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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,351
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2002 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Fans |
| PT WAS WORKING ON VACCUM AND HIT LT RING FINGER ON FAN DX: FX LT RING FINGER (AMPUTATED) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/23/2002 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Ceilings and walls |
| PT VACUUMING AT HOME STRUCK RIGHT THUMB AGAINST THE WALL LACERATION FIN GER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| YESTERDAY HE GOT HIS LEFT THUMB CAUGHT IN MOVING BRUSH OF A HAND VACUUM CLEANER (***) AT GRANDPARENT'S. DX INFECTED ABRAS LT THUM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2002 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT SUS A FINGER LAC FROM A VACUUM CLEANER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 10 YOM CAUGHT FINGERS IN VACUUM CLEANER ABRASION FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2002 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PATIENT'S FINGER WENT UNDER VACUUM CLEANER LAST NIGHT; FINGER ABRASIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2002 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT ON FLOOR WITH RT INDEX FINGER CAUGHT IN VACUUM CLEANER WHILE MOM WAS CLEANING FLOOR, ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2002 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT WAS PLAYING WITH VACUUM CLEANER AND CUT FINGER. D: LACERATION RIGH T 2ND FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| JAMMED FINGER ON VACUUM CLEANER.DX SALTER HARRIS 2 FX L 3RD FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 36 Y/O MALE WAS FIXING A VACUUM CLEANDER AT HOME WHEN HE GOT HIS FINGER CAUGHT CAUSING AN AVULSION FX TO HIS LT 5TH FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| CAUGHT FINGER IN MOTOR OF VACUUM DX: L RING FINGER AVULSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| DX:LEFT INDEX FINGER AMPUTATION. PT WAS WATCHING DAD REPAIR VACUUM CLEANER AND STUCK HIS FINGER IN THE FAN IN THE VACUUM. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/13/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT HIT FINGER WHILE VACUUMING 2 WEEKS AGO, COMPLAINT OF INFECTION, R IN DEX PIP CONTUSION QUESTION INFECTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| CUT FINGER ON VACUUM LEFT 4TH FINGER TIP LACERATION W/ NAIL REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| FOREIGN BODY FINGER - 44 YOM WAS VACUUMING UP GLASS SHARDS AND GRABBED VACUUM AND FELT A STICK IN LEFT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| INJ THUMB ON VACUUM CLEANER; THUMB INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| FINGER BURN - BURNED LEFT THUMB ON VACUUM CLEANER BRUSH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| MOM ACCIDENTALLY HIT PATIENT ON FINGER WITH VACUUM HOSE AT HOME; FINGE R LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2002 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT CUT FINGER ON BOTTOM OF VACCUM CLEANER, LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT STUCK FINGER IN A VACUUM CLEANER AND LACERATED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2002 | Age: 11 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PATIENT CAUGHT THUMB IN MOVING BELT ON VACUUM CLEANER; THUMB ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| THUMB CAUGHT IN VACUUM CLEANERFRACTURE THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2002 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN A VACUUM AND L.ACERATED IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2002 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT'S MOTHER STATES CHILD REACHED UNDERNEATH THE VACUUM CLEANER WHILEHIS MOTHER WAS VACUUMING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2002 | Age: 8 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| RIGHT HAND INJURY WHILE OLDER SIBLING WAS VACUUMING DX SKIN AVULSION TO RIGHT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT. VACUUMING, SMASHED FINGER ON DRESSER. DX. 5TH FINGER FRACTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PATIENT STUCK FINGERS IN VACUUM AT HOME; FINGER ABRASIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Stairs or steps |
| PT WAS VACUUMING STAIRS MISSED A STEP AND FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT.C/O INJURY TO LT.RING FINGER SUSTAIN WHEN FINGER CAUGH IN VACUUM CLEANER TRAY. DX- CONTUSION/ABRASION LT.RING FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| CUT TOP OF RIGHT RING FINGER WITH PIECE OF METAL WHILE FIXING A CENTRAL VACUUM CLEANER AT HOME. DX LACERATION RIGHT RING FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT.INJ.L.3RD.FINGER AT HOME WHEN CAUGHT IN VACUUM. DX; L.3RD.FINGER LAC . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2002 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT SUSTAINED LAC TO FINGER FROM VACUUM CLEANER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2002 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT CAUGHT FINGER ON A VACUUM CORD, FX RT FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH VACUUM CLEANER DX: ACUTE 1.0 CM LEFT 4TH FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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