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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 500
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/22/2007 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| RIGHT HAND AND WRIST STR. PT WAS INJURED WHEN FALLING OVER A VACUUM COR D |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2007 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT WAS AT HOME USING A VACUUM CLEANER, STRAINED LT WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2007 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| TRIPPED HIT RIGHT FACE ON VACUUM SWEEPER FRACTURE RIGHT ULNA (WRIST) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2007 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| LEFT WRIST STR. PT STRAINED WRIST WHEN FALLING BACKWARDS OVER A VACUUM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2007 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| LEFT WRIST FX.PT TRIPPED OVER A VACUUM CORD AND FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2007 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT STRAINED R WRIST USING VACUUM CLEANER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2007 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT WAS AT HOME,TRIPPED OVER A VACCUM CLEANER CORD, FELL CAUSING A FX TO LT WRIST, LUMBAR STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2007 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| FRACTURED WRIST WHEN TRIPPED OVER CORD WHILE VACUUMING AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2007 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT CLEANING FLOORBOARDS WITH VACUUM WHEN FELT/HEARD SNAP. D: WRIST SPRA IN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2007 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| SPRAIN WRIST = 65 YO FEMALE PRESENTS WITH RIGHT WRIST PAIN - FELL WHILE VACCUMING TODAY - ALSO COMPLAINS OF RIGHT KNEE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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