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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 782
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/28/2008 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| DX R KNEE PAIN/R LUNG HILAR GRANULOMA-STABLE/R ARM PARATHESIAS & WEAKNESS: ONSET R LEG PAIN/NUMBNESS W VACUUM'G TODAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2008 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS AT HOME VACUUMING THE FLOOR, FELL CAUSING A STRAIN TO RT KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WALKING WITH WALKER TRIPPED OVER VACUUM DX// LEFT KNEE LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| KNEE STR. PT STRAINED KNEE WHEN USINGA VACUUM CLEANER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT TRIPPED OVER THE VACUUM CLEANER AND LANDED ON LEFT KNEE. D: LEFT K NEE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FELL ONTO FLOOR LANDING ON KNEE WHILE VACUUMING. DX; KNEE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Motor vehicles or parts |
| BIL KNEE CONT/38YOM STS WAS VACUUMING CAR AND FELL AND LANDED ON KNEES. WAS IN CAR PARKING AREA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2008 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Rugs or carpets |
| TWISTED LEFT KNEE WHILE VACUUMING CARPET DX: SPRAINED KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| REPORTS SUDDEN ONSET OF KNEE PAIN WHILE VACUUMING YESTERDAY >>SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT ATTEMPTING TO JUMP OVER VACUUM AT HOME FELL ON IT AND INJURED KNEE DX// RIGHT KNEE LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| VACUUMING AT HOME KNEE PAIN AND SWELLING ..STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| PT STATES WHILE AT A HOTEL THIS AM TRIPPED OVER A VACUUM POWER CORD AND FELL ONTO CARPET FLOOR DX SPRAIN TO LEFT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2008 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Wire |
| TRIPPED OVER A WIRE VERSUS A VACUUM CLEANING CORD, LANDING ONTO KNEE >> PATELLAR FX/ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| BENT OVER WHILE USING VACUUM CLEANER HURT KNEE. DX KNEE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| FELL OVER *** WHICH SHE WAS CARRYING. DX CONTUSION ABRASION KNEE RIGHT KNEE RIGHT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2008 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FELL POP IN RIGHT KNEE WHEN VACUUMING FLOOR, RIGHT KNEE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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