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Accidents - Vacuum cleaners - Year 2003 - Wrist

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 615
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
16-25 years old:111
26-50 years old:248
50+ years old:255

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/27/2003Age: 62 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Vacuum cleaners
FRACTURE WRIST - PATIENT REPORTS SHE TRIPPED OVER HER VACUUM CLEANER AN D FELL - ALSO REPORTS LOWER LEG PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/24/2003Age: 36 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Other
Product: Vacuum cleaners
TENDONITIS WRIST - 36 YOF C/O RIGHT WRIST PAIN AFTER LIFTING A VACUUM C LEANER 2 DAYS AGO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/25/2003Age: 42 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Vacuum cleaners
DX SPRAIN RIGHT WRIST: VACUUMING AND BENT WRIST BACK AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/20/2003Age: 18 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Vacuum cleaners
TRIPPED OVER VACUUM-WRIST SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/02/2003Age: 75 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Vacuum cleaners
OCCULT FRACTURE NAVICULAR RT, FELL ON OUTSTRETCHED ARM AT HOME, TRIPPED ON SWEEPER THAT HE WAS CLEANING HIS CAR WITH, NO MODIFY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/13/2003Age: 70 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Vacuum cleaners, Floors or flooring materials
LT WRIST FX-TRIPPED WHILE VACUUMING-FELL FORWARD ONTO CARPETED CEMENT FLOOR-AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/12/2003Age: 47 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Vacuum cleaners
47YOF INJ TO WRIST ON VACUUM AT HOME DX/WRIST FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/03/2003Age: 41 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Vacuum cleaners
PT, DIZZY FOR 2 WEEKS, BECAME DIZZY WHILE VACUUMING AND FELL ONTO OUTST RETCHED ARM. D: WRIST/ELBOW SPRAIN, NEAR SYNCOPE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/23/2003Age: 25 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Vacuum cleaners
PT. FELL INSIDE HOUSE, TRIPPED OVER VACUUM CLEANER HOSE. DX. FX L DIST AL RADIUS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/19/2003Age: 66 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Vacuum cleaners
RT WRIST SPRAIN-WHILE USING A SWEEPER @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/17/2003Age: 81 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Vacuum cleaners
81YOF TRIPPED OVER A VACUUM CORD, FELL AND HURT WRIST DX: FX R RADIUS DISTAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/05/2003Age: 49 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Vacuum cleaners
PT TRIPPED OVER A VACUUM CLEANER; FX WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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