Accidents - Air purifiers - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 799
See also: Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	74
Year 1998:	85
Year 1999:	151
Year 2001:	66
Year 2002:	60
Year 2003:	16
Year 2005:	42
Year 2006:	55
Year 2007:	121
Year 2008:	14
Year 2009:	30
Year 2010:	77

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	226
6-15 years old:	14
16-25 years old:	66
26-50 years old:	112
50+ years old:	378

Accidents - Body Parts:

Head:	220	Face:	104
Lower Trunk:	99	Upper Trunk:	87
Shoulder:	74	All Of Body:	66
Foot:	60	Hand:	43
Mouth:	20	Toe:	15
Lower Leg:	5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/07/2010	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Air purifiers
60 YOF FELL AT HOME AND HIT THE CORNER OF AN AIR PURIFIER SUSTAINING A A RIB FRACTURE (UPPER TRUNK)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2010	Age: 10 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Air purifiers, Floors or flooring materials
10MOF PT IN ROOM, MOM WALKED AWAY FOR MOMENT. PT PULLED AN AIR PURIFIER DOWN ON HER, ON FLOOR. POSS BRIEF LOC. PT DAZED AFTER. DX CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2009	Age: 86 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 purifiers
CHEST WALL CONTUSION.PT FELL AND HIT CHEST ON AN AIR PURIFIER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2009	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Air purifiers
SUBDURAL HEMATOMA-FELL-HEAD HIT AIR PURIFIER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/12/2008	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air purifiers
6 YOM FELL HITTING LOWER LIP ON AIR PURIFIER SUSTAINING A LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2007	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air purifiers
PT FELL ON AIR PURIFIER AT HOME. DX. LAC R HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2007	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Air purifiers
TRIPPED OVER AIR PURIFIER AT HOME AND FELL STRIKING HEAD DX GROUND LEVEL FALL HEAD INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2007	Age: 19 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air purifiers
FELL ON AIR PURIFIER, LACERATION CHIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2006	Age: 7 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air purifiers
7 MONTH OLD FEMALE PULLED AIR PURIFIER OFF TABLE ONTO HERSELF LAC TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2006	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air purifiers
DX LEFT 1ST DIGIT CONTUSION: STUBBED TOE ON AIR PURIFIER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2005	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air purifiers
PATIENT FELL & HIT AN AIR PURIFIER SUSTAINED BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA & AN UPPER EYELID LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2005	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Air purifiers
AT THRIFT STORE, LOOKING AIR PURIFIER, PLUGGED IN & IT EXPLODED. MACHI NE HIT PT IN R SHIN. SMOKE & POWDER CAME OUT. DX: LEG INJURY, HIVE FAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2005	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air purifiers
LIP LACERATION, FELL AGAINST AIR PURIFIER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2005	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air purifiers
2 CM FOREHEAD LAC-@ HOME-HIT HEAD ON AIR PURIFIER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2003	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air purifiers, Bleaches
42 YO FEMALE USED AIR PURIFIER AND BLEACH, GOT DIZZY AND FELL TO FLOOR, HIT BACK OF HEAD - SYNCOPE - CONTUSION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2002	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air purifiers
DROPPED AIR PURIFIER ON FOOT. DX: CONTUSION FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2001	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air purifiers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/1999	Age: 33 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 purifiers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/1999	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air purifiers, Beds
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/1998	Age: 66 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: Fracture
Product: Air purifiers
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/21/1998	Age: 63 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 purifiers, Chemicals
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/1997	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Air purifiers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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