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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,059
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| WAS LIFTING AIR CONDITIONER UNIT AND INJ LOWER BACK DX:THORACIC BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2009 | Age: 19 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 |
| PT C/O INHALING FUMES OF RAT POISON FROM TURNED ON AIR CONDITIONER C/O VOMITING AND ANXIETY |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 11/24/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 18YOM CONTUSION TO FOOT DROPPED AIR CONDITIONER ON FOOT AT SCHOOL* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2009 | Age: 22 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 |
| FOOT CT-DROPPED A WINDOW AC ON HER FOOT AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners, Stairs or steps |
| 18 YOM, CARRYING A/C UNIT DOWN STAIRS, LEG STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 23 YO STATES BENT OVER HIT HAND ON AIR CONDITIONER DX RT HAND FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Air conditioners, Windowsills or frames |
| RT5TH MC FX, CLOSED: MOVING AIR CONDITIONER OUT OF WINDOW, IT SLIPPED, CAUGHT R HAND BETWEEN AIR CONDITIONER & WINDOW SILL,R HAND PAIN,@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| SLIPPED AND HIT BACK ON AIR CONDITIONER WHILE TRYING TO TAKE IT OUT CONTUSION LOW BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Air conditioners, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| CHI.PT WAS TAKING AN AIR CONDITIONER OUT OF WINDOW SLIPPED AND A/C HIT HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT HIT HEAD ON AIR CONDITIONER. DX SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| LEFT FOOT STR. PT STRAINED FOOT WHEN MOVING AN AIR CONDITIONER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2009 | 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT PUT HIS R INDEX FINGER IN AN AIR CONDITIONER 4 DAYS AGO. SUSTAINED A SCRAPE TO FINGER. DX R INDEX FINGER ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT.INJ.BACK AT HOME WHEN UP ON ROOF MESSING WITH AIR CONDITIONER & FELL OFF. DX; BACK PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| HAD AIR CONDITIONER BLOWING ON HER ALL NIGHT ACUTE LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2009 | 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: Dislocation |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| SUDDENLY WHILE LIFTING AN AIR-CONDITIONER UNIT FELT A POP IN A FINGER, +DEFORMITY>>D/L |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| AFTER THE AIR-CONDITIONER TURNED OFF , STARTED FEELING DIZZY&LIGHTHEADN ESS THEN PASSED OUT&FELL>>DEHYDRATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| LIFTED AN AIR CONDITIONER ON MONDAY LOW BACK PAIN * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| FINGER INJURY FROM MOVING AIR CONDITIONER UNIT. DX-RING FINGER CONTUSION LEFT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| LIFTED AIR CONDITIONER TWO DAYS AGO BACK SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT WAS AT HOME, DROPPED AN AIR CONDITIONER RUPTUREING A LINE CAUSING ** * EXPOSURE, HEADACHE AND NAUSEA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| C/O KNEE PAIN&MILD SWELLING AFTER SUSTAINED A FALL ON IT WHILE CARRYING AIR-CONDITION UINIT>>CONTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| BEEN OUT IN THE SUN THEN SUDDENLY WHILE EATING BAGEL IN THE AIR-CONDITO NED ROOM, DEVELOPED DIZZINESS&LIGHTHEADNESS>>NEAR-SYCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2009 | Age: 24 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: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| BACK PAIN:24YOF PAIN THORACIC AREA, SITTING IN FRONT OF AIR CONDITIONER FOR LONG PERIOD OF TIME, HURTS WHEN MOVES OR TURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2009 | 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 |
| PATIENT HURT HAND AND ELBOW. DROPPED AIR CONDITIONER ON SELF TRYING TO INSTALL. DX; CONTUSION TO RIGHT HAND AND ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2009 | 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: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| C/O ACUTE ONSET OF SHORTNESS OF BREAH&WHEEZING AFTER EXPOSED TO COLD AI R FROM AIR-CONDITIONER TONIGHT>>ASTHMA EXCERBATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2009 | Age: 25 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 |
| PT SUST LAC TGO LEG ON AC# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2009 | Age: 21 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 |
| PT CUT ARM ON EDGE OF AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME, LACERATION TO ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| HIT KNEE ON AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME CONTUSION KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Air conditioners, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| HAND FX. PT WAS PUTTING AN AIR CONDITIONER IN WINDOW AND INJURED HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2009 | 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 |
| 22YOM WORKING ON HIS AIR CONDITIONER UNIT AT HOME WAS TRYING TO LIFT IT INJURED LOWER BACK;BACK SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 17 YOM LIFTING HEAVY AIR CONDITIONING UNIT SUSTAINED UPPER BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2009 | Age: 22 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 |
| ACC DROPPED AN AIR-CONDITIONER UNIT DIRECTELY ONTO HAND CUTTING FINGER >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2009 | Age: 25 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 |
| STRAIN LOW BACK - 25 YO MALE REPORTS ONSET OF LOW BACK PAIN WHEN MOVING AN AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| DROPPED WINDOW AC WHILE TRYING TO INSTALL. DX CONTUSION UPPER TRUNK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2009 | Age: 23 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 |
| C/O SUDDEN ONSET OF LBP ATTEMPTING TO LIFT AN AIR-CONDITIONER LAST PM >>MS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| WALKING DOWN STREET AND WALKED INTO WINDOW AIR CONDITIONER LAC FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Air conditioners, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT HIT HEAD ON AIR CONDITIONER FALLING TO FLOOR C/O PAIN DX: CHI WITH CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 22 YO F CONTUSION TO WRIST /HAND AIRCONDTIONER FELL ON HAND/ARM AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2009 | Age: 18 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 |
| PT ACCIDENTLY HIT RT FINGER ON AIR CONDITIONER @ HOME PTA C/O PAIN IN R T 5TG DIGIT DX CONTUSION RT 5TH DIGIT* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT WAS TRYING TO FIX HIS COOLER & FELL 12 FT. FROM THE ROOF WHEN PT SLI PPED & FELL C/O LARGER CONTUSION ON BACK OF HEAD.DX:CHI,SCALP LAC.ADMIT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/03/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners, Stairs or steps |
| CONT. ANTERIOR FOREARM REGION OVER FLEXOR & MEDIAL NERVE:GOING DOWN STEPS CARRYING AIR CONDITIONER,DROPPED IT AGAINST FOREARM & WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT DX SCALP LACERATION - S/P DIRECT BLOW,PT HIT HEAD ON AC AT HOME TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2009 | Age: 19 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, PT DROPPED AN AIR CONDITIONER ONTO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2009 | Age: 18 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 |
| 18 YO M CONTUSION TO HAND AIR CONDITIIONER FELL ON HAND* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2009 | Age: 19 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 LT HAND.PT LIFTED AN AIR CONDITIONER AND DROPPED IT ON HAN D. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2009 | Age: 22 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 |
| SUDDEN ONSET OF LUMBAR BACK PAIN WHILE CARRYING AIR-CONDITIONER >>MS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| WORKING ON AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME WHEN SLIPPED FALLING OFF ROOF SUST I NJ TO LOW BACK DX LOW BACK STRAIN W POSSIBLE WEDGE COMP FX L4 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2009 | Age: 21 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 |
| PT WALKED INTO A CORNER OF AN AIR CONDITIONER , LACERATION TO FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| AIR CONDITIONER FELL AGAINST ANKLE/ANKLE CT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT CUT HAND WHEN STRUCK AIR CONDITIONER AT THE COUNTY JAIL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2009 | 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 |
| PT WAS MOVING AN AIR CONDITIONER UNIT A LITTLE EARLIER AND CAUGHT R THUMB ON A PIECE OF METAL & SUFFERED LAC DX: LAC TO THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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