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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 489
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/05/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT TRIPPED LAST EVENING STRIKING LEFT KNEE ON THE AIR CONDITIONER GRATE FRACTURED KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT DX CONTUSION LT KNEE - PT STRUCK KNEE ON AIR CONDITIONER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT INJ LT KNEE WHILE LIFTING AIR CONDITIONER DX: STRAIN LT KNEE + |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| LACERATED RIGHT KNEE ON AIR CONDITIONER. DX: LACERATION, RIGHT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| ACUTE SPRAIN LEFT KNEE , CONTUSION LEFT FOOT AND RT LEG - DROPPED AN AI R CONDITIONER ON SELF @ HOME @ 2 AM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners, Tennis |
| KNEE ABRASION - PLAYING TENNIS AND RAN INTO UNCOVERED AIR CONDITIONER I NJURING RIGHT KNEE, LOST POINT BUT HELD SERVE AFTER BLEEDING STOPPED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| LAC L KNEE, STATES ON AIR CONDITIONER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 33YOWM-PAIN LEFT KNEE-DROPPED AIR CONDITIONER ON KNEE AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT WAS WORKING ON A SWAMP COOLER AND IT FELL ON HIS LEG DX: LT KNEE LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT WAS WORKING ON AN AIR CONDITIONING UNIT AND FELL BACKWARDS. DXLEFT K NEE STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS AT SON'S HOME WAS HORSING AROUND & STUCK HER KNEE ON A AIRCONDIT IONER THAT WAS ON THE FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT BUMPED AIR CONDITIONER X3 WEEKS AGO - DX KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| CUT KNEE ON AIR CONDITIONER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Not recorded | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT C/O CUT TO RT LEG BY AIR CONDITIONER METAL AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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