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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 697
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/02/2005 | Age: 76 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 FELL AND LANDED ON A VACUUM CLEANER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2005 | Age: 75 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 |
| BUMPED HEAD ON A SHARP CORNER WHILE VACUUMING IN HOUSE SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2005 | Age: 9 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 |
| BROTHER ACC THREW VACUUM CLEANER ATTATCHMENT THAT HIT PT' S HEAD " LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2005 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Stairs or steps |
| LACERATION HEAD - 38 YOF WAS VACUUMING STAIRS WHEN A CANISTER VACUUM FE LL HITTING HER ON THE HEAD CAUSING A LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2005 | Age: 78 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 |
| TRIPPED OVER VACUUM CLEANER, FELL HITTING HEAD " CHI" + " HEAD CONTS' +" ELBOW INJ" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2005 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Tables |
| PT WAS VACUUMING AND TRIPPED OVER CORD AND STRUCK HEAD ON A TABLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2005 | Age: 2 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, Stairs or steps |
| PT. WAS STANDING AT BOTTOM OF STEPS WHEN HAND-HELD VACUUM CLEANER BOUNC ED DOWN STEPS + HIT HEAD. 1MC. SCALP LAC. DX.: HEAD INJ., SUPERFICIAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2005 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Stairs or steps |
| HIT IN HEAD WITH A VACUUM CLEANER THAT FELL DOWN THE STEPS CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2005 | Age: 32 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, Ironing boards or covers |
| TRIPPED ON VACUUM,HIT IRONING BOARD-HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2005 | Age: 2 months | 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 |
| ABRASION TO HEAD GOT HIT BY VACCUM HANDLE DX: CONTUSION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2005 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 62 YO FEMALE TRIPPED OVER VACUUM CORD AND LANDED ON LEFT SIDE CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2005 | Age: 1 months | 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 |
| FELL HIT HEAD ON VACCUM CLEANER AND SUSTAINED A CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2005 | Age: 5 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 HAD VACUUM CLEANER FALL ON HIM; SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2005 | Age: 34 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 VACUUMING AND GOT HAIR STUCK IN VACUUM C/O HEAD PAIN HEAD CONTUS ION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2005 | Age: 7 years | 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, Ceilings and walls |
| TRIPPED OVER VACUUM CORD AND HIT HEAD ON WALL/DOOR AT GRANMA'S HOUSE; H EAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2005 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | 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 FELL AT HOME, HIT VACCUM CLEANER, LACERATION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2005 | Age: 9 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT SUST HEAD INJURY ACCIDENTALLY HIT WITH VACUUM CLEANER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2005 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT TRIPPED OVER VACUUM CLEANER AND HIT HEAD ON CABINET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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