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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 577
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2010 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 75YOWF PT TRIPPED OVER THE VACUUM CORD & R LEG GOT TANGLED UP & SHE WE NT DOWN ON R KNEE. DX. FX R DISTAL FEMUR (KNEE) |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/08/2010 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 50 YO F USING VACUUM CLEANER TWIST KNEE KNEE INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2010 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 56 YOF W/ LEG, ARM, CHEST PAIN SINCE FALLING OVER A VACUUM ON WEDNESDAY .DECORATING TODAY & SOMETHING FELL ON HAND. DX:KNEE/WRIST/CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2010 | Age: 75 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. 75 YOF STRAINED KNEE WHEN RUNNING VACUUM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2010 | Age: 31 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 |
| KNEE STR. 31 YOM STRAINED KNEE WHEN VACUUMING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2010 | Age: 78 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 |
| 78YOF TRIPEPD AND FELL OVER A VACUUM CLEANER STRAINED KNEE AND FOOT CON TUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2010 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 52 YOF TRIPPED OVER VACUUM CLEANER AND FELL SUSTAINING A SPRAINED KNEE AND FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2010 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 39YOF CONT KNEE ON VACUUM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 16 YOM FELL WHILE VACUUMING. DX: KNEE CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2010 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 6YOF FELL WHILE RUNNING AT HOME AND STRUCK RIGHT KNEE AGAINST A VACUUM CLEANER LACERATION KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2010 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 76 YO F TRIPPED OVER VACUUM, LANDED ON KNEE AT HOME. DX KNEE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2010 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 10 YR F CUT KNEE WHEN FELL ON VACUUM CLEANER;DX LACERATED KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2010 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 56YOF INJ KNEE WHILE VACUUMING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2010 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: American Indian/Alaska Native |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 39YOM FELL ONTO RT KNEE WHILE VACUUMING IN GARAGE AT HOME DX: RT KNEE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2010 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 75YOF WAS VACUUMING AND TRIPPED OVER CORD LANDING ON L KNEE DX- KNEE C ONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2010 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| A 48 YOF FELT KNEE PAIN WHILE VACCUMING AT HOME, STRAINED KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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