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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 258
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/22/2007 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Stairs or steps |
| PT WAS CARRYING VACUUM CLEANER DOWN STEPS AND FELL INJURING ARM AT HOME DX: CONTUSION WITH ABRASION TO LEFT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2007 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A FOREARM BY STRIKING VACUUM WHEN FELL TO FLOOR AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2007 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| FX FOREARM, RAN INTO VACUUM AND FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2007 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| FOREARM LAC-FELL AGAINST A SWEEPER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2007 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 11 YO F CONTUSION TO FOREARM AFTER TRIPPING OVER THE VACUM AT HOME* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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