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Accidents - Vacuum cleaners - 50+ years old - Year 2009 - Head

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 415
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Date: 12/18/2009Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Vacuum cleaners, Tables
51YOF TRIPPED OVER VACUUM CLEANER AND HIT HEAD ON GLASS TABLE CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/03/2009Age: 68 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Vacuum cleaners
PT WAS VACUUMING TRUNK OF CAR AND HIT HEAD ON TRUNK LID DX LACERATION TO SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/25/2009Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Vacuum cleaners
VACUUM FELL AND HIT PT IN HEAD. DX: MINOR CLOSED HEAD INJURY, HEAD CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/09/2009Age: 75 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Vacuum cleaners, Floors or flooring materials
BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA-TRIPPED ON VACUUM CORD-FELL TO THE FLOOR-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/05/2009Age: 67 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Vacuum cleaners
WAS VACUUMING HER HOUS WHEN HANDLE SLIPPED STRIKING PT'S FOREHEAD,NO OC >>CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/24/2009Age: 80 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Vacuum cleaners, Floors or flooring materials
PT. TRIPPED OVER VACUUM AND LANDED ON FLOOR AT HOME DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY , INTERCRANIAL BLEED
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 03/27/2009Age: 77 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Vacuum cleaners
PT THINKS SHE TRIPPED ON CORD TO VACUUM CLEANER FELL HIT HEAD HAS LAC TO BACK OF HEAD WITH NO MEMORY OF EPISODE DX- LAC CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/22/2009Age: 67 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Vacuum cleaners, Tables
PT WAS VACUMMING, TRIPPED OVER THE HOSE, HIT HEAD ON COFFEE TABLE DX; HEAD CONTUSION / CONCUSSION W/O LOC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/28/2009Age: 64 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Vacuum cleaners, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT PICKING UP A VACUUM CLEANER HIT HEAD ON THE CABINET CLOSED HEAD INJU RY WAS ANGRY AND SLAMMED THE CABINBET DOOR BOUNCED IN FACE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/09/2009Age: 76 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Vacuum cleaners, Floors or flooring materials
76 Y/O TRIPPED OVER VACUUM CLEANER AND HIT THE FLOOR AT HOME. DX-CHI.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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