCALP ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2009 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| PT ON ROOF AT HOME HANGING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AND FELL OFF ONTO HEAD SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY 69YOM |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/24/2009 | Age: 79 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 decorations |
| 79YOM OUTSIDE PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS DOING ALOT OF LIFTING AN D PASSED OUT TREATED FOR SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2009 | Age: 93 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 |
| CHI. PT FELL HITTING HEAD WHEN HANGING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2009 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| PT BROKE A SOME TYPE OF GLASS CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT, WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CLEANING IT UP WHEN STEPPED ON IT CUT BOTTOM OF FOOT DX: LAC TO FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2009 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| PT STEPPED ON A CHRISTMAS BALL AND CUT FOOT AT HOME DX: LACERATION LEFT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2009 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| PT STEPPED ON CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT CAUSING INJ TO FOOT DX: FOREIGN BODY /INFECTION TO FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2009 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| PT POUTTING AWAY CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AND FELT A PULL IN LOWER BACK ST RAINED BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2009 | Age: 74 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 decorations, Stairs or steps |
| CHI-MOVING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS DOWN STEPS-FELL DOWN 13 STEPS-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2009 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| 84 YOM FELL WHILE TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS FRACTURED RIB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2009 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| 68YOM WAS REMOVING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS DEVELOPED RT SHOULDER PAIN; SHOULDER STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2009 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| LUMBAR STR. PT STRAINED BACK WHEN STORING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2009 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Step stools |
| 70YOF STANDING ON A SHORT STEP STOOL REMOVING CHRISTMAS WREATH,LOST BALANCE FELL STRIKING THE FLOOR;HIP FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/05/2009 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Floors or flooring materials |
| TRIPPED ON OBJECT ON FLOOR & FELL INTO THE CHRISTMAS TREE----(R) THIGH CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2009 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| PT WAS REMOVING CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS FROM TREE AND A TWIG FLIPPED UP AND HIT PT IN EYE DX: LEFT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2009 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Containers |
| PT POUTTING AWAY CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS SLIPPED AND FELL STRUCK LOWER LE G ON THE LID OF A BOX ABRASION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2009 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| PT WAS HIT IN EYE W/XMAS ORNAMENT. DX: L EYE HEMORRHAGE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2009 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT PUTTING AWAY CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AND FELL OFF THE PORCH FRACTURED UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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