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Accidents - Vacuum cleaners - Year 2008 - All Of Body

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 192
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Date: 11/05/2008Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Vacuum cleaners
PLUGGING IN A VACUUM AND SHOCKED ON THE HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/03/2008Age: 42 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Vacuum cleaners
DX AMS-RESOLVED/POSS MEDICATION RXN VS TIA: BIB HUSBAND. FOUNG PT CONFUSED, GROGGY W SLURRED SPEECH. PT FELL DOWN SEVERAL X W VACUUM'G
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/30/2008Age: 46 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Vacuum cleaners
ALLERGIC REACT/46YOF STS WAS SHAKING VACUUM CLEANER BAG OUT AND BECAME WHEEZY WITH HIVES ON NECK AND ARMS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/24/2008Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Vacuum cleaners
ELECTRICAL SHOCK-ELECTRICAL SHOCK FROM A VACUUM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/28/2008Age: 89 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Vacuum cleaners
BROUGHT INBY FAMILY FOR EVALUATION OF SUDDEN ONSET OF LIGHTHEADNESS WHE N BENT OVER WHILE USING THE VACUUM>>NEAR-SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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