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Accidents - Electric Christmas decorations - 50+ years old - Year 2010

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 342
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Accidents - Body Parts:
Head:109Wrist:93
Lower Trunk:71Knee:34
Elbow:32

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/19/2010Age: 63 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Electric Christmas decorations
63 YOF, WORKING OUTSIDE ON CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, SLIPPED & FELL ON WET CEME NT, HIT HEAD DX: CERVICAL STRAIN,BHT, INTERMITTENT VERTIGO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/10/2010Age: 59 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Electric Christmas decorations
59YOF, WRIST PAIN AFTER FELL WHILE HANGING X-MAS LIGHTS >>SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/08/2010Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Electric Christmas decorations
KNEE STR. 65 YOM STRAINED KNEE PUTTING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS UP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/05/2010Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Chairs
59 Y/O MALE HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS WHILE STANDING ON A CHAIR & CHAIR TOPPLED OVER & HE FELL INJURING WRIST DX: FRACTURED RIGHT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/05/2010Age: 67 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Ladders
67YOF FELL OFF LADDER PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS DX: L KNEE STRAIN, L ARM CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/29/2010Age: 73 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Electric Christmas decorations
73 YOF SLIPPED AND FELL ON ROCKS WHILE STRINGING XMAS LIGHTS ON A BUSH. DX: L OLECRANON FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/28/2010Age: 65 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Electric Christmas decorations
65YOF HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND TRIPPED OVER A CURB SUSTAINED A CLOS ED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/09/2010Age: 84 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Electric Christmas decorations
84 YOM FELL WHILE HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS. LEFT HIP PAIN. DX: FRACTUR E LEFT HIP
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 01/05/2010Age: 82 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Electric Christmas decorations
82 Y MALE FELL HITTING HEAD WHEN TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS DX CHI, BRAIN INJ
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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