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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 982
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/13/2003 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| HIT IN HEAD WITH VACUUM CLEANER DX: LACERATION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2003 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Chairs |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A VACUUM CORD AND STRUCK HEAD ON A CHAIR. DX HEAD CON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2003 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| FELL HIT BACK OF HEAD ON VACCUM CLEANER AND LACERATED HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2003 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT STATES THAT SHE HIT HER HEAD ON THE VACCUM 2 DAYS AGO AND NOW HAS A HEADACHE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2003 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Doorsills or frames |
| PT WAS RUNNING ACROSS ROOM; TRIPPED OVER VACUUM CLEANER CORD & HIT HEAD ON DOOR FACING------------DX: HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2003 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Doors |
| TRIPPED OVER SWEEPER AT HOME AND FELL HITTING BACK OF HEAD ON WOODEN DOOR FRAME CAUSING LACERATION; 2CM SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2003 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Stairs or steps |
| VACUUM HIT PT'S HEAD AFTER IT FELL DOWN STAIRS. DX: SCALP LAC 2.5 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2003 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Tables |
| LOST BALANCE MOVING VACUUM CLEANER-HIT COFFEE TABLE HEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2003 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| TRIPPED AND FELL ON VACCUM HOSE AT CARWASH CAUSING HEAD INJURY DX: CONC USSION TO HEAD AND CONTUSION TO LEFT SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2003 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT HIT HEAD ON A METAL VACCUUM CLEANER APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR AGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2003 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| DX CONCUSSION: FELL AND HIT HEAD ON VACUUM AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2003 | Age: 9 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PATIENT PULLED VACUUM CLEANER ONTO HIS HEAD AT HOME; SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| RAN INTO VACUUM;LAC SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2003 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY: HIT IN HEAD WITH VACUUM ATTACHMENT BY BROTHER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2003 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| VACUUMING, PULLED PLUG OUT AND IT CAME FLYING BACK AND HIT HIM IN THE HEAD/ SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2003 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Doors |
| PATIENT RUNNING IN HOUSE AND TRIPPED OVER SWEEPER, HIT HEAD ON DOOR, HA D LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS, SEIZURE; CONCUSSION, EYELID LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2003 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | 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: Vacuum cleaners |
| CLOSED HEAD INJURY, CONTUSIONS L SHOULDER & L KNEE, FX R 3RD TOE, TRIPPED OVER VACUM SWEEPER LAST NIGHT, INJURED THE ABOVE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/26/2003 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 7YOM HAD UPRIGHT VACCUM FALL ON HIS HEAD DX: CONT HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2003 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 4 YO M FELL, HIT HEAD ON VACUUM CLEANER. DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2003 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| CHI WHEN HIT WITH VACUUM CLEANER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2003 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 68YOM FELL AND HIT HEAD ON VACUUM CLEANER, ALSO BROKE HIP DX: FALL FOREHEAD LAC/ CONCUSSION W/O LOC /R HIP PAIN PROB FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/10/2003 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Counters or countertops |
| TRIPPED OVER VACUUM / HIT HEAD ON COUNTER DX: SCALP LAC. / HEAD HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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