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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,356
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/14/2007 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| BURNS TO HANDS FROM *** WORKING ON AIR CONDITIONER BURNS HANDS SECOND D EGREE MULTIPLE SITES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2007 | Age: 20 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 |
| TRIPPED OVER AIR CONDITIONER/ABDOMINAL PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners, Stairs or steps |
| BACK CONT. PT FELL WHEN CARRYING AN AIR CONDITIONER DOWN STEPS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2007 | Age: 24 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 |
| ABD WALL STRAIN-LIFTED WINDOW AIR CONDITIONER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2007 | 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 |
| LUMBAR STRAIN AFTER MOVING AN AIR CONDITIONER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2007 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| PT PUTTING A WINDOW AIR CONDITIONER UNIT IN WHEN THE WINDOW CLOSED ONTO LEFT HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2007 | 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 |
| AIR CONDITIONER FELL ON R HAND AT HOME. DX. CONT R HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2007 | Age: 21 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 |
| AT HOME PT WORKING ON AIR CONDITIONER,PIECE OF SHEET METAL FELL ON R THUMB, DX LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners, Stairs or steps |
| CARRYING AIR CONDITIONER DOWN THE STAIRS AND FELL - AC FELL ON TOP OF P T. DX CHEST INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT DROPPPED AND AIR CONDITIONER ON FOOT DX: CRUSH FX FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2007 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PATIENT WAS LIFTING ARM TO CHANGE SETTINGS ON AIR CONDITIONER, FELT RIGHT SHOULDER POP OUT OF PLACE. DX-DISLOCATED SHOULDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2007 | Age: 23 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 |
| PT SMASHED FINGER WITH AIR CONDITIONER. DX: FINGER ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2007 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners, Animal induced injury |
| BITEN BY CAT WHILE WORKING OUTSIDE INSTALLING AC UNIT CAT IN AC BOX DX: CAT BITE TO L & R HANDS* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PICKING UP AN AC UNIT, CUT HAND ACC ON A NAIL "LAC'' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2007 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Air conditioners, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT FELL OFF HER BALCONY STRIKING LEFT WRIST AGAINST AN AIR CONDITIONING UNIT FRACTURED WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners, Drills |
| PT DRILLING ON AN AIR CONDITIONING UNIT WHEN FELT SOMETHING ENTER EYE. D: CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2007 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| AN AC UNIT FELL HITTING NOSE&EYE " NASAL LAC/TRUMATIC IRITIS'' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2007 | Age: 17 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: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PATIENT HIT HEAD ON AIR CONDICTIONING UNIT-LAC SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2007 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| LEFT HAND CONT. PT DROPPED AN AIR CONDITIONER ONTO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2007 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners, Containers |
| LIFTING AN AC UNIT WHICH SLIPPED OUT OF BOX LANDING ONTO FOOT ' COTNS'' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2007 | Age: 20 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 |
| LACERATED RIGHT INDEX FINGER ON AIR CONDITIONER FAN HE WAS CLEANING AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2007 | 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 |
| FIN GER LAC, PT WAS TRYING TO FIX AN AIR CONDITIONER AND CUT FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2007 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| SOMETHING BLEW OUT OF COOLER AND INTO PT'S EYE. D: FOREIGN BODY, CORNEA L ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Air conditioners, Chairs |
| 23 YO FEMALE TURNED AIR CONDITIONER ON AND TURNED AND CAUGHT FOOT IN CHAIR LEG - FRACTURE LEFT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/05/2007 | Age: 20 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 |
| C/O PT STATES FELL AND HIT HEAD ON AIR CONDITIONER DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 05/26/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PATIENT DROPPED SMALL AIR CONDITIONER ON FOOT AT HOME DX: CONTUSION RT ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT SUSTAINED A CONTUSION OF A FOOT BY DROPPING AN AIR CONDITIONER AT HO ME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT C/O PAIN TO HER UPPER BACK - PT STATES SHE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE A* ** CONDITIONER WHEN FELT SOMETHING IN HER BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| LACERATES HEAD WHEN STRUCK AN AIR CONDITIONER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2007 | Age: 18 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 |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER ON AN AIR CONDITIONER UN IT LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT STOOD UP AND HIT FOREHEAD ON AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME DX: SUPERIFICAL LACERATION TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2007 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners, House repair or construction materials |
| PT WORKING ON A SWAMP COOLER WHEN FELL OFF ROOF ONTO OTHER ROOF 10 FEET DOWN. NO LOC. D:QUESTIONABLE ABDOMINAL INJURY. ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/15/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| CARRYING AC, T'D&F HITTING F.HEAD " LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| RIGHT ULNA FX. PT WAS CARRYING AN AIR CONDITIONER AND FELL BACKWARDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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