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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,184
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | 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, Stairs or steps |
| PT WAS VACUUMING AND TRIPPED DOWN SOME STEPS, CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/18/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Tables |
| 51YOF TRIPPED OVER VACUUM CLEANER AND HIT HEAD ON GLASS TABLE CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2009 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | 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, Buckets or pails |
| PT WAS AT HOME TRIPPED OVER A VACUUM CLEANER, HIT A BUCKET OF WATER AND A TOILET CAUSING A HEAD INJURY, LT WRIST SPRAIN, RT ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2009 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| LAC TO HEAD WHEN STRUCK ON A VACUUM CLEANER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2009 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| HIT HEAD ON VACUUM CLEANER HANDLE CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2009 | Age: 29 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 LEFT SIDE OF HEAD ON VACUUM CLEANER AT HOME LACERATION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 24 YOF, PULLED VACCUM OVER ON HEAD , CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2009 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT WAS VACUUMING TRUNK OF CAR AND HIT HEAD ON TRUNK LID DX LACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2009 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON VACUUM CLEANER, SUS LAC TO HEAD% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2009 | Age: 49 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 |
| PT WAS VACUUMING CAR WHEN HAIR CAUGHT IN VACUUM AND PULLED IT INTO FACE DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, R EYELID LAC .4 CM, NOSE CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| VACUUM FELL AND HIT PT IN HEAD. DX: MINOR CLOSED HEAD INJURY, HEAD CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2009 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| SCALP LAC-TRIPPED-FELL-HIT VACUUM CLEANER-@ CAR WASHER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2009 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| HIT WITH VACUUM CLEANER;DX LACERATED HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2009 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | 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, Stairs or steps |
| VACUUMING ON THE STAIRS, PULLED THE HOSE TOO FAR CAUSING THE VACUUM TO FALL ONTO HEAD, NOLOC, C/O HA>>CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2009 | Age: 12 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 |
| PLAYING AROUND WITH COUSIN WAS HIT IN HEAD WITH HANDLE OF VACUUM CLEAN ER HAS LAC TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2009 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT WAS HIT ON HEAD WHILE PLAYING WITH VACUUM HANDLE DX: SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2009 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| HIT WITH PLASTIC VACUUM CLEANER ATTACHMENT;DX CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2009 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA-TRIPPED ON VACUUM CORD-FELL TO THE FLOOR-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2009 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| LACERATION HEAD - 7 YO MALE PRESENTS FROM HOME WITH SMALL LACERATION TO HIS SCALP - RUNNING FROM BROTHER & FELL HITTING HEAD ON VACUUM CLEANER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2009 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| WAS VACUUMING HER HOUS WHEN HANDLE SLIPPED STRIKING PT'S FOREHEAD,NO OC >>CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2009 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT. TRIPPED OVER VACUUM AND LANDED ON FLOOR AT HOME DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY , INTERCRANIAL BLEED |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 05/05/2009 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT WAS HIT IN HEAD W/VACUUM ATTACHMENT BY SIBLING. DX: HEAD LAC 1.5 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT WAS HIT IN HEAD WITH THE HANDLE OF A VACUUM WHEN PT RAN INTO HANDLE AS MOTHER PULLED BACK. DX CHI. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2009 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT THINKS SHE TRIPPED ON CORD TO VACUUM CLEANER FELL HIT HEAD HAS LAC TO BACK OF HEAD WITH NO MEMORY OF EPISODE DX- LAC CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2009 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Tables |
| PT WAS VACUMMING, TRIPPED OVER THE HOSE, HIT HEAD ON COFFEE TABLE DX; HEAD CONTUSION / CONCUSSION W/O LOC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2009 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT STATES VACUME CLEANER FELL ON TOP OF HEAD DX; HEAD INJURY / SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2009 | Age: 64 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, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT PICKING UP A VACUUM CLEANER HIT HEAD ON THE CABINET CLOSED HEAD INJU RY WAS ANGRY AND SLAMMED THE CABINBET DOOR BOUNCED IN FACE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2009 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | 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, Other fireplaces |
| 50 YO TRIPPED OVER VACUUM CLEANER CORD STRUCK HEAD ON FIREPLACE HEAD INJURY---NO FD INVOLVEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2009 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| FELL, HIT HEAD ON VACUUM/ SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2009 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Floors or flooring materials |
| 76 Y/O TRIPPED OVER VACUUM CLEANER AND HIT THE FLOOR AT HOME. DX-CHI. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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