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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 797
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/25/2010 | Age: 31 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: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| DX LEG PN: 31YOF WAS VACUMMING HOUSE 4D AGO, ONSET BILAT LE PN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2010 | Age: 42 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: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 42YOF SCRAPED RIGHT LOWER LEG AGAINSTB A VACUUM CLEANER FOUR DAYS AGO A ND IT GOT INFECTED CELLULITIS LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2010 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Knives with replaceable blades |
| 45YOM WAS CUTTING SOMETHING OFF VACUUM AND HIT LEG WITH UTILITY KNIVE DX:RT LOWER LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2010 | Age: 49 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 |
| RT LOWER LEG CONT. 49 YOF HIT LEG ON A VACUUM CLEANER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2010 | Age: 50 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 |
| LEFT LOWER LEG CONTUSION.50YOF HIT LOWER LEG ON A VACUUM CLEANER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 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: 01/29/2008 | Age: 49 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 |
| RIGHT LOWER LEG CONT. PT WAS VACUUMING CAR AND SLIPPED INJURING LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2007 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| LEG PAIN AFTER VACUUMING--LEG STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2007 | Age: 49 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: Fracture |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 49 YO F FRACTURE PROXIMAL FIBULA L KNEE DISLOCATION INJURED AFTER TRIPPING OVER A VACUUM CLAENER* |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/21/2006 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| CONTUSION TO LEG WHEN STRUCK BY A VACUUM CLEANER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2004 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HER LOWER LEG FROM STRIKING A VACUUM CLEAN ER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2003 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Sewing basket articles |
| PT WAS VACUUMING AND NEEDLE WENT INTO LEG. DX: FB R LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| ABRAS L LEG; TRIPPED ON VACUUM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2001 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2001 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/09/2001 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/1999 | Age: 43 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: Fracture |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/1999 | Age: 36 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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