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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,541
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/21/2010 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| 2 YOM ON COUCH AND PUT HAND INTO A PORTABLE AIR CONDITIONER. DX: LACER ATION FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2010 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Asian |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 2YOM GOT RT 2ND FINGER CAUGHT IN AIR CONDITIONING GRATE INJURING IT DX - SKIN AVULSION, RT 2ND FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2010 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 3 YO MALE CUT FINGER ON AN AIR CONDITIONER. DX. FINGER LACERATION.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2009 | Age: 11 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PTS THUMB SHUT IN DOOR OF AC UNIT; THUMB LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/27/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| STUCK FINGER IN AIR CONDITIONER AND GOT PIECE OF IT IN FINGER;DX FOREIG N BODY FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2008 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PUT FINGERS IN AN AIR CONDITIONER VENT. DX. FINGER LACERATION.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| RAN INTO AIR CONDITIONER;DX FRACTURED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2007 | Age: 7 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| FINGER LACERATION: MOTHER THINKS CUT FINGER ON SIDE OF AIR CONDITIONER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2007 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| INJURED WITH AN AIR CONDITIONER., DX FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2007 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT INJURED FINGERS WHEN SHE STUCK THEM IN AN AIR CONDITIONER. DX: FINGER ABRASIONS, LEFT 3RD AND 4TH DIGITS DISTALLY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2007 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| CHILD LACERATED FINGER ON SWAMP COOLER. D: LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2007 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 5 YO INJURED FINGER ON AIR CONDITIONER LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2006 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| ABRASION FINGERS - 2 YOM SUSTAINED ABRASIONS TO LEFT INDEX AND MIDDLE F INGERS AFTER SCRAPING AGAINST AIR CONDITIONING UNIT AT DAYCARE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2006 | Age: 8 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT WAS PULLING SELF UP TO STAND, AT HOME, & CUT RT INDEX FINGER ON METAL SWAMP COOLER. DX; FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2006 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT C/O CUT LT 5TH FINGER BY AIR CONDITIONER BLADE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2006 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| FINGER GOT STUCK IN AIR CONDITIONING UNIT, D-LACERATION COMPLICATED D-2 FRACTURE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2006 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT. CUT FINGER ON AIR CONDITIONER TODAY, HAS 3CM V-SHAPED LAC. 3RD FING ER. SUTURED. DX.: FINGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2005 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT CUT FINGER ON METAL EDGE OF AIR CONDITIONER FILTER. D: LACERATION 5TH LEFT DIGIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2005 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PATIENT TOOK FRONT OF AIR CONDITIONER OFF AND CUT FINGERS ON FAN AT HOM E; FINGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2005 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| SUST LAC TO L THUMB WHEN CUT IT ON EDGE OF AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME DX L THUMB LACERATION SIMPLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2004 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| LAC TO R POINTER AND MIDDLE FINGER, CUT ON FAN OF COOLER DX: FINGER LAC X2 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2004 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT LACERATED THUMB ON FAN BLADE OF SWAMP COOLER. D: LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2003 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT CUT FINGERS ON AN AIR CONDITION DUCT. D: LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2003 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT CUT HAND WHEN HE STUCK IT IN AN AIR CONDITIONER 15 MINUTES AGO. D:L ACERATION TO RIGHT 3RD DIGIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2003 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT'S MOTHER STATES CHILD BRUSHED FINGER AGAINST AN AIR CONDITIONER THAT WAS IN THE HALLWAY AND CUT HIS FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2003 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT GOT FINGERS STUCK IN AIR CONDITION AT HOME TODAY. D: NO DX; LWBS |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 03/18/2003 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| CUT FINGER ON AIR CONDITIONER DX. FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT. CUT FINGER ON A NEW AIR FILTER FOR THE HOUSE AIR CONDITIONING THAT WAS PLACED IN THE CAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2002 | Age: 9 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| LAC FINGER ON AN AIR CONDITIONER BOTTOM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2002 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT STUCK FINGER IN AC UNIT CUT ON METAL. DX: 1.0 CM (R) INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT SUSTAINED LAC TO FINGER FROM AIR CONDITIONER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2002 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 20 M/O W/M GOT FINGER CAUGHT ON AIR CONDITIONER SUSTAINED LACERATION TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2001 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2001 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2001 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2001 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2001 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2000 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Mobile/Manufactured home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2000 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2000 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2000 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2000 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/1999 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/1999 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/1999 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/1998 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/1998 | Age: 11 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/1998 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/1998 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/1998 | Age: 8 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/1998 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/1997 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/1997 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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