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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,086
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2006 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT BECAME LIGHTHEADED WHEN HE STOOD UP AND FELL HITTING FACE ON VACUUM CLEANER, DX: LACERATION TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/2006 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT CHANGING THE VACUUM CLEANER BAG AND GOT SOME DUST IN LEFT EYE ABRASI ON EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2006 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| BACK STR. PT STRAINED BACK WHEN LIFTING A VACUUM CLEANER OUT OF CLOSET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Rugs or carpets |
| HEMATOMA OF LEFT TIBIA FROM FALLING OVER VACUUM CLEANER, ALSO SUSTAINING ABRASION TO LEFT KNEE FROM CARPET. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2006 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT TWISTED AND INJ RT FOOT WHEN VACCUMING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2006 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| VACUUM CLEANER FELL ON FOOT CONTUSION RIGHT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2006 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT HAS HAD PX SINCE VACUUMING CAR TODAY. DX: LOW BACK PX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2006 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT VACUUMING HER HOUSE, STRAINED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2006 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| C/O PT STATES TRIPPED OVER VACUUM CLEANER CORD, LANDING ON WRIST DX RT WRIST SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2006 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| USING VACUUM SWEEPER AT HOME AND TWISTED BACK LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2006 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT. STATES TRIPPED OVER VACUUM CLEANER, FELL INJURYING L ANKLE. DX. L ANKLE DISLOCATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2006 | 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 Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| USING A DUST BUSTER SPRAIN BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2006 | Age: 22 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 |
| 22 YO FELL ON VACUUM CLEANER INJURED KNEE CONTUSION KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2006 | Age: 22 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| HIT F.ARM ON A VACUUM" ABRS/CONTS" LWBS. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 06/14/2006 | Age: 21 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 |
| FELL ON VACUUM CLEANER DX: RIB FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2006 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| SPRAINED TOE,KICKED VACUUM CLEANER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2006 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 23YOF HEARD POP WHEN VACUUMING LUMBAR ACUTE MYOFASCIAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2006 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT EXTENDED BACK WHILE VACUUMING. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN, SCIATICA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2006 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT C/O CUT HAND. PT CUT HAND ON VACUUM. DX LAC LFT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| C/O PT STATES STUBBED TOE ON VACUUM CLEANER DX LT TOE DISLOCATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2006 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| VACUUMING SHOULDER DISLOCATED LEFT SHOULDER DISLOCATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2006 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT KICKED A VACUUM DX: RT FOOT INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2006 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| TRIPPED OVER VACUUM CLEANER CONTUSION TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT TRIPPED OVER VACUUM CORD AND TWISTED ANKLE. DX: L ANKLE SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2006 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PAIN PUSHING VACUUM CLEANER/LBP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2006 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| RIGHT ANKLE SPR. PT TWISTED ANKLE WHEN TRIPPING OVER A VACUUM CLEANER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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