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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 345
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/19/2009 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT TRIPPED OVER VACUUM 2 NIGHTS AGO. DX: FOREARM HEMATOMA, BRONCHITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2009 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| CARRY VACUUM DOWN STAIRS,SLIPPED & FELL STRIKING RT ARM. ON ***. DX: T EAR RT FOREARM, CONTUSION/HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2009 | Age: 65 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| RADIUS/ ULNA FX-VACUUMING FLOOR-TRIPPED-FELL ONTO ARM-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| TRIP OVER VACUUM CLEANER DX: CONTUSION ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2009 | Age: 24 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Stairs or steps |
| R ARM STR/24YOF STS AT HOME WAS CARRYING A CLEANER UP STAIRS AND FELL F ORWARD INJURING R ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2009 | Age: 88 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: Avulsion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT HAD A MECHANICAL FALL AT HOME, WALKED INTO A DARK ROOM & TRIPPED OVER VACUUM CLEANER ATTACHMENTS INJURING LT FOREARM. DX- SKIN TEAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2009 | Age: 25 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| SPR ARM- TRIPPED VACUUM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2009 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 83Y/O,M,FELL WHILE VACUUMING AT HOME, PALPITATIONS, SKIN TEAR R FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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