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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,417
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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: 12/16/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 23 YOF INJURED TOE FROM KICKING VACUUM. DX-LEFT FOOT 5TH TOE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| PT CUT LT THIRD DIGIT ON A RAZOR WHILE VACUUMING. DX: LAC 3RD DIGIT |
| 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: 11/02/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Artificial Christmas trees |
| USING VACUUM AT HOME AND SETTING UP CHRISTMAS TREE WHEN DEV LOW BACK PA IN DX EXACERBATION OF LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 21 YR OLD TRIPPED OVER VACUUM AND FELL AT HOME INJURED HAND DX// RIGHT HAND CONTUSION |
| 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: 08/22/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT. STUBBED R MIDDLE 3RD TOE ON VACUUM DX: SPIRAL FX R 3RD PROXIMAL OF FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| CLEANING OUT VACUUM CLEANER AND CUT FINGER LACERATION FINGER # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| CONTUSION TO TOE WHEN KICKED A VACUUM AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| TRIPPED OVER VACUUM AND STRAINED KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Pubic Region | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Stairs or steps |
| PT WAS CARRYING VACUUM DOWN STAIR CASE, TWISTED R ANKLE, FELL DOWN STAI RS WHEN FELL TESTICLES CAUGHT ON CORD HOOK. DX. SCROTAL, KNEE ANKLE PAI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT WAS INJURED PULLING OUT VACUUM PARTS. DX: R THUMB SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT USED VACUUM AND INJURED SHOULDER AT HOME DX/ RIGHT SHOULDER STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| L LEG PAINFUL AFTER TRIPPING OVER A VACUUM CLEANER CORD AT HOME, STATED BULLET FROM GSW IN JUNE '09 IS AGAINST A NERVE. DX. SPRAIN L KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| DX PELVIC PAIN/THREATEND ABORTION/BACTERIURIA PREGNANT STATE: WAS VACUUM'G TODAY & STARTED TO GET SHARP LOWER ABD PN W SPOT'G |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT HAD BACK PX PUSHING VACUUM. DX: LOW BACK PX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| TRIP OVER VACUUM CLEANER DX: CONTUSION ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PAIN AFTER LIFTING VACUUM CLEANER LT SHOULDER STRAIN * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 23YOF STRUCK LT GREAT TOE AGAINST VACUUM SWEEPER THIS MORNING; TOENAIL AVULSION |
| 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: 05/24/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT TRIPPED OVER VACUUM CLEANER LAST NIGHT AT HOME. D: FOOT/ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| ANKLE CT-DROPPED VACUUM CLEANER ON ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2009 | Age: 24 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 |
| R ARM STR/24YOF STS AT HOME WAS CARRYING A CLEANER UP STAIRS AND FELL F ORWARD INJURING R ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT TRIPPED OVER VACUUM CLEANER. DX ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Tables |
| PT KICKED A BALL AWAY FROM VACUUM CLEANER AND HIT FOOT ON TABLE. DX: R FOOT SPRAIN/CONT/ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2009 | Age: 25 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 |
| SPR ARM- TRIPPED VACUUM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| DX R TOE FX: TOE PN AFTER STUB'G IN 10D AGO ON A VACUUM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PTS HAND HIT AGAINST VACUUM, SUS CONTUSION TO HAND% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Stairs or steps |
| DX PALPATIONS/TACHYCARDIA/PREGNANCY-KNOWN CONDITION: W TAK'G VACUUM CLEANER UP STEPS & HEART STARTED RAC'G +PALPATATIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL OCVCER VACUUM DX:WRIST INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| BACK PAIN, FELL AGAINST COUCH WHILE VACUUMING DX: BACK CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| RT ELBOW STRAIN.PT WAS PULLING ON A VACUUM AND INJURED ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| STUBBED (R) "BABY TOE" ON VACUME CLEANER-----FX (R) 5TH TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT HIT TOE ON VACUUM CLEANER. DX: L FIFTH TOE FX W/LATERAL DISPLACEMENT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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