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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 422
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/26/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| STRUCK HIS HEAD ON AN AIR CONDITIONER RESULTING IN A SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners, Televisions |
| TURNING OFF AIRCONDITIONER AND DVD PLAYER FELL OFF THE TV AND HIT IN HE AD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 31YOF-LACERATION SCALP-FELL AT HOME HIT HEAD ON AIR CONDITIONER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2002 | Age: 35 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 |
| HEAD INJURY. PT FELL HITTING AN AIR CONDTIONER. LWOT. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 07/02/2002 | Age: 48 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, Stairs or steps |
| PT HIT HEAD ON AN AIR CONDITIONING UNIT WHILE WALKING UP STAIRS DX: LAC OF SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| OUTSIDE HIS HOME CLEANING SIDEWALK, BENT DOWN, STOOD UP AND HIT AIR CON DITIONER WITH HIS HEAD. DX LACERATION OF HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2002 | Age: 32 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 |
| WALKED INTO AN AIR CONDITIONER HITTING HEAD. CONTUSIONS/ABRASIONS TOSCA LP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners, Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| PT WAS SHOVELING SNOW AND HIT HEAD OFF AIR CONDITIONERDX: ACUTE SCALP L AC + |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| SCALP LAC, PT WALKED AROUND CORNER OF HOUSE AND STRUCK HEAD ON AIR CONDITIONER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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