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Accidents - Vacuum cleaners - 50+ years old - Year 2003 - Lower Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 248
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Date: 12/07/2003Age: 72 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Vacuum cleaners
72 Y/O F INJURED R LOWER LEG WHEN TRIPPED OVER VACUUM CLEANER AT HOME. DX; R TIBIAL FX.
Disposition: Held for observation


Date: 10/01/2003Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Vacuum cleaners
LEFT LEG CONT. PT DROPPED A VACUUM CLEANER ONTO LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/02/2003Age: 56 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Vacuum cleaners
RIGHT LEG PAIN. PT WAS VACUUMING AND DEVELOPED LEG PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/17/2003Age: 68 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Vacuum cleaners
68 YO FEMALE WAS HIT ON RIGHT LEG WITH VACUUM CLEANER CONTUSION RIGHT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/20/2003Age: 86 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Vacuum cleaners
HEMATOMA RIGHT CALF - FELL ONE WEEK AGO - TRIPPED OVER SWEEPER CORD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/24/2003Age: 62 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Vacuum cleaners
VACUUM CLEANER FELL HITTING PT ON LEG. DX. LAC R LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/15/2003Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Vacuum cleaners
RT FIBULA FRACTURE.PT TRIPPED AND FELL OVER A VACUUM CLEANER AND INJURE D LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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