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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,050
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2004 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT WAS AT HOME WHEN HE WAS HIT BY THE VACCUUM CLEANER HOSE CAUSING A LA CERATION TO HIS SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2004 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS VACUUMING THE FLOOR WHEN SHE FELL STRIKING BACK OF HEAD CLOSED H EAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2004 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 30 YOF HAD A VACUUM CLEANER FALL ON HEAD CAUSING CLOSED HEAD INJURY AND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2004 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| GOT HIT ON HEAD WITH FALLING VACUUM CLEANER DX: CONTUSION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2004 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Ceilings and walls |
| 65YOM AT HOME USING A VACUMM TRIPPED HIT HEAD ON WALL DX/1.5CM LAC SCALP LEFT HIP DISLOCATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2004 | Age: 7 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| HANDLE OF AN UPRIGHT VACUM FELL AND HIT PT TO HEAD. DX CHI. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2004 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| SCALP LAC-@ HOME-PT'S BROTHER HIT HIM W/A SWEEPER CORD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2004 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Furniture |
| TRIPPED OVER VACUUM CLEANER CORD, HIT HEAD ON FURNITURE DX LACERATION HEAD, FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2004 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| VACCUME CLEANER FELL ON PATIENT'S HEAD TONIGHT. DX: SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2004 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PATIENT FELL OVER A VACUUM AT HOME. DX-CLOSED HEAD INJURY, 2.5CM LACERATION FOREHEAD, CONTUSION SHOULDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/17/2004 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| DIRECT BLOW WITH HOOPED OF VACUUM CLEANER HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2004 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| CUT SCALP WHEN VACUUM CLEANER TUBE WAS THROWN AT HIM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2004 | Age: 99 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT TRIPPED OVER VACCUM ON FLOOR WHILE BENDING OVER TO PICK UP OBJECT, H EAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2004 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT WAS BENDING OVER TO TRY OUT NEW VACUUM CLEANER WHEN SHE FELL AND HIT HER HEAD. DX. HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/16/2004 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| HIT HEAD ON VACUUM CLEANER. DX- MINOR HEAD INJURY, 2 CM SCALP LACERATIO N |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2004 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| SCALP LAC, PT GOT HAIR CAUGHT IN A *** HAND HELD VACUUM AND IT CAME UP HITTING PT IN HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2004 | Age: 7 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PULLED DOWN VACUUM CLEANER ONTO HEAD DX: CONTUSION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2004 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Tables |
| CONTUSION HEAD AND SHOULDER - 37 YOF HAD BEEN VACUUMING, LOST BALANCE A ND FELL HITTING HEAD ON COFFEE TABLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2004 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| CHI - 5 YOM STRUCK ON THE HEAD BY A VACUUM CLEANER HANDLE WHEN IT FELL OVER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2004 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT C/O BEING HIT ON HEAD. PT WAS HIT IN HEAD WITH END OF VACCUM CLEANER TUBE. DX LAC TO SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2004 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT TRIPPED OVER DADS LEG HITTING HEAD ON VACUUM CLEANER, HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2004 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Refrigerators |
| 71 Y.O. W FEMALE W/CHI. PT STS SHE WAS WALKING BACKWARDS W/HER VACCUUM CLEANER & RAN INTO THE REFRIGERATOR @ HOME. E8889 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2004 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| LACERATION HEAD - 4 YOM WAS STRUCK ON THE HEAD WITH A VACUUM CLEANER EX TENSION BY BROTHER CAUSING A LACERATION TO TOP LEFT OF HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2004 | Age: 1 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT @ HOME VACUUM FELL OVER AND HIT PT ON HEAD NO LOC. DX CHI. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2004 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Coal or wood-burning stoves |
| PT. TRIPPED OVER A VACUUM CLEANER AND HIT HER HEAD ON CAST IRON STOVE LACERATING SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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