‘Santa baby, hurry [extra carefully] down the chimney tonight’ – Prevalence of Christmas related injuries 2007–2016 in the United States: Observational study

Lauche, Romy; Wardle, Jon; Peng, Wenbo; Adams, Jon; Cramer, Holger

doi:10.1016/j.aimed.2018.11.004

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“…After applying the exclusion criteria, 30 articles remained from the systematic literature search, 1,2,5–32 most of them case reports or retrospective analyses. For detailed information about publication type, occasion, and the Chrishaps from the included papers see Table 1.…”

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“…After applying the exclusion criteria, 30 articles remained from the systematic literature search, 1 , 2 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 most of them case reports or retrospective analyses. For detailed information about publication type, occasion, and the Chrishaps from the included papers see Table 1 .…”

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“…subdural hematoma) and thoracic traumas (e.g. rib fractures) were most frequent Carsin 2017 25 Case report Aspiration of a LED‐bulb as Christmas decoration Aspiration in a 14‐month‐old girl Verma 2017 26 Case report Swallowing peppermint Christmas candies in whole Epigastric abdominal pain in a 86‐year‐old edentulous man Cairns 2018 27 Retrospective analysis Exposures to glow sticks Ingestions followed by ocular exposures Heyworth 2019 28 Case report Swallowing a Christmas confetti star Retropharyngeal abscess in a 9‐month‐old girl Vedel‐Krogh 2019 29 Cohort study Exposure to Christmas holidays Positive association between Christmas holidays and total cholesterol/LDL values Lauche 2019 30 Retrospective analysis Injuries to Santa Claus himself or his helpers or his impersonators 6,351 injuries related to sleds and toboggans, 213 related to chimneys, but the injured party could not be clearly identified Ferner 2020 2 Literature review Christmas harms Examples included falls, poisoning, inhalations, ingestions, and dermatitis Vally 2020 1 Editorial Hazards for/by Santa Claus in COVID‐19 Santa has different risk factors for COVID‐19, but it is unlikely that he would spread the virus Wormser 2020 31 Letter to the Editor Questioning whether Santa Claus should work in COVID‐19‐times Santa Claus is not expected to be at risk for either acquiring or transmitting COVID‐19 …”

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“…From these 30 articles, seven 6 , 10 , 13 , 15 , 18 , 20 , 23 related to allergic/irritating or phototoxic reaction, six 14 , 17 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 to inhaling, ingestion, or swallowing objects, another six 5 , 7 , 8 , 16 , 21 , 29 to (over)eating and drinking, five 9 , 11 , 19 , 24 , 30 to falls/injuries, and three 1 , 31 , 32 to COVID‐19. Three articles 2 , 12 , 22 could not be adequately sorted into any of the above groups.…”

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“…No reports could be found that either Santa Claus himself or one of his companions were involved in accidents which should reassure insurance agencies. 30 For the important question whether the risk of falling is greater with Santa's costume and Christmas sack than without, an empirical ‘yes’ was reported. 22 …”

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Avoiding a crisis at Christmas: a systematic review of adverse health effects or ‘Chrishaps’ caused by traditional hazard sources and COVID‐19

Wild

Shaw

Erren

2022

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

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Objective: To complement the 2020 ANZJPH editorial “How COVID‐safe Santa can save Christmas”. In addition to a concise update regarding SARS‐CoV‐2/COVID‐19, we aimed to explore some risks of Christmas in terms of adverse health effects, which we call ‘Chrishaps’. Our overall study question was “which hazards have been scientifically associated with old Christmas essentials such as decoration, gifts, menus, and Santa himself, as well as new challenges associated with COVID‐19?” Method: We searched the PubMed, Web of Science, and Open Grey databases systematically and Google unsystematically. Results: Thirty‐six pertinent articles – most of them case reports or retrospective analyses – documented Chrishaps. Conclusion: Overall results suggested that Chrishaps come in different shapes and guises. Implications for public health: Chrishaps pose a potential minor public health threat that should be borne in mind every festive season. Assessing and discussing specific public health implications of Chrishaps requires systematic risk research to be conducted.

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