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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,158
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/03/2009 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL OVER VACUUM DX: BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2009 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 79 YO WF USING VACUUM CLEANER AT CHURCH HAS PALPITATIONS PALPITATIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2009 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 31YOF DOING ALOT OF VACUUMING OF HER HOUSE OVER THE WEEKEND AND DEVELOP ED CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/12/2009 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 88 YOF FELL, LANDED ON VACUUM CLEANER. DX-ACUTE LEFT RIB FRACTURE, 4TH, 5TH RIB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2009 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| TRIPPED OVER VACUUM CLEANER AND FELL/ LT POSTERIOR RIB CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Floors or flooring materials |
| BACK PAIN-SINCE USING VACUUM CLEANER ON FLOOR-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2009 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 52 YOF WAS BENDING OVER YESTERDAY VACUUMING AND FELT SOMETHING SNAP RIGHT SIDE OF CHEST AROUND RIBS, DX: MYOFASCIAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2009 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| BACK PAIN, MUSCULOSKELETAL IN NATURE: 47YOM C/O PAIN BETWEEN HIS SHOULDER BLADES, WAS @ HOME RUNNING THE VACUUM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2009 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| MID BACK STR/67YOF C/O MID BACK PAIN THAT STARTED FRIDAY NIGHT WHILE VA CUUMING. (2 NIGHTS AGO) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2009 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 78YOF ACCIDENTLY TRIPPED OVER A VACUUM SWEEPER AT HOME INJURED RIBS; RIB CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2009 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT TRIPPED OVER VACUUM AND FELL. DX: THORACIC CONT, RIB FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 51 YOM, BACK PAIN AFTER USING ***, BACK SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2009 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Containers |
| R RIB CONTUSION, S/P FALL: ON FRIDAY WAS @ CABIN @ LAKE ON CRATECLEANIN G WITH A ***,FELL,HITITNG RIBS ON CRATE OR *** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2009 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| YESTERDAY LIFTED A HEAVY VACUUM CLEANER AFTER WHICH DEVELOPED CHEST WAL L PAIN>>MS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2009 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| C/O SUDDEN ONSET OF NON-RADIATING CHEST PAIN THAT STARTED WHILE VACUUMI NG TOAY, LASTED FOR 2HRS>>CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2009 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| BACK PAIN-SEPSIS-PAIN SINCE VACUUMING-INCREASING EACH DAY-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/24/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Stairs or steps |
| DX PALPATIONS/TACHYCARDIA/PREGNANCY-KNOWN CONDITION: W TAK'G VACUUM CLEANER UP STEPS & HEART STARTED RAC'G +PALPATATIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| BACK PAIN, FELL AGAINST COUCH WHILE VACUUMING DX: BACK CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2009 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 89YOM WAS LIFTING HEAVY VACUUM CLEANERS DEVLOPED CHEST PAIN; CHEST WALL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2009 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| BENDING DOWN PLUGGING IN VACCUM CLEANER FELT SOMETHING POP IN LEFT DX-CONTUSION RIBS, CHEST WALL PAIN.RIB AREA AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2009 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 39 Y/O FELL OVER A VACUUM CLEANER AT HOME, HIT CHEST WALL. DX-RIB FRACTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 51 YO F THORACIC STRAIN DEVELOPED PAIN WHILE VACUUMING TODAY* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2009 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT FELL ONTO VACUUM CLEANER; C/O CHEST PAIN DX: CHEST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2009 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT HAD BEEN VACCUMING AND HELPING HANDICAPPED SON, TO ER WITH BACK PAIN FOR 5 DAYS, DX STRAINED BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| VACUUMING, INJURED LOWER BACK---ACUTE MYOFASCIAL THORASIC & LUMBAR STRA IN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2009 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT VACUUMING THE HOUSE AND DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN ADMITTED FOR CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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