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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,185
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| CHEST WALL CAT SCRATCHES-AT HOME-HOLDING CAT WHEN SHE STARTED A VACUUM CLEANER-GOT SCRATCHED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/25/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Dental Injury |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Ceilings and walls |
| PT TRIPPED ON VACUUM AND HIT WALL W/TEETH. DX: DENTAL INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 10 YOM CAUGHT FINGERS IN VACUUM CLEANER ABRASION FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| CUT MOUTH WITH VACUUM CLEANER HOSE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PATIENT PLAYING WITH DOG AT HOME AND JAMMED FOOT INTO SWEEPER; FOOT CON TUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: 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: 10/21/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| JAMMED FINGER ON VACUUM CLEANER.DX SALTER HARRIS 2 FX L 3RD FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| LAST NIGHT AT HOME SHE ACCIDENTALLY RAN INTO A VACUUM WHILE PLAYING HIDE-N-SEEK, INJURING HER TOES. DX FRACTURED LEFT 4TH & 5TH TOES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| RT GREAT TOE CT-BENT TOE WHILE USING A VACUUM-AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| DX:LEFT INDEX FINGER AMPUTATION. PT WAS WATCHING DAD REPAIR VACUUM CLEANER AND STUCK HIS FINGER IN THE FAN IN THE VACUUM. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/02/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| CHILD WITH LACERATION TO BROW AFTER PLAYING "SWORD FIGHT" WITH BROTHER USING VACUUM CLEANER PARTS. D: BROW LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| TOE LAC-AT HOME-HIT A VACUUM CLEANER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PATIENT TRIPPED OVER VACUUM CLEANER AT HOME. DX: SPRAIN TO LEFT FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: 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: 07/31/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| DISCLOCATED KNEE WHEN VACUUMING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT VACUUMING AT HOME WHEN HE WENT TO PULL THE CORD THERE WAS A SPARK AN D SMOKE FELT A STINGING SENSATION THROUGHOUT BODY- ELECTRIC SHOCK INJUR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| FELL AT FRIENDS HOME STRIKING L UPPER LEG ON VACUUM CLEANER SUSTAINING LAC DX 3 CM LAC L UPPER OUTER THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT STATES SHE DROPPED A VACUUM CLEANER ON HER LEFT GREAT TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PATIENT HIT ON CHIN BY VACUUM CLEANER AT HOME; CHIN LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| CUT FOREHEAD ON VACUUM CLEANER HOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| MOM ACCIDENTALLY HIT PATIENT ON FINGER WITH VACUUM HOSE AT HOME; FINGE R LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: 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: 05/18/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PATIENT FELL STRIKING FACE ON VACUUM AT HOME; JAW PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PATIENT GOT AN ELECTRICAL BURN WHEN SHE PLUGGED IN THE VACUUM CLEANERAT HOME. DX-ELECTRICAL BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| THUMB CAUGHT IN VACUUM CLEANERFRACTURE THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PATIENT HAVING CHEST PAIN WHEN VACUUMING ROOM; CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT VACUUMING AT HOME STRAINED RIGHT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| CONTUSED FOREARM WHEN TRIPPED OVER VACUUM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| SPRAIN L WRIST - TRIPPED OVER VACUUM CLEANER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT HURT LEFT FOOT WHEN IT GOT RAN OVER BY VACCUME CLEANER. D: CONTUSI ON LEFT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Tables |
| PATIENT FELL WHILE VACUUMING AT HOME, HIT HEAD ON COFFEE TABLE; FOREHEA D LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| CUT BOTTOM OF FOOT WITH VACUUM CLEANER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT DX TRAUMA AVULSION LT GREAT TOE - S/P TOE JAMMED IN VACCUM CLEANER AT HOME TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT WAS CLIMBING ON VACCUM AND FELL OFF, HIT BACK ON MACHINE, STRAIN BAC K |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PLUGGING IN VACUUM, SHOULDER POPPED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: 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: 02/12/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Stairs or steps |
| PT WAS HELPING A FRIEND MOVE A VACUUM CLEANER UP STAIRS THE FRIEND DROPPED IT CATCHING HER HAND BETWEEN VACUUM AND STEPS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: 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 |
| Date: 01/14/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| TOENAIL TORN BACK WHEN WENT UNDER VACUUM CLEANER. DX. LAC/CONT L G REAT TOE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2002 | Age: 14 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 |
| DX RIGHT FOOT SOFT TISSUE CONTUSION: VACUUM FELL ONTO FOOT AT HOM E. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT KICKED AND TRIPPED OVER VACUUM CLEANER D:FX TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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