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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 435
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2008 | 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 Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| PATIENT TRIPPED & FELL LAST MONDAY AT HOME WHILE FIXING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS INJURING RT SIDED RIBS. DX-RIB CONTUSIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/29/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| 58 YOF BUMPED LEFT HAND WHILE HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ONE WEEK AGO, UN KNOWN WHAT ON, AND SUSTAINED A CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/28/2008 | Age: 63 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: Fracture |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| FX SPINE- FELL ROOF FIXING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 12/12/2008 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| PT WAS PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND DEVELOPED BACK PAIN DX: LUMBAR PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2008 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| DX CHI/NECK PAIN: PT W HANG'G X-MAS LIGHT. W ON TRUCK BED & FELL OUT ONTO GROUND. C/O LOC. AT TOP OF HEAD SOME ABRASION. NECK PAN W DEC ROM |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 12/06/2008 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| DX HTN (KNOWN CONDITION) DIARRHEA: WEAKNESS/DIZZINESS X1WK. BIL HAND TINGL'G W TRY'G TO PUT UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS. DULL HA & ABD PAIN X 3 D |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2008 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Tables |
| PT ADJUSTING CHRISTMAS LIGHT IN LIVING ROOM, TRIPPED BACKWARDS OVER A G LAS TABLE. DX.LAC, FX L LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| DX WRIST SPRAIN: FOOSH TYPE INJ THAT OCCURRED YTDY AFTER FALL W PUT'G UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, WASN'T STAND'G ON ANYTHING W SHE FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2008 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| PT WAS HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND EXPERIENCED SEVERE CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/07/2008 | Age: 60 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Stairs or steps |
| PT WAS TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND FELL DOWN STEPS DX: LUMBAR CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2008 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| PT INJURED SHOULDER LIFTING CHRISTMAS DECORATION INTO ACTIC DX// LEFT SHOULDER STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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