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Accidents - Vacuum cleaners - 50+ years old - Year 2002 - Face

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 176
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Date: 10/23/2002Age: 60 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Vacuum cleaners, Tables
DX LACERATION TO BRIDGE OF NOSE: TRIPPED OVER VACUUM CLEANER POWER CORD AND HIT FACE ON COFFEE TABLE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/16/2002Age: 63 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Vacuum cleaners, Windowsills or frames
FACIAL LAC-BENT OVER TO PLUG IN VACUUM CLEANER-FELL-HIT WINDOW SILL-AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/14/2002Age: 54 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Vacuum cleaners
PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO NOSE AFTER FALLING OVER A WET DRY VAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/06/2002Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Vacuum cleaners, Floors or flooring materials
PT TRIPPED OVER VACUUM CORD AND FELL TO FLOOR AT FRED MEYER STORE. DX: R FACIAL HEMATOMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/28/2002Age: 60 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Vacuum cleaners, Electrical wire or wiring systems
FOREHEAD LACERATION - WAS VACUUMING AND CLEANER CAUGHT BLIND CORD AND C AME BACK STRIKING FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/13/2002Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Vacuum cleaners
LACERATION FACE - VICTIM WAS USING A VACUUM CLEANER AT HOME AND GOT HER HAIR CAUGHT - SHE STRUCK EYE ON CLEANER WHEN SHE JERKED AWAY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/05/2002Age: 69 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Vacuum cleaners, Tables
FACIAL LACERATION,CHI.PT WAS VACUUMING AND TRIPPED OVER VACUUM CORD AND FELL AND HIT HEAD AND FACE ON A COFFEE TABLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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