Accidents - Air conditioners - 16-25 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 792
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1998:	37
Year 1999:	71
Year 2000:	52
Year 2002:	89
Year 2003:	144
Year 2004:	17
Year 2005:	15
Year 2006:	144
Year 2007:	15
Year 2008:	118
Year 2009:	84

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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

Date: 07/19/2006	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
PT CUT FOREARM ON AC UNIT DX: LEFT ARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2006	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows
PT STATES PUTTING IN WINDOW AIR CONDITIONER WINDOW CAME DOWN ON ARM 2CM LAC LT ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2005	Age: 21 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: Fracture
Product: Air conditioners
PT FELL OFF ROOF OF HOME TRYING TO FIX AIR CONDITIONING, + ETOH, NO LOC , FX R ULNAR/RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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: 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: 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: 06/15/2003	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: 07/09/2002	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: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
INSTALLING AN AIR CONDITIONER AND LAC FOREARM ON GLASS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
PT CUT ARM WHILE TRYING TO MOVE AN AIR CONDITIONER. D: LACERATION RIG HT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2002	Age: 21 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 METAL ON AIR CONITIONERLACERATION RIGHT FOREARM 4 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2000	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, Windows or window glass
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2000	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Farm/ranch		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners, Windows or window glass
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2000	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/1999	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation
Product: Air conditioners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/1998	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: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air conditioners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/1998	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 Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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