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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 264
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/10/2010 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: 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: 12/05/2010 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: 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: 12/07/2009 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Containers |
| R WRIST & SHOULDER PAIN: UNPLUGGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, TRIPPED OVER BOX, FELL ONTO CARPETED FLOOR, PAIN R WRIST, SHOULDER |
| 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: 12/04/2007 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations, Ladders |
| PATIENT WAS PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS ON A LADDER, FELL APPROX 6 FT TO THE GROUND LANDING ON HIS FRONT. DX-RIGHT WRIST FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2001 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electric Christmas decorations |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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