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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 863
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/22/2008 | 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, Tables |
| HEAD LACERATION: FELL TODAY, HIT HEAD ON WOODEN, ROUNDED-OFF EDGED COFFEE TABLE, TRIPPED OVER VACCUM CLEANER, 2.5 CM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Beds or bedframes |
| PATIENT HIT HEAD ON VACUUM CLEANER IN ROOM WHEN JUMPING ON BED AT HOME ; SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2008 | Age: 16 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 |
| CHI-NO LOC-FELL OVER VACUUM CLEANER-HIT HEAD-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2008 | Age: 86 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 |
| TRIPPED AND HIT HEAD WHILE VACUUMING AT HOME. DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2008 | Age: 28 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, Stairs or steps |
| PT WAS USING VACCUM AT BOTTON OF STAIRS, VACCUM WAS AT TOP OF STEPS, IT FELL DOWN STAIRS, HIT PTS HEAD, HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2008 | Age: 4 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS AT HOME WHEN HE TRIPPED OVER THE VACUUM CLEANER AND STRUCK HEAD ON FLOOR. NO LOC OR VOMITING. DX CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2008 | Age: 41 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 |
| CHI,LS.PT WAS VACUUMING AND FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2008 | Age: 21 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 |
| USING VACUUM CLEANER, TRIPPED OVER CORD. DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2008 | Age: 60 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: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| DX DIZZINEESS: 1 EPISODE OF LIGHTHEADEDNESS X5MIN YTDY W VACUUMING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2008 | Age: 8 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 FELL AND STUCK VACUUM CLEANER RESULTING IN LACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2008 | Age: 29 years | 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 |
| C/O EARACHE, SORE THROAT AND SORENESS TO L SIDE OF HEAD FROM GETTING HI T IN HEAD W/A VACUUM CLEANER. DX. FACIAL, HEAD CONTS, CERUMEN IMPACTIO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2008 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 67 YO FEMALE FELL AND HIT HEAD ON VACUUM CLEANER CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2008 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 81 Y/O F INJURED BACK OF HEAD WHEN TRIPPED OVER CORD ON VACUUM CLEANER AT HOME. DX; CONCUSSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2008 | Age: 1 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Baby bouncer seats |
| VACUUM CLEANER TIPPED ONTO PT WHILE IN BOUNCY SEAT, CRIED X10 MINS, NOW W/ABRASION TO FOREHEAD; MINOR HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2008 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| MOM PICKED UP VACUUM CLEANER AND BOTTOM PIECE DROPPED OFF AND HIT PT IN HEAD. DX SUPERFICIAL HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PATIENT PLAYING WITH SISTER IN BASEMENT AT HOME, HIT ON HEAD WITH PLAST IC DUST COLLECTING CUP FROM VACUUM CLEANER WHEN THROWN;SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2008 | Age: 52 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 |
| 52 YO TRIPPED OVER VACUUM CLEANER STRIKING HEAD LAC HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2008 | Age: 65 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 |
| CHIK,CS,LS.PT TRIPPED OVER A VACUUM CLEANER AND FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2008 | Age: 78 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 |
| PT RECEIVED CONCUSSION WITH SCALP LACERATION WHEN TRIPPED OVER A VACCUM CLEANER CORD AT HOME HIT HEAD ON STEPS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2008 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| FELL BACK WARDS WHILE VACUUMING AND HIT BACK OF HEAD/ SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2008 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Stairs or steps |
| FELL DOWN STEPS AND HIT VACUUM AT BOTTOM OF STEPS. DX SCALP HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT HIT HEAD ON VACCUM CLEANER, CONTUSION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/29/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| FELL OVER VACUUM, HIT HEAD/ SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2008 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Chairs |
| PT TRIPPED OVER VACUUM CLEANER AND HIT HEAD ON CHAIR DX// SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2008 | 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| TRIPPED OVER VACUUM CLEANER CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| FELL ON VACUUM CLEANER;DX LACERATED HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2008 | Age: 82 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 |
| CONTUSION TO HEAD AFTER TRIPPING OVER THE VACUUM AND STRIKING HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2008 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| LACERATED HEAD ON VACUUM CLEANER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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