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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 489
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/20/2003 | Age: 52 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| PATIENT TRIPPED OVER A VACUUM CLEANER AND FELL ON THE FLOOR AT HOME. DX-RIGHT KNEE STRAIN AND CONTUSIONS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| KNEE LAC-@ HOME-FIGHTING W/ SISTER-SWUNG AROUND & HIT VACUUM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2003 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT SPRAINED HER KNEE AS A RESULT OF TRIPPING OVER THE VACUUM AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2003 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| CONTUSION R KNEE - TRIPPED OVER VACUUM SWEEPER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2003 | Age: 45 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 |
| PT GETTING A VACUUM CLEANER OUT OF THE BACK OF HIS VAN STRAINED LEFT KN EE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2003 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 15 Y/O M C/O LT. KNEE PAIN- FELL ON VACUUM CLEANER. DX; LT. TIBIA FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2003 | Age: 76 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 |
| TRIPPED OVER VACUUM CORD-CONTUSION RIGHT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2003 | Age: 58 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 |
| PUSHED VACUUM CLEANER WITH FOOT AND FELT A "POP" IN KNEE DX: KNEE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2003 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Rugs or carpets |
| 56 YO FEMALE FELL WHILE VACUUMING CARPET SPRAIN RIGHT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2003 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT RIPPED OVER A VACUUM CLEANER CORD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT TRIPPED OVER VACUM CLEANER DX KNEE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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