Accidents - Vacuum cleaners - 50+ years old - Year 2008 - Lower Trunk

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,238
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Date: 12/30/2008	Age: 57 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
PT INJURED BACK LIFTING VACUUM CLEANER AT HOME DX// ACUTE BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2008	Age: 55 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
L5 VERTEBRAL FX.PT WAS VACUUMING AND FELL OVER CORD ONTO BACK.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/16/2008	Age: 93 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: Fracture
Product: Vacuum cleaners
REPORTS TRIPPING OVER VACUUM CLEANER CORD&FELL, C/O LEFT GROIN PAIN&DIF FICULTY TO AMBULATE>>PELVIC FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/06/2008	Age: 73 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Vacuum cleaners
TRIPED&FELL LANDINGONTO BUTTOCKS WHILE ?VACUUMING >>HIP CONTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2008	Age: 57 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
LIFTED A VACUUM CLEANER YESTERDAY, FELT A PULL - INCRESING PAIN WITH PA IN DOWN R LEG TODAY. ACUTE LUMBAR STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2008	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
WHILE PICKING UP SWEEPER CORD AT HER RESIDENCE SHE FELL. DX PELVIC FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/10/2008	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Vacuum cleaners
LUMBAR STRAIN-WHEN SHE BENT OVER TO LIFT VACUUM CLEANER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2008	Age: 61 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
WAS SHAKING OUT A VACUUM CLEANER AND HAD A TWINGE OF PAIN IN LOW BACK R ADIATING DOWN LEG DX- LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2008	Age: 98 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: Fracture
Product: Vacuum cleaners
PT TRIPPED OVER THE VACUUM CLEANER CORD AND LANDED ONTO LEFT HIP FRACTU RED HIP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/07/2008	Age: 60 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 STR. PT STRAINED BACK PULLING VACUUM OUT OF A CLOSET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2008	Age: 75 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
75 Y/O FELL AT HOME TRIPPED OVER VACCUM CLEANER CORD AT HOME. DX-HIP PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/10/2008	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Vacuum cleaners
HIP DISLOCATION-TWISTED LEG WHILE VACUUMING-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2008	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	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 OVER VACUUM DX: LT HIP CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2008	Age: 64 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
PT WAS VACUUMING AND INJURED LOWER BACK. DX: LOW BACK STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2008	Age: 68 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.PT WAS VACUUMING AND BACK BEGAN TO HURT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2008	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
53 YOF SLID DOWN STAIRS WHILE CARRYING A VACUUM CLEANER SUSTAINING LUMB AR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2008	Age: 63 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 STRAINED SELF WHILE VACUUMING STRAINED LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2008	Age: 53 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 PICKING UP A VACUUM CLEANER AND ELT A PULL IN LOWER BACK STRAINED BA CK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2008	Age: 76 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-FELL ON BUTT WHILE VACUUMING-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2008	Age: 76 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
PT STATES INJURED BACK WHILE USING A VACUUM CLEANER DX LOWER TRUNK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2008	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
PT STATES AFTER VACUUM HER HOUSE SHE DEVLOPED BACK PAIN DX LUMBAR SPRAI N CHRONIC BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2008	Age: 70 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
ACUTE MYOFASCIAL (THORACIC AND LUMBAR) STRAIN - FLARED UP YESTERDAY AFTER PUSHING VACUUM CLEANER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2008	Age: 65 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
VACCUMING W/ A CANNISTER STYLE VACUUM PULLED STRAIN RIGHT LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2008	Age: 57 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, SLIPPED & FELL DX: L2 FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2008	Age: 87 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
FELL OVER VACUUM CLEANER, LEFT HIP AND LEFT KNEE PAINS, ACUTE HIP CONTU SION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2008	Age: 69 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
PT VACUUMING HER HOUSE AND WHEN SHE WAS DONE SHW EXPERIENCED SEVERE BAC K PAIN SCIATICA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2008	Age: 83 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, Motor vehicles or parts
FX HIP, @ HOME CLEANING OUT CAR W/ VACUUM, TRIPPED OVER VACUUM CORD AND FELL
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/21/2008	Age: 61 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
RT HIP STRAIN.PT LIFTED A VACUUM CLEANER AND FELT A POP IN HIP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2008	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Vacuum cleaners
PT STS WAS VACUUMING,THEN SAT DOWN DEVELOPED R LOW BACK PAIN DX ACUTE BACK SPASM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2008	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, Stairs or steps
PT WAS LIFTING VACUUM UP THE STEPS AND SPRAINED BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2008	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Vacuum cleaners
DX LUMBAR STRAIN: TRAUMA PAIN DEVELOPED WHILE VACUUMING ATTEMPTED TO LIFHT VACUUM AND FELT PAIN IN BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2008	Age: 58 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
PT SPRAINED BACK WHILE VACUUMING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	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
VACUMMING BACK PAIN STRAIN LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2008	Age: 68 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: Other
Product: Vacuum cleaners
ACUTE EXAC. OF CHRONIC BACK PAIN: OVERDID IT TODAY RUNNING VACUUM CLEANER, BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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