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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 222
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/22/2003 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Scissors |
| PT. STATES "I WAS CLEANING THE VACUUM WITH A SCISSOR AND CUT HAND" DX: HAND LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2003 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| STRAINED HAND WHEN STRUCK ON VACUUM CLEANER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2003 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| RT HAND CONTUSION.PT DROPPED A VACUUM CLEANER ON HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2003 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PATIENT USED A *** VACCUUM CLEANER TONIGHT FOR ABOUT 15-20 MINUTESNOW B OTH HIS HANDS ARE SWOLLEN. DX STRAIN/CONTUSION BOTH HANDS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2003 | Age: 36 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, Fire extinguishers |
| PT CUT HAND ON FIRE EXTINGUISHER BRACKET WHILE VACUUMING, R HAND CONTUS ION 5TH WEB SPACE ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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