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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 594
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/05/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PLUGGING IN A VACUUM AND SHOCKED ON THE HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT SUSTAINED CONTUSION TO TOE AFTER HITTING TOES ON A VACUUM CLEANER* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| FATHER HIT REPEATEDLY WITH VACUUM CLEANER CORD;DX CONTUSED LOWER TRUNK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2008 | 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 |
| PT FELL AND STUCK VACUUM CLEANER RESULTING IN LACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| RUNNING AT HOME, FELL HIT HEAD ON VACUUM CLEANER. DX FOREHEAD LACERATIO N |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PATIENT WAS PLAYING WITH SISTER AT HOME, FELL AGAINST VACCUM CLEANER. DX-LAC. LIP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| DX: R CORNEAL ABRASION WHEN VACUUM EXPLODED! |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT FELL ON VACUUM CLEANER & HIT SIDE OF ABD LAST PM, NOW W/ABD PAIN/BRU ISING, NAUSEA, VOMITING & HEMATURIA;ECCHYMOSIS OVER FLANK, KIDNEY STONE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2008 | Age: 13 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 |
| LAC FACE CLOSE TO EYE WHEN HELPING OUT VACUUMING - BELT BROKE ON VACUUM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2008 | Age: 14 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 |
| 14 YO M CONTUSION TO FINGER FOOLING AROUND WITH BROTHER WAS HIT WITH A VACUUM CLEANER ATTACHMENT AT HOME* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2008 | Age: 15 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 |
| TRIPPED OVER VACUUM CLEANER/FOOT CT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT ATTEMPTING TO JUMP OVER VACUUM AT HOME FELL ON IT AND INJURED KNEE DX// RIGHT KNEE LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| TRIPPED OVER A VACUUM&STUBBED TOE >> FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS VACUUMING AT HOME WHEN SHE GOT BIG TOE NAIL CAUGHT ON PIECE OF T HE FLOOR CAUSING AVULSION TO TOE NAIL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2008 | Age: 10 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 |
| RAN INTO VACUUM CLEANER;DX CONTUSED FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PAIN AND SWELLING TO MIDDLE FINGER AFTER STICKING IT IN A RUNNING VACUU M CLEANER. DX. CONT L MIDDLE FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/29/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| FELL OVER VACUUM, HIT HEAD/ SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| TRIPPED OVER VACUUM CLEANER/TOE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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