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Accidents - Vacuum cleaners - 6-15 years old - Year 2004

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 710
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Head:205Face:152
Toe:83Mouth:75
Eyeball:71Upper Trunk:58
Finger:44Lower Trunk:12
Foot:6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/24/2004Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Vacuum cleaners
PT WAS AT HOME WHEN HE WAS HIT BY THE VACCUUM CLEANER HOSE CAUSING A LA CERATION TO HIS SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/06/2004Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Vacuum cleaners
PATIENT HAD SUDDEN ONSET OF ABDOMINAL PAIN WHILE VACUUMING; MUSCLE STRA IN, HIP STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/05/2004Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Vacuum cleaners
AFTER PLAYING W/ SISTER STRUCK HIS HEAD ON VACUUM LACERATION FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/19/2004Age: 11 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Vacuum cleaners
HEART STARTED RACKING WHILE VACUUMING @ HOME (HR212) DX SVT - RESOLVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/17/2004Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Vacuum cleaners
COUSIN HIT PATIENT WITH HOSE FROM VACUUM; FACIAL LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/07/2004Age: 12 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Vacuum cleaners
PT TRIPPED OVER A VACUUM CLEANER AND INJURED FINGER. DX FINGER SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/18/2004Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Vacuum cleaners
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT THUMB WHILE USING A VACUUM CLEANER AT HOME LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/16/2004Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Vacuum cleaners
PATIENT HAD PREVIOUS TOE FX., HIT TOE ON VACUUM YESTERDAY AT HOME, BLEE DING; GREAT TOE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/08/2004Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Vacuum cleaners
PT'S FINGER GOT CAUGHT IN CENTRAL VACCUM OUTLET? SUSTAINED "LEFT INDEX ABRASION"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/29/2004Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Vacuum cleaners
PT FX TOE WHEN STRUCKON VACUUM CLEANER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/22/2004Age: 9 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Vacuum cleaners
PATIENT WAS PULLING ON VACUUM CLEANER CORD AND IT HIT HER IN EYE. DX; CORNEAL ABRASION TO RIGHT EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/15/2004Age: 13 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Vacuum cleaners
PT LAC FINGER ON A VACUUM CLEANER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/12/2004Age: 15 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Vacuum cleaners
CONTUSION TO FOOT DUE TO DROPPING VACUME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/02/2004Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Vacuum cleaners
CUT SCALP WHEN VACUUM CLEANER TUBE WAS THROWN AT HIM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/16/2004Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Vacuum cleaners
HIT HEAD ON VACUUM CLEANER. DX- MINOR HEAD INJURY, 2 CM SCALP LACERATIO N
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/21/2004Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Vacuum cleaners
6 Y.O. B MALE W/LAC TO FACE. PT WAS STRUCK IN THE FACE W/A VACUUM CLEAN ER @ HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/11/2004Age: 7 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Vacuum cleaners
HIT IN FACE W/VACUUM CLEANER DX: 2 CM LAYERED LIP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/24/2004Age: 12 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Vacuum cleaners
STRUCK TOE ON VACUUM CLEANER - FRACTURE LEFT 5TH TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/14/2004Age: 11 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Vacuum cleaners
VACCUM CLEANER HIT LIP. 1CM LIP LAC UPPER LIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/13/2004Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Vacuum cleaners
PT C/O BEING HIT ON HEAD. PT WAS HIT IN HEAD WITH END OF VACCUM CLEANER TUBE. DX LAC TO SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/24/2004Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Vacuum cleaners
A FEW DAYS AGO A VACCUM CLEANER FELL HIT PT ON RT SIDE C/O STILL HAS P AIN, CONTUSION HIP AND THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/01/2004Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Vacuum cleaners
PT PLAYING WITH HIS BROTHER WHEN HE WAS ACCIDENTLY HIT WITH A PIECE OF THE VACUUM CLEANER LACERATION FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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