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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 308
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/17/2005 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| ELECTRICAL SHOCK-@ HOME-STEPPED INTO A FLOODED BASEMENT WHILE BAREFOOT- VACUUM CLEANER CORD WAS IN THE WATER-PT FELT TINGLY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2005 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 39 YO FEMALE HAD HARD TIME BREATHING WHILE VACUUMING SOB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS VACUUMING THE FLOOR WHEN HE CLUTCHED HIS CHEST HAD BEEN DRINKING ALCOHOL PASSED OUT WITH SEIZURELIKE ACTIVITY SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 05/06/2005 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT VACUUMING HOME, HIT RT ANKLE ON CLEANER, PW ANKLE, UNABLE TO STOP BL EEDING, PT TAKES *** AND ASA, COAGULOPATHY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2005 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| FELL WHILE CARRYING VACUUM CLEANER. UNSURE IF FELL OVER VACUUM OR SEIZED PRIOR TO FALL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2005 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| CHEST PAIN WHILE VACUUMING - RULE OUT ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/20/2005 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, General purpose household cleaners |
| WHILE VACUUMING USED CARPET FRESHNER, BECAME SHORT OF BREATH DX: ASTHMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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