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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 148
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/19/2008 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT TRIPPED ON VACCUM CLEANER CORD AND FELL. DX: ACUTE CLOSED L PROXIMAL HUMERUS FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2008 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT WITH FRACTURED ARM, TRIPPED AND FELL OVER THE VACUUM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2008 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Floors or flooring materials |
| TRIPPED OVER VACCUM CLEANER; FELL TO FLOOR. FRACTURE, RIGHT UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2008 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PATIENT TRIPPED OVER THE VACCUUM CLEANER, SUSTAINED A BRUISE TO RT ARM. DX-RT UPPER ARM CONTUSION/ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2008 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT TRIPPD OVER A VACUUM CLEANER AND FELL TO THE FLOOR AT HOME FRACTURED LEFT UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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