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Accidents - Vacuum cleaners - 50+ years old - Year 2007 - Knee

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 222
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Date: 12/29/2007Age: 79 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Vacuum cleaners
TRIPPED ON VACUUM CORD AND FELL, L KNEE PAIN DX; KNEE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/03/2007Age: 85 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Vacuum cleaners
TRIPPED OVER CORD TO VACUUM CLEANER AT HOME INJURING KNEE, NOW HAS INFE CTION. DX ;ABRASION KNEE WITH CELLULITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/14/2007Age: 66 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Other
Product: Vacuum cleaners
PT FELT KNEE POP WHILE VACUUMING. DX: LATERAL COLLATERAL LIGAMENT INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/05/2007Age: 74 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Other
Product: Vacuum cleaners
SMALL BAKER'S CYST R KNEE/74YOF WITH HX OF BAKER'S CYSTS, C/O POSTERIOR R KNEE PAIN THAT BEGAN WHILE VACUUMING YESTERDAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/13/2007Age: 83 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Vacuum cleaners
83 YO FEMALE FELL OVER VACUUM CLEANER CORD TONIGHT AT HARRAHS LEFT KNEE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/06/2007Age: 77 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Vacuum cleaners
DX LEFT KNEE STRAIN: TRIPPED OVER VACUUM CLEANER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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