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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,190
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/16/2010 | Age: 23 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 23YOM WAS AT HOME, MOVING AN AIR CONDITIONIER, STRAINED RT RIB AREA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2010 | 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: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 17 YOM RUBBED CHEST UP AGAINST A SHARP METAL PIECE OF AIR CONDITIONING SIDING. DX: 7 CM PARTIAL THICKNESS CHEST LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 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: 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: 07/13/2009 | 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 08/01/2006 | Age: 25 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, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| MID-BACK PAIN/25YOF C/O MID-BACK PAIN THAT BEGAN AS SHE LIFTED AIR COND ITIONER UP TO PLACE IN WINDOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2006 | Age: 25 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| SUDDEN CP LIFTING HEAVY AIR-CONDITIONER " MS STRAIN" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2006 | Age: 23 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 |
| PT PICKED UP AN AIR CONDITIONER THORACIC SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2006 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| FELL, HIT AC WITH CHEST DX CHEST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2005 | Age: 25 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| SUDDEN ONSET CP AFTER LIFTING AIR CONDITION. " MS STRAIN" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2005 | Age: 23 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 |
| FELT PAIN IN BACK AFTER LIFTING AN AIR CONDITIONER OUT OF TRUNK. DX. TH ORACIC SPINE SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT INJURED LIFTING AN AIR CONDITIONER; CHEST CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2003 | Age: 25 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| BACK STRAIN-CARRYING AN AIR CONDITIONER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 18 Y.O. W MALE W/RIB CONTUSION. PT FELL & STRUCK CORNER OF AIR CONDITIO NER @ HOME. E9179 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2002 | Age: 24 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 |
| CHEST PAIN-SINCE LIFTING 2 AIR CONDITIONERS OVER WEEKEND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2002 | 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: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| TRIPPED AND FELL AGAINST AN A/C UNIT DX L CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| LIFTED AN AIR CONDITIONER RESUTLING IN ATYPICAL CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2002 | Age: 25 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, Windows or window glass |
| STRAIN UPPER BACK - PATIENT WAS LIFTING AN AIR CONDITIONER AND PUTTING IT IN THE WINDOW AND FELT A TWINGE IN HIS UPPER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/1999 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/1997 | 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: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/1997 | 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: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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