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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 702
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2010 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| RT HAMSTRING STR. 55YOF FOOT SLIPPED ON BOTTOM OF WHEELED VACUUM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2010 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL ONTO CARPETED FLOOR TRYING TO MOVE VACUUM CLEANER FRACTURE FEMUR 77YOF |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/06/2009 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT TRIPPED OVER VACUUM CORD. DX: R DISTAL FEMUR FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2009 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Floors or flooring materials |
| PUTTING VACUUM CLEANER AWAY AND LOST BALANCE FELL TO FLOOR ON R SIDE D X- FX TO FEMUR, ULNA AND FEMORAL NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/14/2008 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT TRIPPED OVER VACUUM HOSE AND FELL. DX: L DISTAL FEMUR COMMINUTED FX, CHRONIC PAIN SYNDROME. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/15/2008 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Floors or flooring materials |
| `RT FEMUR FX.PT WAS VACUUMING AND TRIPPED AND FELL ON THE FLOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/27/2008 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Stairs or steps |
| PT WITH LEG INJURY, WAS VACUUMING AND FELL DOWN STAIRS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/13/2007 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT TRIPPED OVER VACUUM CLEANER. DX: R FEMORAL NECK FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/25/2007 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT TRIPPED OVER VACUUM CLEANER & FELL TO THE FLOOR & NOW HAS THIGH PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/21/2006 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| LEFT LEG STRAIN.PT WAS VACUUMING AND LEG BEGAN TO HURT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2005 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Floors or flooring materials |
| FEMUR FX-VACUUMING FLOOR-TRIPPED-FELL-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/08/2005 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Floors or flooring materials |
| PATIENT WAS VACUUMING THE FLOOR AT HOME, LOST BALANCE AND FELL. DX-LEFT FEMUR FRACTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/18/2004 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| R LEG SPR/61YOM BUNT OVER AND FELT PULL BEHIND R KNEE. WHILE VACUUMINGT WISTED AND NOW PAINFUL WITH WEIGHT-BEARING R LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2004 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| PT SPRAINED HIS THIGH AS A RESULT OF VACUUMING AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2004 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 53 Y.O. W FEMALE W/FX FEMUR. PT FELL @ HOME WHILE VACUUMING. PT ADM. E8 889 |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/11/2003 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| 85 Y/O F C/O FALL. PT FELL WHILE MOVING VACCUM CLEANER. DX FRACTURED FE MUR. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/10/2001 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners, Stools |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/1999 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/1998 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Vacuum cleaners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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