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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 279
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/07/2003 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 72 Y/O F INJURED R LOWER LEG WHEN TRIPPED OVER VACUUM CLEANER AT HOME. DX; R TIBIAL FX. |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 11/30/2003 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Sewing basket articles |
| PT WAS VACUUMING AND NEEDLE WENT INTO LEG. DX: FB R LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2003 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| LEFT LEG CONT. PT DROPPED A VACUUM CLEANER ONTO LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2003 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| RIGHT LEG PAIN. PT WAS VACUUMING AND DEVELOPED LEG PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2003 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 68 YO FEMALE WAS HIT ON RIGHT LEG WITH VACUUM CLEANER CONTUSION RIGHT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2003 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| HEMATOMA RIGHT CALF - FELL ONE WEEK AGO - TRIPPED OVER SWEEPER CORD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2003 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| VACUUM CLEANER FELL HITTING PT ON LEG. DX. LAC R LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2003 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| RT FIBULA FRACTURE.PT TRIPPED AND FELL OVER A VACUUM CLEANER AND INJURE D LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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