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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,365
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/13/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT WAS CLEANING TOOK *** WITH ALCOHOL FELL HIT HEAD ON VACUUM DX: FACEL AC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| NOSE TRAUMA.TRIPPED OVER THE VACUUM CLEANER & FELL INTO THE COUCH.DX NASAL CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 3 YOM CUT ON VACUUM CLEANER LAC EYELID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT RAN INTO A VACCUUM CLEANER AND SUS A FACE LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Floors or flooring materials |
| EYEBROW LACERATION - 35 YOM LACERATION TO LEFT EYEBROW, STRUCK ON VACUU M CLEANER ATTACHMENT WHEN BENDING OVER TO PICK UP OBJECT FROM FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2002 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Tables |
| DX LACERATION TO BRIDGE OF NOSE: TRIPPED OVER VACUUM CLEANER POWER CORD AND HIT FACE ON COFFEE TABLE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2002 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| LACERATION EYEBROW - 18 MOM STRUCK ON RIGHT EYEBROW BY A FALLING VACUUM CLEANER HOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Doors |
| PT CUT FOREHEAD WHEN TRIPPED OVER VACUUM HOSE AND HIT DOOR AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PLAYING W/ MOM AT HOME AND A VACUM CLEANER FELL ON HIM NO LOC FACIAL LA C |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2002 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Windowsills or frames |
| FACIAL LAC-BENT OVER TO PLUG IN VACUUM CLEANER-FELL-HIT WINDOW SILL-AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| CHILD WITH LACERATION TO BROW AFTER PLAYING "SWORD FIGHT" WITH BROTHER USING VACUUM CLEANER PARTS. D: BROW LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2002 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| RT FOREHEAD LACERATION-PT FELL HEAD FIRST INTO A VACCUM CLEANER. RT FOR EHEAD SWOLLEN WITH LACERATION. ALSO RT CHEEK LACERATION. MOTHER LEFT AM |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 08/07/2002 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| LAC L EYEBROWL FELL INTO VACUUM CLEANER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| TRIPPED OVER VACUUM AND HIT FOREHEAD ON DRESSER DX: HEMATOMA RT FOREHEA D |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PATIENT HIT ON CHIN BY VACUUM CLEANER AT HOME; CHIN LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| CUT FOREHEAD ON VACUUM CLEANER HOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO NOSE AFTER FALLING OVER A WET DRY VAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PATIENT HIT FOREHEAD ON VACUUM CLEANER.DX: 1/4 CM LACERATION ON FOREHE AD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2002 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| HIT SELF ON NOSE WITH VACUM CLEANERD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| FELL HIT FOREHEAD ON THE VACUUM CLEANERDX: FOREHEAD LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT TRIPPED OVER CORD TO VACUUM CLEANER AND STRUCK LEFT SIDE OF FACEON K ITCHEN FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PATIENT FELL STRIKING FACE ON VACUUM AT HOME; JAW PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PATIENT FELL ON VACUUM CLEANER WHEN JUMPING OFF COUCH; FOREHEAD LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT TRIPPED OVER VACUUM CORD AND FELL TO FLOOR AT FRED MEYER STORE. DX: R FACIAL HEMATOMA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Tables |
| PATIENT FELL WHILE VACUUMING AT HOME, HIT HEAD ON COFFEE TABLE; FOREHEA D LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2002 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| FOREHEAD LACERATION - WAS VACUUMING AND CLEANER CAUGHT BLIND CORD AND C AME BACK STRIKING FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| LACERATION RT EYEBROW, CLOSED HEAD INJURY, WAS VACUMING HER CAR AND STRUCK HER FACE ON CAR DOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| CUT EYEBROW ON VACUUM CLEANER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| LACERATION FACE - VICTIM WAS USING A VACUUM CLEANER AT HOME AND GOT HER HAIR CAUGHT - SHE STRUCK EYE ON CLEANER WHEN SHE JERKED AWAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2002 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Tables |
| FACIAL LACERATION,CHI.PT WAS VACUUMING AND TRIPPED OVER VACUUM CORD AND FELL AND HIT HEAD AND FACE ON A COFFEE TABLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| HIT IN FORHEAD WITH PLASTIC PIECE OF VACUUM CLEANER. NONWORK. LACERATION PARIETAL FORHEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2002 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| CUT EYEBROW ON VACUUM CLEANER ATTACHMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 35 Y/O FEMALE WAS AT HOME WHEN SHE WAS HIT IN THE HEAD WITH A VACCUUM CLEANER LACERATING HER FOREHEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2002 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| FOREHEAD LACERATION - PATIENT'S OLDER BROTHER HIT HIM ON THE HEAD WITH VACUUM SWEEPER HOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| HAIR CAUGHT IN *** MACHINE. KICKED BACK AND HIT IN FOREHEADFOREHEAD CON TUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2002 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| CUT EYEBROW WHEN FELL ON VACUUM CLEANER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PATIENT WAS AT HOME VACCUMING WHEN THE VACCUM BLEW UP IN HIS FACE. DX-FOREIGN BODY LEFT CHEEK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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