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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,937
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/16/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT WAS TAKING OUT AN AIR CONDITIONER AND REALIZED HIS LEG WAS BLEEDING, UNSURE OF WHAT HE CUT IT ON. DX; LEG PUNCTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2008 | Age: 19 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| WAS MOVING A WINDOW AIR CONDITIONER - IT SLIPPED; CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN AIR CONDITIONER AND FLOOR. CONTUSION, RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| DROPPED AN AIR CONDITIONER ON FOOT. DX. TOE CONTUSION.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | 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 WAS MOVING AN AIR CONDITIONER WHEN IT FELL ON HER FOOT DX CONTUSION FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2008 | 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: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| L INGUINAL HERNIA: STRAINED LIFTING AIR CONDITIONER, L TESTICLE PAIN PT STATES IS EDEMATOUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2008 | Age: 24 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, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| 24 YO F LUMBAR STRAIN INJURED LIFTING A AIR CONDITIONER OUT OF THE WINDOW* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT HAD AIR CONDITIONER UNIT ROLL OVER FOOT AT HOME. D: CRUSH INJURY, FO OT/TOES, CELLULITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2008 | 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 STRAIN.PT LIFTED AN AIR CONDITIONER AND FELT A POP IN BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT LIFTED A WINDOW AIR CONDITIONER UNIT AND STRAINED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| WORKING ON HIS AIR CONDITIONER CUT BETWEEN FINGERS. DX-LAC HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| ATTEMPTING TO MOVE AIR CONDITIONER AND PUT HAND THROUGH GLASS. MULTIPLE MINOR ABRASIONS L HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT HAND ON THE CASING AROUND AN AIR CO NDITIONER UNIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| AIR CONDITIONER FELL ON RT ARM; C/O INCREASED PAIN & SENSATION CHANGES TO HAND. DX: STRAIN,CONTUSION RT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| DROPPED A SMALL AIR CONDITIONER ONTO FOOT BUT LEFT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 07/27/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| RIGHT FINGER INJURY FROM INSTALLING AIR CONDITIONER AND FINGER GOT CRUSHED. DX-CRUSH INJURY TO RIGHT INDEX FINGER, TENDON NODULAR WITH EXT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| FIXING HER AIRCONDITIONER AND GOT THREE BITES ON ARM RESULTING IN EARLY CELLULITIS FROM ALLERGIC REACTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT SUS LACERATION TO LOWER LEG WHILE MOVING AN AIR CONDITIONER% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| HIT HEAD ON AIR CONDITIONER DX; BHT, SCALP CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2008 | Age: 23 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, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT STATES A AIR CONDITIONER FELL FROM A SHELF ONTO KNEE AT HOME DX: CONTUSION TO LEFT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2008 | Age: 22 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 |
| SPR BACK- LIFT AIR CONDITIONER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | 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, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| ACUTE LUMBAR STRAIN: YESTERDAY LIFTED AIR CONDITIONER ATTEMPTING TO REPLACE IT IN THE WINDOW, PAIN LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| HAND CT-AIR CONDITIONER FELL ON HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| CRUSH INJURY RT HAND.PT DROPPED AN AIR CONDITIONER ON HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2008 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 17Y/O,M,DROPPED AN AIR CONDITIONER ON HAND, LAC. TO FINGERS 2-5 VOLAR ASPECT, OPEN FX MIDDLE PHALANX 3RD FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/14/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT DX SCALP LACERATION - DUE TO FALL AT BUS STOP AC UNIT FELL ON HER IN STREET. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2008 | Age: 20 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 |
| PT CARRYING AN AIR CONDITIONER & FELT A PULL IN LEFT LOWER BACK. DX:ACU TE LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2008 | 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: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| STRAIN UPPER BACK - 22 YO MALE CO UPPER BACK PAIN AFTER LIFTING AN AIR CONDITIONER UNIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| CHEST CONT/18YOM FELL ONTO AIR CONDITIONER 2 DAYS AGO AND C/O L RIB AND CHEST PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| CUT (L) HAND WHILE PUTTING IN AN AIR CONDITIONER DX- HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT C/O LOWER BACK PAIN AFTER LIFTING AN IAR CONDITIONER DX LUMBAR SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2008 | Age: 18 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 PULLED A MUSCLE LIFTING A HEAVY AIR CONDITIONER. DX; BACK SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| CUT ARM ON GLASS WHILE PUTTING AIR CONDITIONER IN. DX LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT FELL HITTIN HEAD ON AIR CONDITIONER DX SCALP ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| WRIST STR. PT STRAINED WRIST WHEN LIFTING ON AN AIR CONDITIONER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| HAND LAC-CUT ON AIR CONDITIONER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| LACERATION RT.HAND.PT.REFERS WHILE INSTALLING AIR CONDITIONER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| NECK STR. PT STRAINED NECK PUTTING IN AN AIR CONDITIONER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| ONSET EYE PAIN AFTER AIR CONDITIONER TURNED ON SOMETHING BLEW IN EYE.. DX-COREIGN BODY CORNEA, CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PATIENT HIT HEAD ON AN AIR CONDITIONING UNIT WHILE WALKING IN AN ALLEY1 5 MIN. PRIOR. DX-HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2008 | Age: 20 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 |
| PAIN LIFTING AIR CONDITIONER/LBP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| AIR CONDITIONER FELL ON TOE. DX- L BIG TOE FRACTURE # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2008 | Age: 19 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 |
| ACCIDENTALLY SCRATCHED LOWER LEG WHILE THROWING AWAY AN OLD AIR CONDITI ONER >> LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT FELL CHANGING THE AIR CONDITIONER FILTER AND FRACTURED LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/29/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| HIT (L) LOWER LEG O CAIR CONDITIONING UNIT HAS LAC TO LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT RECEIVED LACERATION UNDER EYE WHEN RAN INTO AIR CONDITIONER AT SCHOOL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2008 | Age: 19 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: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 19 YOF LACERATION TO UPPER LEG FELL AGAINST METAL AIR CONDITIONER* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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