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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 390
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/06/2004 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS VACUUMING THE FLOOR WHEN SHE FELL STRIKING BACK OF HEAD CLOSED H EAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2004 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Ceilings and walls |
| 65YOM AT HOME USING A VACUMM TRIPPED HIT HEAD ON WALL DX/1.5CM LAC SCALP LEFT HIP DISLOCATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2004 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Furniture |
| TRIPPED OVER VACUUM CLEANER CORD, HIT HEAD ON FURNITURE DX LACERATION HEAD, FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2004 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PATIENT FELL OVER A VACUUM AT HOME. DX-CLOSED HEAD INJURY, 2.5CM LACERATION FOREHEAD, CONTUSION SHOULDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/01/2004 | Age: 99 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT TRIPPED OVER VACCUM ON FLOOR WHILE BENDING OVER TO PICK UP OBJECT, H EAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2004 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT WAS BENDING OVER TO TRY OUT NEW VACUUM CLEANER WHEN SHE FELL AND HIT HER HEAD. DX. HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/02/2004 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Refrigerators |
| 71 Y.O. W FEMALE W/CHI. PT STS SHE WAS WALKING BACKWARDS W/HER VACCUUM CLEANER & RAN INTO THE REFRIGERATOR @ HOME. E8889 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2004 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Coal or wood-burning stoves |
| PT. TRIPPED OVER A VACUUM CLEANER AND HIT HER HEAD ON CAST IRON STOVE LACERATING SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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