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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 430
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/06/2010 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Tables |
| 87 Y/O/F TRIPPED OVER CORD OF VACUUM AND HIT HEAD ON TABLEQ DX/ HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2010 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| SCALP LAC.PT TRIPPED OVER A VACUUM CORD AND FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2010 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 57YOF HIT WITH HEAVY PART OF VACUUM CLEANER TO (L) SIDE OF HEAD DX;* HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2010 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 66 YO F WAS VACCUMING THE HOUSE, VACUUM CLEANER DOWN WHEN PT TRIPPED OV ER IT & FELL ON HER HEAD 48 HRS AGO. NO LOC. WANTS CHECK UP. DX:CHI. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2010 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 65YOM WAS USING A VACUUM CLEANER, TRIPPED OVER THE CORD CAUSING A HEAD CONTUSION, SHOULDER CONTUSION, RT LWR LEG ABRASIONS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2010 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 83YOM RUNNING VACUUM CLEANER TRIPPED BACKWARDS OVER CORD STRIKING SCALP;SCALP CONTUSION AND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2010 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 71YOF, SUDDENLY DEVELOPED PROGRESSIVELY WORSENING H/A WHILE VACUUMING >>SAH |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/20/2010 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| 65 Y/O/M VACUUMING AT HOME AND HIT HEAD ON A SHELF DX/ HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2010 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Counters or countertops |
| HEAD LAC-59YOF-FELL OVER A VACUUM-HIT HEAD ON A COUNTER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2010 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Furniture |
| HEAD LAC, 85 YOM WAS VACUUMING AND FELL INTO FURNITURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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