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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 489
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/18/2003 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| FELL HIT BACK OF HEAD ON VACCUM CLEANER AND LACERATED HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2003 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Doors |
| TRIPPED OVER SWEEPER AT HOME AND FELL HITTING BACK OF HEAD ON WOODEN DOOR FRAME CAUSING LACERATION; 2CM SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2003 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Tables |
| LOST BALANCE MOVING VACUUM CLEANER-HIT COFFEE TABLE HEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2003 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| TRIPPED AND FELL ON VACCUM HOSE AT CARWASH CAUSING HEAD INJURY DX: CONC USSION TO HEAD AND CONTUSION TO LEFT SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2003 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| CLOSED HEAD INJURY, CONTUSIONS L SHOULDER & L KNEE, FX R 3RD TOE, TRIPPED OVER VACUM SWEEPER LAST NIGHT, INJURED THE ABOVE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/01/2003 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 68YOM FELL AND HIT HEAD ON VACUUM CLEANER, ALSO BROKE HIP DX: FALL FOREHEAD LAC/ CONCUSSION W/O LOC /R HIP PAIN PROB FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/10/2003 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Counters or countertops |
| TRIPPED OVER VACUUM / HIT HEAD ON COUNTER DX: SCALP LAC. / HEAD HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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