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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 537
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/21/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT PUSHING A VACUUM CLEANER AT HOME, STRAINED LT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2002 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| FELL DOWN THREE DAYS AGO, WHILE VACUUMING INJURING L KNEE AND L SHOULDER. L PATELLA DISLOCATION $ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 22 YEAR OLD FEMALE TWISTED KNEE WHILE VACUUMING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2002 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT TRIPPED OVER VACUUM CORD. DX: R KNEE LAC 7.5 CM/CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| DISCLOCATED KNEE WHEN VACUUMING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| LEFT KNEE CONTUSION.PT TRIPPED AND FELL OVER A VACUUM CLEANER AND INJUR ED KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT INJURED KNEE WHILE VACUUMING; RT KNEE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Floors or flooring materials |
| LEFT KNEE CONTUSION.PT TRIPPED OVER A VACUUM CLEANER AND FELL AND HIT K NEE ON THE FLOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| BUMPED LT KNEE ON VACCUM CLEANER. ACUTE KNEE SPRAIN-SWELLING@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS SITTING ON FLOOR CORSS LEGGED WHILE EMPTYING HER VACUUM CLEANER WENT TO GET UP KNEE GAVE OUT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| SAYS R KNEE POPPED OUT OF PLACE WHILE VACUUMING AT HOME. R KNEE STRAIN $ |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/20/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| LEFT KNEE STR. PT INJURED KNEE WHEN TRIPPING OVER A VACUUM CLEANER CORD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| KNEE INTERNAL DERANGEMENT - TRIPPED AND FELL OVER VACUUM CLEANER INJURING LEFT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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