Accidents - Vacuum cleaners - 26-50 years old - Years 1997-2010 - All Of Body

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,168
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	81
Year 1998:	37
Year 1999:	106
Year 2000:	87
Year 2001:	33
Year 2002:	196
Year 2003:	84
Year 2004:	181
Year 2005:	150
Year 2007:	85
Year 2008:	90
Year 2009:	15
Year 2010:	16

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/04/2010	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Vacuum cleaners, Electrical outlets or receptacles
40YOF, WAS VACUUMING WHEN THE CORD @ THE ELECTRICAL OUTLET CAUGHT ON FI RE, PULLED THE CORD TO UNPLUG THE VACUUM&FELLT A SHOCK>>ELECTRIC SHOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2009	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Vacuum cleaners
BAGLESS VACUUM CLOGGED UP AND DUST WENT INTO AIR ASTHMA ACUTE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2008	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Vacuum cleaners
DX AMS-RESOLVED/POSS MEDICATION RXN VS TIA: BIB HUSBAND. FOUNG PT CONFUSED, GROGGY W SLURRED SPEECH. PT FELL DOWN SEVERAL X W VACUUM'G
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2008	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Vacuum cleaners
ALLERGIC REACT/46YOF STS WAS SHAKING VACUUM CLEANER BAG OUT AND BECAME WHEEZY WITH HIVES ON NECK AND ARMS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2007	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Vacuum cleaners
ELECTRIC SHOCK TO RIGHT HAND WHEN PLUGGING UP A VACUUM CLEANER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2007	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Vacuum cleaners, Electrical outlets or receptacles
PT WAS HOLDING A DYSFUNCTIONAL VACCUM CORD THAT WAS PLUGGED INTO A WALL SOCKET, PT WAS SHOCKED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/11/2005	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Vacuum cleaners
39 YO FEMALE HAD HARD TIME BREATHING WHILE VACUUMING SOB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2005	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Vacuum cleaners, Floors or flooring materials
PT WAS VACUUMING THE FLOOR WHEN HE CLUTCHED HIS CHEST HAD BEEN DRINKING ALCOHOL PASSED OUT WITH SEIZURELIKE ACTIVITY SYNCOPE
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 01/20/2005	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Vacuum cleaners, General purpose household cleaners
WHILE VACUUMING USED CARPET FRESHNER, BECAME SHORT OF BREATH DX: ASTHMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2004	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Vacuum cleaners
PT HAS BRIEF SYNCOPAL EVENT WHILE VACUUMING. D: SYNCOPE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2004	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Vacuum cleaners
PT VACUUMING AT HOME AND PLUGGED IN VACUUM AND RECEIVED A SHOCK THRU WH OLE BODY ELECTRIC SHOCK TO BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2004	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Vacuum cleaners, Floors or flooring materials
WHILE VACUUMING DEVLOPED CHEST PAIN & SLUMPED ON FLOOR DX: SYNCOPE, FALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2003	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Vacuum cleaners
ALLERGIC REACTION - 41 YOF WAS VACUUMING AND DEVELOPED LEFT EYE SWELLIN G, WHEEZING, HIVES ON TRUNK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2003	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Vacuum cleaners
PT WAS USING A VACUUM SWEEPER WHEN BEGAN TO HAVE LT ARM WEAKNESS; POSSIBLE CEREBRAL VASCULAR ACCIDENT (CVA)
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/23/2002	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Vacuum cleaners
PATIENT SHORT OF BREATH AFTER VACUUMING AT HOME. USED SON'S *** NEBULIZ ER & NOW FEELS ANTSY-JITTERY. D:POSS. ALLERGIC RXN, HYPERTENSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2002	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Vacuum cleaners
VASOVAGAL SYNCOPE - FAINTED WHEN VACUUMING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2002	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Vacuum cleaners
WHILE VACUUMING DEVELOPED PALPITATIONS DX: PALPITATIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2001	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Vacuum cleaners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2001	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Vacuum cleaners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2000	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Vacuum cleaners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2000	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Vacuum cleaners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2000	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Vacuum cleaners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2000	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Vacuum cleaners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2000	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Vacuum cleaners, Faucets or spigots
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/1999	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Vacuum cleaners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/1999	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Vacuum cleaners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/1999	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Vacuum cleaners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/1998	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Vacuum cleaners, Cabinet or door hardware
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/1997	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Vacuum cleaners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/1997	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Vacuum cleaners
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/18/1997	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Vacuum cleaners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/1997	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Vacuum cleaners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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