Accidents - Vacuum cleaners - 50+ years old - Year 2002 - Lower Trunk

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,079
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Date: 12/20/2002	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Vacuum cleaners
PT WAS VACUUMING AND TRIPPER OVER CORD. DX: R HIP CONT, LOW BACK PX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Vacuum cleaners, Stairs or steps
CARRYING VACUM UP STEPS NOW BACK HURTS DX LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Vacuum cleaners
FELL AROUND 4:50 PM ON VACUUM CLEANER C/O NECK AND SHOULDER PAIN, NO LOC. DX: BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2002	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Vacuum cleaners, Rugs or carpets
VACCUMING CARPET 5 DAYS AGO, C/O BACK PAIN WITH NUMBNESS IN BACK/FOOT DX: LBP WITH RADICALOPATHY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Vacuum cleaners
LUMBAR STRAIN - HURT BACK WHILE VACUUMING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Vacuum cleaners
R BACK STRAIN; LIFTING VACCUM WITH ARM EXTENDED & NOTED PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2002	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Vacuum cleaners
PT VACUMMING FELT PULL IN (R) LB. PAIN GETTING WORSE. GOES FROM (R)LB DOWN (R) THIGH. DX: ACUTE STRAIN (L) SPINE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2002	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Vacuum cleaners
VACUUMING PREV DAY-FELL HIP FX - DISPLACED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/17/2002	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Vacuum cleaners
PATIENT FELT LOW BACK PAIN WHILE VACUUMING YESTERDAY. D: LUMBAR STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2002	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Vacuum cleaners
82 Y/O F INJURED LOWER BACK WHEN BENT OVER TO PICK UP VACCUM CLEANER AT HOME. DX; LOW BACK SPRAIN.
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 05/23/2002	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Vacuum cleaners
STRAIN LOW BACK - PATIENT PRESENTS WITH LOW BACK PAIN AND REPORTS ONSET WHEN SHE WAS VACUUMING AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2002	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Vacuum cleaners
LOW BACK PAIN.PT WAS VACUMMING AND BACK BEGAN TO HURT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2002	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Vacuum cleaners
PT VACUUMING AT HOME, STRAINED LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2002	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Vacuum cleaners
TRIPPED OVER VACUUM CLEANER CORD DX: HIP FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/06/2002	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Vacuum cleaners
PT DX HIP FX - STEPPED ON VACCUM CLEANER WHILE CLEANING THE HOUSE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/22/2002	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Vacuum cleaners, Floors or flooring materials
PT VACUUMING THE FLOOR AT HOME WHEN SHE TRIPPED OVER THE VACUUM CLEANER LANDING ON LEFT HIP FRACTURED HIP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/17/2002	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Vacuum cleaners
RT HIP FEMORAL HEAD FX - TRIPPED OVER VACUUM CLEANER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/27/2002	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Vacuum cleaners
PT. REPORTS SHE WAS VACUUMING WHEN SHE FELL LANDING W/L LEG UNDERNEATH HER. DX. FX L HIP SUBCAPITAL.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/25/2002	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Vacuum cleaners
HAD PAIN WHILE VACUUMING DX. ABDOMINAL PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2002	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Vacuum cleaners
TWISTED BACK WHILE VACUUMING AT HOME/LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2002	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Vacuum cleaners
FALL TRIPPED OVER VACUUM CORD DX: FX LT HIP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/12/2002	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Vacuum cleaners
PT PUSHING A VACUUM CLEANER AROUND HOME, ABNORMAL FOR HER, STRAINE D LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2002	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Vacuum cleaners
THORACOLUMBAR STRAIN-HURT BACK WHILE VACUUMING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2002	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Vacuum cleaners
AT HOME BENT OVER USING A DUST BUSTER AND BACK GAVE OUT DX: BACK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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