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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,377
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/25/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT HURT TOE AT HOME ON THE VACUUM CLEANER C/O PAIN. DX: PHALANX FX OF T OE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Motor vehicles or parts |
| REPORTS A WEEK AGO, WAS VACUUMING A SHATTERED CAR WINDOW DUE TO ROBBERY &SUDDENLY DEVELOPED EYE FOREING BODY SENSATION>>R/O EYE FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2008 | Age: 16 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 |
| CHI-NO LOC-FELL OVER VACUUM CLEANER-HIT HEAD-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT DROPPED VACUUM ON FOOT. DX: L FOOT CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| HIT SELF IN EYE WITH A CORD ON VACUUM CORD. DX. BLACK EYE, EYEBROW LACE RATION.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| LEFT SHOULDER STRAIN.PT WAS VACUUMING AND SHOULDER BEGAN TO HURT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2008 | 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 4 DAYS AGO ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK ONTO RIB CAGE WITH VACUUM CLEANER AFTER WHICH NOTICED GRADUAL ONSET OF CHEST WALL PAIN >> MUSCLE STRAIN/CONTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| FOOT CT-HAND HELD VACUUM FELL ON FOOT-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 16 YOF DROPPED VACUUM CLEANER ONTO LEFT FOOT SUSTAINING A CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| LAC TO SHIN, PT CUT SHIN WHILE GRABBING VACUUM IN DORM AT *** COLLEGE. EGE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| DX R TOE PAIN: C/O PAIN IN HER 3RD TOE OF R FOOT. MAY HAVE TRIPPED ON I IT W VACUUM'G YTDY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2008 | Age: 25 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 INJURED BACK WHILE USING VACUUM CLEANER DX LOWER TRUNK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2008 | Age: 20 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 |
| PT HAD ABDOMINAL PX WHILE VACUUMING. DX: LWBS. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 09/10/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT TRIPPED OVER VACUUM CLEANER CORD. DX: FOREARM SPRAIN/CONT, POSS FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2008 | Age: 18 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, Animal induced injury |
| PT VACUUMING IN HOUSE THAT HAS CATS AND BEGAN HAVING DIFFICULTY BREATHI NG. D: BRONCOSPASM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2008 | Age: 21 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 |
| USING VACUUM CLEANER, TRIPPED OVER CORD. DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT ACCIDENTLY STRUCK RIGHT GREAT TOE AGAINST A VACUUM CLEANER SUSTAINE D A CONTUSION TO TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 17Y/O,F,TRIPPED OVER VACCUUM AT HOME, ACUTE SPRAIN R FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2008 | Age: 24 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, Motor vehicles or parts |
| CLEANING CAR AT HOME BENDING OVER WHILE VACUUMING IT OUT AND NOTED LOW BACK PAIN DX ACUTE EXACERBATION LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 21 YO INJURED HAND ON VACUUM CLEANER CONTUSION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT DROPPED A 60 LB VACUUM CLEANER ON FOOT DX RT FOOT CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| TRIPPED OVER VACUUM AT HOME CAUSING INJURY TO RT HAND/WRIST;NO OBVIOUS DEFORMITY. SPRAIN/CONTUSION RT WRIST,4TH & 5TH FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 3 DAYS AGO, WAS VACCUMING, EXPOSED TO A BAD ?SMELL, SINCE THEN HAVING T ROUBLE SWOLLOWING>> PHARYNGITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Cabinet or door hardware |
| RIB STR. PT STRAINED RIBS WHEN THE HANDLE OF A VACUUM BACKPACK GOT CAUG HT ON A DOOR KNOB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT KICKED VACUUM. DX: R FIFTH TOE CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT WAS HELPING FRIEND VACUUM. DX: DEQUERVEIN'S TENDONITIS R WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| DX NAUSEA AND VOMITING/ABD PAIN-RESOLVED: 24YO G4P3 AT 14WKS PRESENTS W SHARP ABD PAIN WHILE VACUUMING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Motor vehicles or parts |
| R HAND CONT/20YOF WAS VACUUMING HER CAR AT THE CAR WASH WHEN THE WIND B LEW CAR DOOR SHUT ON HER HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| DX R 5TH TOE FX: STUBBED TOE ON VACUUM CLEANER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| HIT FOOT ON VACUUM/TOE LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2008 | Age: 21 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, Manual cleaning equipment |
| DX L HIP/BUTTOCK PAIN: ONSET AFTER DOING LOTS OF HOUSEWORK - VACUUMING, CLEANING, & SWEEPING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT TRIPPED OVER THE VACUUM CLEANER AT HOME AND SUASTAINED A CONTUSION TO RIGHT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| HIT WITH VACUUM HOSE DX: LIP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 20YOM WAS AT BROTHER INLAWS HOUSE,ACCIDENTLY TRIPPED OVER VACUUM SWEEPER,WHILE BAREFOOTED STRIKING TOE;TOE HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Tables |
| PT C/O HURT WRIST VACUUMING AND MOVING HEAVY COFFEE TABLE. DX ACUTE TEN DONITIS LFT WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| ELECTRICAL BURN TO RIGHT HAND FROM CORD ON VACUUM CLEANER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2008 | 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: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PAIN AFTER PUSHING VACUUM CLEANER/LBP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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