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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 707
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/01/2006 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| LACERATION HEAD - 4 YOF FELL HITTING HEAD ON VACUUM CLEANER SUSTAINING A LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2006 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT JUMPED OUT OF PARENTS ARMS AND HIT HEAD ON A VACUUM CAUSING A HEMAT OMA TO THE HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2006 | Age: 39 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 |
| PT IN HIS GARAGE WHEN A VACUUM CLEANER FELL ONTO HIS HEAD SUSTAINED A C LOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2006 | Age: 17 months | 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 |
| CHI, HIT WITH VACCUM HANDLE |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 10/13/2006 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT SUST LACERATION TO SCALP VACUUM CLEANER FELL ON PT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2006 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Stairs or steps |
| PT VACUUMING STAIRS WHEN VACUUM HANDLE BROKE HITTING PT ON THE HEAD 4 D AYS AGO, C/O DIZZINES, NAUSEA DX: CONCUSSION, SUPERFICIAL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2006 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| MIGRAINE - DEVELOPED SEVERE HEAD PAIN WHEN VACUUMING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2006 | Age: 55 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, Stairs or steps |
| CHI W/ LOC ? DURATION-TRIPPED ON A VACUUM-FELL-HIT A STEP-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2006 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| VERTIGO - HANDLE OF SWEEPER HIT HEAD WHEN HANGING IT UP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2006 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Pet supplies |
| PT WAS VACCUMING AND TRIPPED OVER A BAG OF KITTY LITTER AND FELL STRIKI NG HER HEAD. DX: HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2006 | Age: 4 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 |
| VACUUM CLEANER FELL BACWARDS ONTO PT' S HEAD. DX: HEAD CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2006 | Age: 65 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, Tables |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF THE SCALP BY TRIPPING OVER VACUUM AND STRI KING A TABLE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2006 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| VACUUM CLEANER FELL. DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY W/CONCUSSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2006 | Age: 31 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,FOREHEAD ABRASION.PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON A VACUUM CLEANER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2006 | Age: 40 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 |
| 40 YOM WAS HIT IN HEAD BY FALLING VACUUM CLEANER CAUSING CLOSED HEAD IN JURY, LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2006 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Ceilings and walls |
| PT FELL WHILE STANDING ; HIT HEAD ON WALL AND THEN ON VACUUM CLEANER. D : LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2006 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| ACCIDENTALLY HIT ON THE HEAD WITH A CORDLESS VACUUM DX: SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2006 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Handrails, railings or banisters |
| DX HEAD CONTUSION: TRIPPED OVER VACUUM AND HIT HEAD ON BANNISTER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2006 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Male | 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, Stairs or steps |
| V ACUUMING STAIRS AND FELL AND HIT HEAD RESULTING IN SUBARACHNOID HEMOR RHAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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