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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 114
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/04/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PATIENT HAVING DIFFICULTY BREATHING AT NIGHT, SLEEPS UNDER AIR CONDITIO NER, COUGHING; DX: NOCTURNAL DYSPHEA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2002 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT C/O OF BEING VERY HOT, LIVES AT NURSING HOME, AIR CONDITIONER WENT O UT, DX DEHYDRATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Air conditioners, Laundry baskets |
| SMOKE INHALATION-INVOLVED IN A HOUSEFIRE-INVOLVED AN AIR CONDITIONER & A LAUNDRY BASKET-FD PRESENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Air conditioners, Laundry baskets |
| SMOKE INHALATION-INVOLVED IN A HOUSEFIRE-INVOLVED AN AIR CONDITIONER & A LAUNDRY BASKET-FD PRESENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Air conditioners, Laundry baskets |
| SMOKE INHALATION-INVOLVED IN HOUSEFIRE-INVOLVED AN AIR CONDITIONER & A LAUNDRY BASKET-FD PRESENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Air conditioners, Electrical outlets or receptacles |
| SMOKE INHALATION-INVOLVED IN HOUSEFIRE-INVOLVED AN AIR CONDITIONER & FAULTY OUTLET-FD PRESENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| CHEMICAL EXPOSURE - AIR CONDITIONER WAS LEAKING CHEMICALS 3-4 HOURS TOD AY FELT DIZZY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| *** FROM A/C UNIT CAUSED DIFFICULTY BREATHING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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