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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 575
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/10/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Rugs or carpets |
| TRIPPED OVER CORD FROM VACUUM - FELL ON CARPET - CONTUSION RIGHT FOREAR M |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2003 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A THROW RUG STRIKING RIGHT LOQWER ARM AGAINST A VACUUM CLEANER ABRASION LOER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2003 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Stairs or steps |
| TRIPPED OVER VACUUM CLEANER, FELL DOWN STEPS C/O WRIST PAIN DX CONTUSION TO LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| LEFT ARM PAIN. PT TRIPPED OVER A VACUUM AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2003 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL ONTO VACUUM CLEANER DX: CONTUSION LT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2003 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Stairs or steps |
| FELL DOWN STEPS W/ VACUUM CLEANER LEFT DISTAL RADIUS FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2003 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| DX:BURNS TO ARMS, LEG AND FACE. WORKING ON A BOAT WHEN INDUSTRIAL ***UU M TIPPED OVER IGNITING FLAMES. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/11/2003 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Aquariums or accessories |
| PT TRIPPED OVER VACUUM CLEANER AND FELL INTO FISH TANK BREAKING IT DX: FOREARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2003 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| CONTUSION R FOREARM - TRIPPED AND FELL WHEN RUNNING VACUUM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 20 YO MALE WAS HIT WITH METAL TUB FROM VACUUM CLEANER LACERATION LEFT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2003 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 49 YO FEMALE GOT VACUUM CORD STUCK AND VACUUM FELL INTO ARM CONTUSION LEFT ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2003 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| RT FOREARM PAIN-TRIPPED OVER A VACUUM CLEANER-FELL ON ARM-AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2003 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| RT FOREARM STRAIN.PT WAS VACUUMING AND INJURED FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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