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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 461
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2005 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| R KNEE POPPED LAST PM TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, PAIN D: R KNEE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2005 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| PT WAS BENDING OVER TO TURN ON CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND FELL BACKWARDS LACERATING SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2005 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Chairs |
| FELL OFF CHAIR TRYING TO PUT UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS RIGHT KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2005 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| R SHOULDER PAIN PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS DX: CERVICAL STRAIN W/RADICULOPATHY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2005 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| PT CLIMBED THROUGH ATTIC TO GET CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS C/O BACK PAIN LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2005 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Ladders |
| FELL FROM LADDER PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS DX: CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/24/2005 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| PT HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AT HOME WHEN TRIPPED AND FELL ONTO OUTSTRET CHED HAND. D: DISTAL RADIUS FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2005 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Stepladders |
| OUTSIDE HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS WHILE ON A STEP LADDER & LADDER SLIPPE D & PATIENT JUMPED FOOT FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2005 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| LACERATION LEG 3 CM: WALKING BACKWARDS PUTTING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS TRIPPED OVER TREE STUMP, CUT RT LOW LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2005 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| FELL WORKING ON XMAS LIGHTS PAIN TO BOTH ARMS BILAT ARM PAIN, FACE CONTUSION, C-SPINE INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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