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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,367
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2005 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| VACCUUMING AT HOME C/0 CHEST PAIN....CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 12/23/2005 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT LIFTING UP A VACUUM CLEANER AT HOME AND FELT A PULL IN CHEST THEN DE VELOPED CHEST PAIN- ADMITTED FOR CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/07/2005 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Ceilings and walls |
| PT TRIPPED OVER VACUUM CLEANER AND GRABBED WALL. DX: DORSAL STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2005 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| UPPER BACK PAIN AFTER LIFTING VACUUM CLEANER DX: THORACIC STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2005 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT C/O SHOULDER AND BACK PAIN. PT'S BACK HURT WHILE VACCUMING. DX ACUTE MYOFASCIAL STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2005 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 30 YO MALE LIFTED VACUUM CLEANER TWO DAYS AGO CHEST WALL PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2005 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT WAS VACUUMING AT HOME AND LIFTING HEAVY LAUNDRY AT HOME FELT A PULL IN CHEST ADMITTED FOR MOSSIBLE MI |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/14/2005 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT INJURED USING VACUUM CLEANER; CHEST STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2005 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| ATYPICAL CHEST PAIN/70YOF C/O DIAPHORESIS & NAUSEA THAT STARTED WHILE C VACUUMING TODAY AT APPROX 1:30PM.WHEN WOKE FROM NAP HAD L ARM NUMBNESS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2005 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| CHEST CT-FELL AGAINST VACUUM-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2005 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| BACK STRAIN-PAIN WHILE CARRYING A VACUUM-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2005 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| CHEST WALL CONTUSION.PT RAN INTO A VACUUM CLEANER HANDLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2005 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 63 YOF DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN AFTER VACUUMING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2005 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| FELL WHILE VACUUMING . CONTUSION R RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2005 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| CONTUSION TO CHEST WHEN TRIPPED OVER THE VACUUM AND FELL AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2005 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT VACUUMING HER FLOORS AT HOME AND FELT A PAIN IN CHEST STRAINED CHEST MUSCLES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2005 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| FELL AND HIT VACUUM RIB CONTUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2005 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| CONTUSED STERNUM AND RIBS - GOT FEET TANGLED IN VACUUM SWEEPER AND FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2005 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| DYSPNEA, CHEST PAIN WHILE VACUUMING AT HOME. DX: CHEST PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/02/2005 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Rugs or carpets |
| CHEST PAIN-WAS VACCUUMING CARPET AND FELT PAIN IN CHEST RADIATING TO LE FT ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2005 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| ATYPICAL CHEST PAIN - ONSET OF PAIN WHILE VACUUMING |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 03/26/2005 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Floors or flooring materials |
| CHEST PAIN WHILE VACUUMING FLOOR CHEST PAIN FELT LIKE YOU JUST PLAY ED BASKETBALL |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/19/2005 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| TRIPPED WHILE VACUUMING LEFT CRACKED RIB FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2005 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| BACK STRAIN-LIFTING A VACUUM WHEN PAIN STARTED-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2005 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Floors or flooring materials |
| RT RIB CONTUSION.PT WAS VACUMMING AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL ON THE FLOO R AND INJURED CHEST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2005 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| TRIPPED & FELL @ HOME & HIT RIBS ON VACCUM CLEANER. OCCULT RIB FX RT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2005 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Manual cleaning equipment |
| WAS VACCUMING AND MOPING THE FLOOR, STARTED HAVING CHEST PAIN. CHEST PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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