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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 611
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/30/2010 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 82 YOF, MUSCLE RUPTURE, PT. STATES VACUMING AT HOME, FELT SOMETHING PO P IN HER CALF OF HER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2010 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 86YFC TRYING TO PUT VACUUM CLEANER IN CLOSET FELL CUTTING LOWER LEG ON VACUUM/LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2010 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| DX LEG PN: 31YOF WAS VACUMMING HOUSE 4D AGO, ONSET BILAT LE PN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2010 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| LOWER LEG STR. 88 YOF INJURED LEG WHEN FALLING WITH VACUUM CLEANER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2010 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 42YOF SCRAPED RIGHT LOWER LEG AGAINSTB A VACUUM CLEANER FOUR DAYS AGO A ND IT GOT INFECTED CELLULITIS LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2010 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 8YOM PT STANDING ON TOP OF "***" VACUUM WHEN HE SLIPPED AND SCRAPED HIS R CALF ON WHEEL ENCLOSURE. LAC TO CALF. DX R LOWER LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2010 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 60 Y/O FEMALE TRIPPED OVER VACUUM CLEANER AND INJURED LEG AT HOME DX: LACERATION LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2010 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 74 YO F TRIPPED OVER VACUUM CLEANER AT HOME. DX LOWER LEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2010 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 56YOF DROPPED HER VACUUM CLEANER ON L LOWER LEG DX- LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2010 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Stairs or steps |
| A 62 YOM FELL DOWN STAIRS WHILE VACCUMING, FX TO ELG |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/30/2010 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Knives with replaceable blades |
| 45YOM WAS CUTTING SOMETHING OFF VACUUM AND HIT LEG WITH UTILITY KNIVE DX:RT LOWER LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2010 | Age: 52 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: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 52YOM, WAS VACUUMING HIS MV WHEN ANOTHER MV STRUCK THE OPENED DOOR&THE TIRE SCRATCHED HIS LEG>>CONTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2010 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| RT LOWER LEG CONT. 49 YOF HIT LEG ON A VACUUM CLEANER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2010 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 62YOF ON CHRISTMAS DAY RAN INTO A VACUUM CLEANER INJURED RT SHIN; CELLULITIS LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2010 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| LEFT LOWER LEG CONTUSION.50YOF HIT LOWER LEG ON A VACUUM CLEANER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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