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Accidents - Vacuum cleaners - 50+ years old - Year 2002 - Wrist

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 594
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Date: 12/14/2002Age: 70 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Vacuum cleaners
FELL WHILE PUSHING VACUUM DX: FRACTURE TO WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/09/2002Age: 65 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Vacuum cleaners
PT WAS AT HOME WHEN SHE FELL OVER A VACUUM CLEANER HOSE FX HER LT WRIST .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/03/2002Age: 80 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Vacuum cleaners
/80YOF AT HOME FELL OVER VACUUM INJ HAND DX/L WRSIT SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/12/2002Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Vacuum cleaners, Floors or flooring materials
TRIPPED OVER VACCUM CORD AND FELL ONTO FLOOR. SPRAIN TO, LEFT WRISTAND LEFT ELBOW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/02/2002Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Vacuum cleaners
55 YO F TRIPPED OVER VACUUM CLEANER WRIST FX CLOSED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/19/2002Age: 74 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Vacuum cleaners
PT. FELL BACKWARDS WHILE VACUUMING HER CHURCH AND LANDED ON AND FRACTURED WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/23/2002Age: 80 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Vacuum cleaners
RT WRIST FX-TRIPPED OVER VACUUM CLEANER @ HOME LANDED ONTO WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/12/2002Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Vacuum cleaners
PT TRIPPED OVER VACUUM LANDED ON WRIST, ACUTE L WRIST HEMATOMA OVER ULN AR ASPECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/08/2002Age: 71 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Vacuum cleaners, Floors or flooring materials
PT VACUUMING AT HOME WHEN SHE FELL TO MTHE FLOOR FRACTURED LEFT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/20/2002Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Vacuum cleaners
PT TRIPPED OVER A VACUUM. DX: L WRIST FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/10/2002Age: 75 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Vacuum cleaners
TRIPPED OVER VACUUM CLEANER DX. FRACTURE DISTAL RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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