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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 354
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/26/2006 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT FELL WHILE REACHING FOR VACUUM DX: FOREARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2006 | Age: 11 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PTS LOWER ARM WAS RUN OVER BY A VACUUM CLEANER.DX LOWER ARM CON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2006 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| HIT F.ARM ON A VACUUM" ABRS/CONTS" LWBS. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 06/02/2006 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| VACUUMED AND C/O LOWER ARM PAIN..MUSCLE STRAIN TO LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2006 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| *** FELL ON ARM ARM CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2006 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| ARM HURTS SINCE VACUUMING. LWOBS. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 04/03/2006 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| JERKED VACUUM CORD HARD, HAND WENT THROUGH WINDOW/FOREARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2006 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PULLING ON HEAVY VACUUM, FELL STRIKING F.ARM " CONTS" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2006 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT INJURED ARM WHILE VACUUMING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2006 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Stairs or steps |
| L FOREARM STRAIN: CARRYING SWEEPER DOWN CARPETED STEPS AT HOME, TRIPPED OVER VACUM HOSE, FELL DOWN 10 CARPETED STEPS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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