Accidents - Air conditioners - 16-25 years old - Year 2003

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,008
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Lower Trunk:	518	Finger:	253
Foot:	170	Knee:	155
Lower Arm:	144	Head:	144
Upper Trunk:	94	Wrist:	85
Lower Leg:	77	Hand:	77
Shoulder:	69	Ear:	68
Toe:	59	All Of Body:	49
Face:	16	Upper Arm:	16
Neck:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/21/2003	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
PT STATES HE RAN INTO AN AIR CONDITIONER AND LACERATED HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2003	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
FELL AGAINST WALL A/C UNIT IN HOTEL ROOM KNEE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2003	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Air conditioners
PATIENT WITH SORE THROAT AFTER SLEEPING IN AIR CONDITIONED ROOM LAST NI GHT; SORE THROAT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2003	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Air conditioners, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows
AIR CONDITIONER FELL ON FOOT, WINDOW FELL ON FINGER CAUSING INJURIES DX:FOOT FX, THUMB CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2003	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Air conditioners
CHI - 17 YOF IS LEGALLY BLIND IN BOTH EYES, FELL INTO AN AIRCONDITIONER UNIT FOR A MOBILE CLASSROOM DURING A FIRE DRILL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2003	Age: 20 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 GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN AIR CONDITIONER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2003	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
LEFT THUMB LACERATION. CUT FINGER ON METAL REGISTER OF AIR CONDITIONER VENT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2003	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Air conditioners
LIFTING AIR CONDITIONER 2 DAYS AGO, FELT LIKE HE "PULLED MUSCLE" IN GRO IN, TODAY LIFTING HIS SON AT HOME, FELT TESTICLE MOVE UP. DX GROIN STRA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2003	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Air conditioners
EXPOSURE TO *,BRONCHITIS.PT WAS IN A ROOM WHERE AN AIR CONDITIONER LE AKED * AND PT INHALED *** X1HR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2003	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Air conditioners
HEADACHE S/P * EXPOSURE.PT WAS IN A ROOM WITH AIR CONDITIONER AND LEA KING *.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2003	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Air conditioners
HEADACHE S/P FROM EXPOSURE TO *.PT WAS IN A ROOM WHERE AN AIRCONDITIO NER LEAKED * AND NOW HAS A HEADACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2003	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air conditioners
L FOREARM CONTUSION - HIT ARM ON AIR CONDITIONER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2003	Age: 20 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: Air conditioners
PT INJURED LIFTING AN AIR CONDITIONER; CHEST CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2003	Age: 20 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
20 YO MALE CUT RIGHT THUMB ON BRACKET OF AIR CONDITIONER LACERATION THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2003	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
HEAD LACERATION.PT HIT HEAD ON AN AIR CONDITIONER AND LACERATED HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2003	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Air conditioners
PT LIFTED ON AIR CONDITIONER. PAIN RADIATING TO LOW BACK. DX: BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2003	Age: 18 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: Air conditioners, Luggage
PATIENT LIFTED AIR CONDITIONER UNIT AND BENT DOWN TO PICK UP SUITCASE A ND FELT BACK PAIN, HURTS TO WALK; LOWER BACK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2003	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
24YOM-LACERATION LEFT LOWER LEG-CUT ON PIECE OF METAL STICKING OUT FROM AIR CONDITION UNIT AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2003	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Air conditioners
24 Y.O. W MALE W/BACK STRAIN. PT WAS MOVING AN AIR CONDITIONER @ HOME & INJ SELF. E927
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2003	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
CUT FINGER ON AIR CONDITIONER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2003	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners, Floors or flooring materials
WALKED INTO SHARP EDGE OF AIR CONDITIONER WHICH WAS ON FLOOR IN LIVING ROOM AT HOME, OCCURRED AT 1500. DX LACERATION LEFT KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2003	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Air conditioners
MOTH OR FLY HIT AIR-CONDITIONER AND FLEW INTO LT EAR. F/B REMOVAL (BUG) LT EAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2003	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	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: Air conditioners
DX LOWER BACK STRAIN: LIFTING AIR CONDITIONER OUT OF CAR AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2003	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Air conditioners
HURT ARM MOVING AIR CONDITIONER-SPRAIN LEFT SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2003	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air conditioners
AIR CONDITIONER FELL ON THUMB DX. THUMB CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2003	Age: 17 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
LACERATION RT 5TH FINGER-PT WAS CARRYING A METAL AIR CONDITIONER AND CU T FINGER. HAS 1CM LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2003	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Air conditioners
LIFTING AIR CONDITIONER -- WEIGHING GREATER THAN 100 LBS INGUINAL HERNIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2003	Age: 22 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: 07/12/2003	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
24 YOF - STUCK HAND IN AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME DX - LACERATION TO L MI DDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2003	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Air conditioners
BACK PAIN LIFTING AN AIR CONDITIONER DX: LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2003	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Air conditioners
BACK STRAIN-CARRYING AN AIR CONDITIONER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2003	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Air conditioners
HURT BACK MOVING A/C UNIT. DX: SCIATICA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2003	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Air conditioners
PT PULLED BACK WHILE PUTTING UP AIRCONDITIONER FOR NEIGHBOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2003	Age: 19 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: Air conditioners
BUMPED HEAD ON CORNER OF AIR CONDITIONER ;MINOR CLOSED HEAD INJ NOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2003	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows
17YOWM-LACERATION RIGHT HAND-PUTTING AIR CONDITIONER IN WINDOW AT HOME- HAND WENT THOUGH WINDOW-ACCIDENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2003	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
24 YO CUT ARM ON AN AIR CONDITIONER. DX FOREARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2003	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Air conditioners
LT GREAT TOE FX-DROPPED AIR CONDITIONER ON TOE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2003	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Air conditioners
17 Y.O W.F. FELL AGAINST AIR CONDTIONER AND INJURED WRIST. DX: L WRIST PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2003	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Air conditioners
LIFTED AIR CONDITIONER--HURT BACK DX LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2003	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air conditioners
PT SLIPPED AND FELL, HIT WRIST ON AIR CONDTIONER DX: RT WRIST CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2003	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
MOVING AIR CONDITIONING UNIT AND FELL, CUT ARM ON AC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2003	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
FELL AGAINST AIR CONDITIONER DX. SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2003	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air conditioners
20 YO M DROPPED AIR CONDITIONER ON FOOT. DX R FOOT CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2003	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows
RT MIDDLE FINGER LACERATION.PT WAS PUTTING AN AIR CONDITIONER IN A WIND OW AND LACERATED FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2003	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
PT DX SUPERFICIAL LACERATION OF NOSE - S/P INJURED TO BRIDGE OF NOSE AFTER RUNNING INTO AN AIR CONDITIONER TODAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2003	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Air conditioners
PATIENT WAS PICKING UP AN AIR CONDITIONER AND SUSTAINED LOW BACK INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2003	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners, House repair or construction materials
WORKING ON HIS AIR CONDITIONER ON HIS ROOF AND LAC HIS ARM ON A SHARP P IECE OF METAL. DX. LAC TO LT ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2003	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Air conditioners
PATIENT HURT WHEN LIFTING AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME. . DX: BACK PAIN/SPASM OF SIDE & BACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2003	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air conditioners
PT C/O PAIN TO RT HEEL SINCE YESTERDAY S/P AN AIR CONDITIONER UNIT FELL ON ACHILLES TENDON/POST HEEL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2003	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air conditioners
DROPPED AIR CONDITIONER ON L FOOT AT HOME DX CONTUSION L FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2003	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
PT. CUT L TOE ON AIR CONDITIONER AT NEIGHBOR'S. DX. 2 DAY OLD SUPERFIC IAL LAC L GREAT TOE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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