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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 359
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/20/2003 | Age: 32 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 |
| RT FOREARM LACERATION-CUT RT FORARM WHILE WORKING ON AIR CONDITIONER UN IT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2003 | Age: 32 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 |
| LAC RT FOREARM WHILE INSTALLING AIR CONDITIONER-METAL PIECE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2003 | Age: 30 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, House repair or construction materials |
| AT HOME WORKING ON AIR CONDITIONER ON ROOF AND CUT ARM ON SHARP PIECE OF SHEET METAL. DX FOREARM LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2003 | Age: 38 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 |
| PT CUT HIS ARM ON A SWAMP COOLER. DX LEFT FOREARM LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2003 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Air conditioners, House repair or construction materials |
| PT.INJ.L.FOREARM AT HOME WHEN ON ROOF WORKING ON SWAMP COOLER & GOT ELE CTRICAL SHOCK. DX; ELECTRICAL BURN L.FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2003 | Age: 26 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 |
| PT INJURED AT HOME WHEN PICKING UP AIR CONDITIONER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2003 | Age: 35 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 |
| PT HAD AN AIR CONDITIONER FALL AGAINST RIGHT LOWER ARM FRACTURED ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/31/2003 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 39 Y.O. W MALE W/PAIN TO ARM. PT WAS MOVING AN AIR CONDITIONER & STUMBL ED BACKWARDS & FELL. E8889 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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