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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 311
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/07/2004 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| STRAIN R CHEST WALL MUSCLES; WAS VACUUMING & DEVELOPED PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2004 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Floors or flooring materials |
| 78 YO MALE TRIPPED OVER VACUUM CORD AT *** AND FELL TO FLOOR - CONTUS ION CHEST WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2004 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Chairs |
| VACUUMING AND MOVING CHAIR AND DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2004 | Age: 78 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, Tables |
| PT. WAS AT FRIEND'S HOUSE, TURNED AND TRIPPED OVER A VACUUM CLEANER AND HIT HER RIBS ON A TABLE. CONTUSION RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2004 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT VACUUMING AT HOME TRIPPED AND LANDED ON BUTTOCKS COMPRESSION FRACTUR E UPPER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2004 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| THORACIC STRAIN.PT WAS VACCUMING AND INJURED BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2004 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 83 YOM TRIPPED OVER VACUUM CLEANER CONTUSION CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2004 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Stairs or steps |
| PT STATES HE WAS CARRYING VACUUM CLEANER DOWN FLIGHT OF STEPS AND DEVELOPED PAIN IN CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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