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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,044
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| CHEST WALL CAT SCRATCHES-AT HOME-HOLDING CAT WHEN SHE STARTED A VACUUM CLEANER-GOT SCRATCHED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/24/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| BACK STRAIN-BENT OVER-REPAIRING A VACUUM CLEANER-AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2002 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| CHEST WALL CONTUSION.PT TRIPPED AND STRUCK CHEST ON A VACUUM CLEANER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 50 YO FEMALE DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN WHILE VACUUMING CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| TODAY SNEEZED AND BENT OVER TO PICKUP VACUUM CLEANER AND DEVELOPED SHAR P MID CHEST PAIN. LEFT W/O BEING SEEN BY MD. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 11/04/2002 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| TRIPPED OVER VACUUM CLEANER-RIB FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2002 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Plastic containers |
| CONTUSION CHEST - PATIENT AT HOME TRIPPED OVER VACUUM CLEANER AND FELL ONTO PLASTIC CRATE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 36 YO MALE WAS VACUUMING AND GOT SHORT OF BREATH CHEST WALL PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2002 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A VACUUM CLEANER AT HOME SUSTAINED A FRACTURE TO LEFT R IB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Stairs or steps |
| PT PULLED MUSCLE IN CHEST VACCUMING STAIRS, LEFT WITHOUT BEING SEEN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 07/30/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT RECEIVED CHEST PAIN WHEN VACUUMING HOUSE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT WAS VACUUMING WHEN SHE SUSTAINED CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/16/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FELL OVER VACUUM CLEANER AND FELL IN FLOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT SUST. CONT. TO CHEST ON VACUUM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2002 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PATIENT WITH ONSET OF CHEST PAIN WHILE VACUUMING. D: CHEST PAIN, NON-SP ECIFIC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| CHEST PRESSURE AND PAIN DOWN ARM WHILE VACUUMINGCHEST WALL PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| LIFTING A VACUUM CLEANER AT HOME AT 1400 AND DEVELOPED SUDDEN PAIN INHE R RIGHT MID BACK. DX ACUTE THORACIC STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| LEFT SIDE CHEST PAIN AND LEFT ARM PAIN, VACUMMING SAT AND WORKING IN RO SH BUSHES. CHEST AND LEFT ARM PAIN, SUSPECT RADICULAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2002 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| VACUMMING THIS MORNING, ONSET OF CHEST PAIN. REFUSED ADMISSION. CHEST PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2002 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Chairs |
| TRIPPED OVER VACUUM CLEANER FELL ON CHAIRRIGHT SIDE RIB FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| TRIPPED OVER CAT. PAIN LOW BACK RT SIDE. FELL LANDED ON VACUUM CLEANER. DX; CLINICAL RIB FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PATIENT HAVING CHEST PAIN WHEN VACUUMING ROOM; CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2002 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| FELL AGAINST VACUUM CLEANER HANDLE DX: CONTUSION MID BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| CHEST PAIN WHILE VACUUMING CHEST WALL PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2002 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Mobile/Manufactured home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Ceilings and walls |
| PT. STATES THE HE TRIPPED OVER THE VACUUM CLEANER ON THURSDAY AND FELL, HIT R POST CHEST ON CORNER OF WALL. DX. CONT CHEST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| BACK PAIN FOR ONE HOUR WHILE VACUUMING THE HOUSE, SHARP, DULL ACHE IN CHEST. ACUTE CHEST PAIN, R/O MI, BACK PAIN, TACHYCARDIA, PANCREATI |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/24/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| CHEST WALL PAIN-STARTED AFTER VACUUMING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2002 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 72 Y.O. W FEMALE W/CHEST WALL CONTUSION. PT FELL AGAINST CARPET CL EANER @ HOME. PT ADM. E8889 |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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