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Accidents - Vacuum cleaners - 6-15 years old - Year 2002 - Head

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 211
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Date: 11/08/2002Age: 8 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Vacuum cleaners
CUT ON HEAD AFTER WAS HIT WITH A PLASTIC PIPE(PART OF VACCUM) BY BROTHER DX: FRONTAL SCALP LAC 2CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/11/2002Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Vacuum cleaners
FIGHTING WITH BROTHER & WAS HIT IN THE EAR BY A PLASTIC VACUUM ATTACH- MENT. DX: FACIAL LACERATION / CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/25/2002Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Vacuum cleaners
BROTHER STRUCK PATIENT IN HEAD WITH A VACUUM CLEANER LACERATING HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/14/2002Age: 15 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Vacuum cleaners, Tables
TRIPPED OVER VACUUM CLEANER AND HIT HEAD ON COFFEE TABLE. DX SCALP LAC AND MINOR CLOSED HEAD INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/26/2002Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Vacuum cleaners
HIT IN THE FOREHEAD WITH THE HANDLE OF VACUUM CLEANER BY ACCIDENT, VOMITED X 2, ACTING DRUNK. CHI WITHOUT LOC, FOREHEAD HEMATOMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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