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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,628
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2004 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 16 YO RAN INTO AIR CONDITIONER LAC FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2004 | Age: 19 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 |
| CUT FINGER ON AIR CONDITIONER DX. FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| HIT HEAD ON AIR CONDITIONER DX. SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2004 | Age: 20 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: Air conditioners |
| LIFTING&MOVING AIR CONDITIONER@HOME SUBACUTE LUMBAR MYOFASCIAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2004 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| LUMBAR STRAIN.PT WAS LIFITNG AN AIR CONDITIONER TO TAKE TO SHED AND BAC K BEGAN TO HURT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2004 | Age: 17 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: Air conditioners |
| PT LIFTING HEAVY AIR CONDITIONER X 5 DAYS AGO NOW C/O LOWER BACK/TESTIC LE PN, STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2004 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PATIENT DROPPED AIR CONDITIONER ON FOOT. DX; CONTUSION TO LEFT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2004 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PATIENT PICKED UP AN AN AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME. DX-ACUTE LUMBAR BACK PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 21 YO MALE CUT HAND WHILE MOVING AIR CONDITIONER AVULSION LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2004 | Age: 19 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 CUT FINGER MOVING AIR CONDITIONER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2004 | 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, Computers |
| STRAIN LOW BACK - PATIENT REPORTS HE FELL BACKWARDS ONTO *** WHEN CARRY ING AIR CONDITIONER - FELT A POP IN LOW BACK WHEN HE FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2004 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| LAC R EYEBROW, PT STS MOVING AN AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME, C/O BLEEDING, PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2004 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners, House repair or construction materials |
| 16 YOM WAS MOVING AN AIR CONDITIONER & HIT HIS KNEE ON THE ROOF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2004 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT WAS REACHING UP TO TURN ON THE AIR CONDITIONER WHEN SHE FELL FORWARD STRIKING HEAD CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2004 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| KICKED AIR CONDITIONER DX: L GREAT TOE FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2004 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| WAS REMOVING AIR CONDITIONER FROM WINDOW DX CERVICAL STAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2004 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 23 YO MALE LIFTED AIR CONDITIONER UNIT AND HURT RIGHT SHOULDER DISLOCATED SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2004 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| CUT HAND ON AIR CONDITIONER DX. HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2004 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT WITH AIRCONDITIONER FALLING ON RT WRIST BLEEDING, LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2004 | Age: 18 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 |
| BACK PAIN SINCE LIFTING AIR CONDITIONER YESTERDAY DX: MUSCLE SPASMS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2004 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT. LIFTED AN AIR CONDITIONER YESTERDAY, HAS PAIN IN HIS NECK NECK STRAIN/SPASM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2004 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT TOOK *** FOR THE FIRST TIME. BECAME DIZZY WITH STANDING AND PASSED O UT. HIT HEAD ON AIR CONDITIONER. D:ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION/SYNCOP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| FELL INTO AIR CONDITIONER DX: FACIAL LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2004 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| LIFTING SWAMP COOLER @ HOME PINCHED FINGER DX AVULSION TO FINGERTIPS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2004 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| ELECTRICAL SHOCK RT HAND.PT WAS SHOCKED WHEN TOUCHED AN AIR CONDITIONER . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2004 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| RIGHT ARM LAC, PT WAS PULLING ON AN AIR CONDITIONER AND INJURED ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2004 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| WALKED INTO AIR CONDITIONER AND HIT HEAD CONTUSING IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2004 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| LEFT SHIN CONTUSION.PT DROPPED AN AIR CONDITIONER ON SHIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2004 | Age: 21 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 |
| 21 YEAR OLD FEMALE, LOW BACK PAIN WILE LIFTING AIR CONDITIONER YESTERDA Y - BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2004 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| LACERATION TO RIGHT LOWER LEG AFTER AN AIR CONDITIONER FELL ON IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2004 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| RIGHT SHOULDER STR. PT WAS LIFTING AN AIR CONDITIONER INTO A WINDOW AND INJURED SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2004 | Age: 18 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 |
| PT WAS PUTTING AIRCONDITIONER INTO WINDOW AND CUT BASE OF THUMB ON AIR CONDITIONER LEFT THUMB LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2004 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| AIR CONDITIONER UNIT FELL ONTO RIGHT FOOT. D: CONTUSION TO FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2004 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PATIENT CUT HIS RIGHT LEG ON THE METAL EDGE OF AN AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME. DX-6 CM LACERATION LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2004 | Age: 23 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 |
| LUMBAR STR. PT STRAINED BACK LIFTING AIR CONDITIONER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2004 | Age: 23 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 LEFT INDEX FINGER ON THE FAN BLADE OF AN AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2004 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT WAS LIFTING AN AIR CONDITIONER AND STUMBLED TWISTING HIS FOOT DX: SPRAIN RIGHT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2004 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| EYE FB-DEBRIS BLEW FROM AIR CONDITIONER INTO EYE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2004 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| AIR CONDITIONER FELL ON PTS HAND WHILE CLEANING CLOSET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2004 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| TRAUMA R 3RD FINGER, PT STS SUST INJURY WITH AN AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME , C/O PAIN, BLEEDING, NO TENDON DAMAGED, SENSATION & MOTOR INTACT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| HIT ON KNEE - AIR CONDITIONER - CONTUSION LEFT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2004 | Age: 21 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 ON AIR CONDITIONER - LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2004 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT'S MOTHER STATES SOMETHING FROM AN AIR CONDITIONER FLEW INTO HIS EYE (DIRECT EYE TRAUMA) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2004 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| SCALP LAC-HIT HEAD ON WINDOW AIR CONDITIONER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2004 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| CUT WRIST CARRYING AN AIR CONDITIONER DX. WRIST LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2004 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| RT HAND CONTUSION.PT PUNCHED AN AIR CONDITIONER AND INJURED HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2004 | Age: 18 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 |
| 18 Y.O. W FEMALE W/SHOULDER STRAIN. PT INJ SELF ON AIR-CONDITIONER @ HO ME WHILE MOVING IT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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