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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 983
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/06/2010 | Age: 87 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, Tables |
| 87 Y/O/F TRIPPED OVER CORD OF VACUUM AND HIT HEAD ON TABLEQ DX/ HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2010 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| SCALP LAC.PT TRIPPED OVER A VACUUM CORD AND FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2010 | Age: 13 months | 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 |
| 13 MONTH OLD M HIT HEAD ON VACUUM CLEANER HANDLE. HIT MIDDLE BACK OF H EAD. DX: CHI W/O LOC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2010 | Age: 37 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 |
| 37 Y/O FEMALE WAS DRINKING AT A PARTY & TRIPPED & HIT HEAD ON A VACUUM CLEANER AT HOME ETHANOL LEVEL 375 DX: MINOR CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2010 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 12YOF TRIPPED AND FELL HITTING HEAD ON VACUUM CLEANER DX HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2010 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Ceilings and walls |
| 4 YR M VELL OVER VACUUM THEN HIT CORNER OF WALL;DX HEMATOMA SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2010 | Age: 57 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 |
| 57YOF HIT WITH HEAVY PART OF VACUUM CLEANER TO (L) SIDE OF HEAD DX;* HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2010 | Age: 2 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| 2YOF FELL OFF A VACUUM CLEANER AND HIT HEAD ON THE FLOOR, SCALP CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2010 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 66 YO F WAS VACCUMING THE HOUSE, VACUUM CLEANER DOWN WHEN PT TRIPPED OV ER IT & FELL ON HER HEAD 48 HRS AGO. NO LOC. WANTS CHECK UP. DX:CHI. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2010 | Age: 45 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 |
| 45 YOF HIT HEAD ON VACUUM. DX: MINOR CLOSED HEAD INJURY, HEADACHE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2010 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 65YOM WAS USING A VACUUM CLEANER, TRIPPED OVER THE CORD CAUSING A HEAD CONTUSION, SHOULDER CONTUSION, RT LWR LEG ABRASIONS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Ceilings and walls |
| 24YOF,CHI S/P WHILE SHE WAS VACUUMING SHE TRIPPED & HIT HER HEAD ON THE CORNER OF THE WALL ALSO HAS LACERATION TO LEFT EYEBROW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2010 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Stairs or steps |
| 49YOF WHILE VACUUMING HER STEPS STRUCK HEAD ON VACUUM CLEANER; POST CONCUSSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2010 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 8YOF HIT BY BROTHER WITH HOSE FROM SWEEPER; SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2010 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Counters or countertops |
| 15MOF PULLED HANDHELD SWEEPER OFF COUNTER, HIT ON HEAD; HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2010 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 40YOF SUSTAINED LAC TO SCALP WHEN SHE HIT HEAD ON VACUUM* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2010 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Other toys |
| 2YOM- PT WAS HOME STANDING ON A TOY FELL OFF HITTING HEAD ONTO A VACUUM CLEANER NOW HAS SWELLING. CHI. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2010 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 15 YOM PRESENT TO ER AFTER HIT HEAD AGAINST SHARP PART OF THE VACUUM 1/ 4 " CUT TO HEAD- DX- SCALP CONTUSIONS AND ABRASIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2010 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 33YO HISP FEMALE C/O HEADACHE, ACCIDENTLY HIT SELF IN HEAD WITH THE VACUUM NLOC, DX HEADACHE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2010 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 83YOM RUNNING VACUUM CLEANER TRIPPED BACKWARDS OVER CORD STRIKING SCALP;SCALP CONTUSION AND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2010 | Age: 71 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 |
| 71YOF, SUDDENLY DEVELOPED PROGRESSIVELY WORSENING H/A WHILE VACUUMING >>SAH |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/20/2010 | Age: 65 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, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| 65 Y/O/M VACUUMING AT HOME AND HIT HEAD ON A SHELF DX/ HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2010 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | 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, Ceilings and walls |
| A 34 YOM WAS VACCUMING AT HOME, TRIPPED OVER CORD AND HIT HEAD ON WALL, CONTUSION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2010 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Counters or countertops |
| HEAD LAC-59YOF-FELL OVER A VACUUM-HIT HEAD ON A COUNTER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2010 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 3YOM HIT IN HEAD W/VACUUM CORD METAL PRONG END THAT 6YO BROTHER WAS SWI NGING, NO LOC; SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2010 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Male | Race: Asian |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 18MOM HAD VACUUM FALL ON HIS HEAD, CRIED IMMEDIATELY, AREA OF REDNESS T O PARIETAL SCALP; HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2010 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 15 MO M FELL FROM DADS ARMS TO DUSTBUSTER;DX CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2010 | Age: 40 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, Beds or bedframes |
| 40 YOF WAS VACUUMING UNDER BED AND WAS HIT IN HEAD W/VACUUM. DX: MINOR HEAD INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2010 | Age: 45 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 |
| 45YOF HAD A 60LB VACUUM FALL ON HEAD. DX. HEAD INJURY.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2010 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Furniture |
| HEAD LAC, 85 YOM WAS VACUUMING AND FELL INTO FURNITURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2010 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 13YOM WAS HIT IN HEAD WITH VACUUM CLEANER LAST NIGHT AT GROUP HOME C/O RT TEMPORAL REGION PAIN. DX - CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2010 | Age: 21 months | 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 |
| 21MOM PT RUNNING AROUND HOUSE AND FELL STRIKING R SIDE OF HEAD ON VACUU M CLEANER. NO LOC. CRIED IMMED. DX CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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