Accidents - Vacuum cleaners - 6-15 years old - Year 2003

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 992
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Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Face:	229	Head:	219
Toe:	160	Lower Arm:	146
Knee:	86	All Of Body:	53
Mouth:	34	Foot:	33
Ankle:	16	Shoulder:	6
Finger:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/22/2003	Age: 13 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 LEFT FOOT CONTUSION: HIT FOOT AGAINST VACUUM CLEANER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Vacuum cleaners
FX FOOT WHEN STRUCK ON VACUUM CLEANER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Vacuum cleaners
KNEE LAC-@ HOME-FIGHTING W/ SISTER-SWUNG AROUND & HIT VACUUM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2003	Age: 14 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, Runners, throw rugs or doormats
PT TRIPPED OVER A THROW RUG STRIKING RIGHT LOQWER ARM AGAINST A VACUUM CLEANER ABRASION LOER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Vacuum cleaners
HIT BY VACUUM CLEANER HOSE DX. LIP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Vacuum cleaners
PT TRIPPED OVER A VACUUM CLEANER AND STRUCK FACE. DX FACE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2003	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Vacuum cleaners
PT STRUCK ON HEAD WITH VACUUM CLEANER ATTACHMENT BY 2 YO BROTHER, 2 CM LACERATION TO FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2003	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Vacuum cleaners
HEMATOMA TOE WHEN HIT WITH VACUUM CLEANER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2003	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Vacuum cleaners
15 Y/O M C/O LT. KNEE PAIN- FELL ON VACUUM CLEANER. DX; LT. TIBIA FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2003	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Vacuum cleaners
PT STATES THAT SHE HIT HER HEAD ON THE VACCUM 2 DAYS AGO AND NOW HAS A HEADACHE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Vacuum cleaners
PT TRIPPED AND FELL ONTO VACUUM CLEANER DX: CONTUSION LT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2003	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Vacuum cleaners
FACE CT-HIT SELF ACCIDENTLY WHILE VACUUMING-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2003	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Vacuum cleaners
9 YOM STRUCK TOES ON VACUUM CLEANER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2003	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Vacuum cleaners
PT WAS USING A VACUUM TO CLEAN AND HAD A REACTION TO ALL THE DUST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2003	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Vacuum cleaners
PATIENT CAUGHT HAND IN VACUUM CLEANER; THUMB FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2003	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Vacuum cleaners
HIT IN HEAD WITH SWEEPER ATTACHMENT/HOSE AND/OR STICK AT HOME; FOREHEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Vacuum cleaners
PT HIT HEAD ON A METAL VACCUUM CLEANER APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR AGO.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2003	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Vacuum cleaners
DX CONCUSSION: FELL AND HIT HEAD ON VACUUM AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2003	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Vacuum cleaners
LACERATION FACE - 9 YOM PRESENTS WITH LACERATION TO HIS LEFT EYEBROW AF TER BEING STRUCK BY A PIECE OF VACUUM CLEANER ATTACHMENT WHILE PLAYING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2003	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Vacuum cleaners
RT ANKLE SPRAIN-FELL OVER A VACUUM CLEANER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2003	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Vacuum cleaners
PATIENT CUT HER TOE ON THE VACUUM. DX-LACERATION LEFT 5TH TOE 1CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Vacuum cleaners
CUT MOUTH ON VACUUM CLEANER TOOL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2003	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Vacuum cleaners
DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY: HIT IN HEAD WITH VACUUM ATTACHMENT BY BROTHER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Vacuum cleaners
BROTHER THREW A VACUUM CLEANER ATTACHMENT LACERATION RIGHT EYEBROW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Vacuum cleaners
LIP LAC FROM PLASTIC PART OF VACUUM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2003	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Vacuum cleaners
VACUUMING, PULLED PLUG OUT AND IT CAME FLYING BACK AND HIT HIM IN THE HEAD/ SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2003	Age: 15 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
HIT IN SHOULDER WITH VACUUM CLEANER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Vacuum cleaners
PT PLUGGED IN A VACCUUM CLEANER AND SUS AN ELCTRIC BURN. DX FOOT BURN. EXIT WOUND ON FOOT,
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/09/2003	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Vacuum cleaners
STUBBED TOE ON VACUUM CLEANER DX: L 4TH TOE FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2003	Age: 14 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 STATES HE WAS STRUCK IN FOREHEAD WITH PART OF A VACUUM CLEANER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2003	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Vacuum cleaners
7YOM HAD UPRIGHT VACCUM FALL ON HIS HEAD DX: CONT HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2003	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Vacuum cleaners
PT INHALED FUMES FROM BROKEN SMOKING VACUUM CLEANER. DX: SMOKE INHALATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Vacuum cleaners, Camping equipment
PT HIT HEAD ON VACUUM WHILE PUMPING UP AIR MATTRESS. DX: FACIAL LAC 2 CM, HEAD CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2003	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Dental Injury
Product: Vacuum cleaners
PT HIT MOUTH OFF OF A VACUUM CLEANER AND USS A MOUTH INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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