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Accidents - Vacuum cleaners - Year 2008 - Wrist

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 618
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
16-25 years old:101
26-50 years old:164
50+ years old:351

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 09/27/2008Age: 61 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Vacuum cleaners
C/O WRIST PAIN S/P TRIPPED WHILE VACUUMING&FELL LANDING ONTO OUTSTRETCH ED HANDS>>WRIST SPRAIN/CONTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/14/2008Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Vacuum cleaners
TRIPPED OVER VACUUM HAS PAIN TO (L) WRIST DX- WRIST SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/28/2008Age: 63 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Vacuum cleaners
63YOF USING THE VACUUM SWEEPER,GOT CAUGHT UP IN THE CORD,FELL DOWN ON OUTSTRETCHED ARM AT HOME;WRIST FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/13/2008Age: 70 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Vacuum cleaners
TRIPPED OVER A VACUUM CLEANER&FELL ONTO OUTSTRETCHED HANDS >>WRIST FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/09/2008Age: 48 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Vacuum cleaners
PT FELL WHILE CARRYING VACUUM. DX: L WRIST SPRAIN, SUSPECTED SCAPHOID FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/22/2008Age: 37 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Other
Product: Vacuum cleaners
PT TRIPPED AND FELL OVER VACUUM DX: LT WRIST / HAND INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/23/2008Age: 19 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Other
Product: Vacuum cleaners
PT WAS HELPING FRIEND VACUUM. DX: DEQUERVEIN'S TENDONITIS R WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/29/2008Age: 84 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Vacuum cleaners
PT TRIPPED OVER THE VACUUM CLEANER CORD AT HOME AND FELL ONTO OUTSTRETC HED RIGHT ARM FRACTURED WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/23/2008Age: 86 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Vacuum cleaners, Floors or flooring materials
PT TRIPPED OVER VACUUM CLEANER CORD WHILE TRYING TO PLUG IT & STRUCK WRIST ON FLOOR DX: FRACTURED RIGHT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/17/2008Age: 58 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Vacuum cleaners, Floors or flooring materials
PT TRIPPED AND FELL OVER VACUUM CLEANER HOSE AND FELL STRIKING WRIST ON FLOOR DX: FRACTURED LEFT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/10/2008Age: 38 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Vacuum cleaners
RT WRIST STRAIN.PT WAS VACUUMING AND WRIST STARTED TO HURT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/02/2008Age: 18 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Other
Product: Vacuum cleaners, Tables
PT C/O HURT WRIST VACUUMING AND MOVING HEAVY COFFEE TABLE. DX ACUTE TEN DONITIS LFT WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/18/2008Age: 39 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Vacuum cleaners
PT INJURED WRIST VACUUMING AT HOME DX// RIGHT WRIST AND HAND SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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