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Accidents - Vacuum cleaners - 50+ years old - Year 2008 - Head

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 423
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/19/2008Age: 86 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Vacuum cleaners
TRIPPED AND HIT HEAD WHILE VACUUMING AT HOME. DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/21/2008Age: 60 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Other
Product: Vacuum cleaners
DX DIZZINEESS: 1 EPISODE OF LIGHTHEADEDNESS X5MIN YTDY W VACUUMING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/07/2008Age: 67 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Vacuum cleaners
67 YO FEMALE FELL AND HIT HEAD ON VACUUM CLEANER CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/16/2008Age: 81 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Concussion
Product: Vacuum cleaners
81 Y/O F INJURED BACK OF HEAD WHEN TRIPPED OVER CORD ON VACUUM CLEANER AT HOME. DX; CONCUSSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/14/2008Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Vacuum cleaners
52 YO TRIPPED OVER VACUUM CLEANER STRIKING HEAD LAC HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/08/2008Age: 65 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Vacuum cleaners
CHIK,CS,LS.PT TRIPPED OVER A VACUUM CLEANER AND FELL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/26/2008Age: 78 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Vacuum cleaners, Stairs or steps
PT RECEIVED CONCUSSION WITH SCALP LACERATION WHEN TRIPPED OVER A VACCUM CLEANER CORD AT HOME HIT HEAD ON STEPS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/23/2008Age: 90 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Vacuum cleaners
FELL BACK WARDS WHILE VACUUMING AND HIT BACK OF HEAD/ SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/25/2008Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Vacuum cleaners, Chairs
PT TRIPPED OVER VACUUM CLEANER AND HIT HEAD ON CHAIR DX// SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/22/2008Age: 59 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Vacuum cleaners
TRIPPED OVER VACUUM CLEANER CONTUSION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/26/2008Age: 82 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Vacuum cleaners
CONTUSION TO HEAD AFTER TRIPPING OVER THE VACUUM AND STRIKING HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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