Accidents - Vacuum cleaners - 50+ years old - Year 2002 - Upper Trunk

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 668
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/20/2002	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Vacuum cleaners
CHEST WALL CONTUSION.PT TRIPPED AND STRUCK CHEST ON A VACUUM CLEANER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2002	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Vacuum cleaners
TRIPPED OVER VACUUM CLEANER-RIB FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2002	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Vacuum cleaners, Plastic containers
CONTUSION CHEST - PATIENT AT HOME TRIPPED OVER VACUUM CLEANER AND FELL ONTO PLASTIC CRATE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2002	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Vacuum cleaners
PT TRIPPED OVER A VACUUM CLEANER AT HOME SUSTAINED A FRACTURE TO LEFT R IB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2002	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Vacuum cleaners, Stairs or steps
PT PULLED MUSCLE IN CHEST VACCUMING STAIRS, LEFT WITHOUT BEING SEEN
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 06/28/2002	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Vacuum cleaners
PT WAS VACUUMING WHEN SHE SUSTAINED CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/16/2002	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Vacuum cleaners, Floors or flooring materials
PT FELL OVER VACUUM CLEANER AND FELL IN FLOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2002	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Vacuum cleaners
PT SUST. CONT. TO CHEST ON VACUUM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2002	Age: 65 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
PATIENT WITH ONSET OF CHEST PAIN WHILE VACUUMING. D: CHEST PAIN, NON-SP ECIFIC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2002	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Vacuum cleaners
VACUMMING THIS MORNING, ONSET OF CHEST PAIN. REFUSED ADMISSION. CHEST PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2002	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Vacuum cleaners, Chairs
TRIPPED OVER VACUUM CLEANER FELL ON CHAIRRIGHT SIDE RIB FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2002	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Vacuum cleaners
FELL AGAINST VACUUM CLEANER HANDLE DX: CONTUSION MID BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2002	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Mobile/Manufactured home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Vacuum cleaners, Ceilings and walls
PT. STATES THE HE TRIPPED OVER THE VACUUM CLEANER ON THURSDAY AND FELL, HIT R POST CHEST ON CORNER OF WALL. DX. CONT CHEST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2002	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Vacuum cleaners
BACK PAIN FOR ONE HOUR WHILE VACUUMING THE HOUSE, SHARP, DULL ACHE IN CHEST. ACUTE CHEST PAIN, R/O MI, BACK PAIN, TACHYCARDIA, PANCREATI
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/14/2002	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Vacuum cleaners
72 Y.O. W FEMALE W/CHEST WALL CONTUSION. PT FELL AGAINST CARPET CL EANER @ HOME. PT ADM. E8889
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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