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

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 566
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Date: 12/26/2009Age: 70 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Vacuum cleaners
PT TRIPPED AND FELL ONTO VACUUM DX: RT KNEE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/09/2009Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Vacuum cleaners
L KNEE STR/55YOM TRIPPED OVER VACUUM CLEANER INJURING L KNEE. STS TWIST ED IT WHEN IT TURNED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/19/2009Age: 79 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Other
Product: Vacuum cleaners
TRIPPED OVER VACCUUM. DX-R KNEE INJURY #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/15/2009Age: 79 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Other
Product: Vacuum cleaners
HAS PAIN TO L KNEE FOR 2 WEEKS WORSE AFTER VACUUMING YESTERDAY DX- KN EE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/23/2009Age: 62 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
PT VACUUMING HER HOUSE YESTERDAY AND STRAINED RIGHT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/31/2009Age: 54 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Vacuum cleaners
PT WAS VACUUMING IN HER HOME WHEN SHE TWISTED HER RT KNEE CAUSING INJURY. C/O PAIN ,TENDERNESS DX: RT KNEE DISLOCATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/28/2009Age: 67 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Vacuum cleaners
PT AT HOME FELL OVER VACUUM CLEANER LANDING ON L KNEE/ DX FX L KNEE PATELLA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/10/2009Age: 80 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Vacuum cleaners
PT SUSTAINED KNEE SPRAIN WHEN SHE BENT OVER AND HEARD A POP WHILE VACUUMING*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/20/2009Age: 70 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Other
Product: Vacuum cleaners
DX KNEE PAIN. P/W R KNEE PAIN, SINCE YTDY AFTER DO'G HEAVY AMOUNT OF VACUUM'G
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/13/2009Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Other
Product: Vacuum cleaners
PT STUMBLED WHILE USING VACCUM CLEANER, SUSTAINED KNEE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/11/2009Age: 66 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, Ceilings and walls
WAS VACUUMING A NARROW CONRNER B/T THE BED&THE WALL&TWISTED KNEE >>SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/23/2009Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Vacuum cleaners
59 YOM HAS RIGHT KNEE PAIN WHILE VACCUUMING DISLOCATED KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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