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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 572
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/22/2009 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT REPORTS VACUUM CLEANER FELL ON ANKLE CAUSING INJ TO LOW LEG DX:FIBULA FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2009 | Age: 90 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, Chairs |
| TRIPPED OVER VACUUM AND HIT CHAIR. DX-SHOULDER FOREHEAD CONTUSION, L LO WER LEG LACERATION # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2009 | Age: 54 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, Furniture |
| SHIN CT-54 Y/O F-HIT LEG ON A VACUUM & FURNITURE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PT CARRYING A VACUUM CLEANER AND DROPPED IT ON CALF, NOW W/ABRASION TO CALF; ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2009 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT FELL TRIPPING OVER VACUUM LEANER; HAS LT LEG PAIN. DX##: ARTERIAL O CCLUSION LT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/13/2009 | Age: 86 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 |
| PT HIT LEG WITH A VACUUM CLEANER AT HOME TODAY DX// LEFT LOWER LEG ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2009 | Age: 86 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 |
| LOWER LEG LAC-SWEEPER FELL BACKWARDS HITTING PT'S LEG-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2009 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns |
| LAC L LOWER LEG/71YOF WAS VACUUMING WHEN SHE CAUSED A BRASS GOOSE TO FA LL FROM MANTLE STRIKING L SHIN. HAPPENED AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2009 | Age: 56 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, Stairs or steps |
| 56YOF TRIPPED OVER VACUUM CLEANER CORD FELL DOWN 5 OR 6 STEPS,INJURED LT LOWER LEG;LEG CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| TRYING TO CHANGE BELT ON VACUUM-LOWER LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2009 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| RT LOWER LEG SKIN TEAR.PT WAS CHANGING VACUUM CLEANER BAG AND HIT LOWER LEG ON VACUUM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2009 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Knives |
| PT STATES WAS CLEANING A CLOG FROM HER VACUUM YEST AND THE KNIFE SLIPPE D AND PUNCTURED L ANT LOWER LEG. DX. PW L ANT LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2009 | Age: 73 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 |
| LOWER LEG LAC-HIT A VACUUM CLEANER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2009 | Age: 98 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 |
| PT 98 YRS OLD AND HIT LEG ON VACUUM AT HOME TODAY DX// ABRASION RIGHT SHIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2009 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT PRESENTS TO ER WITH LT TIBIA PAIN PT BUMPED IT AGAINST VACUUM-LOWER LEG CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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