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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 665
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/26/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 18 Y.O. W MALE W/RIB CONTUSION. PT FELL & STRUCK CORNER OF AIR CONDITIO NER @ HOME. E9179 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2002 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 61 Y.O. B FEMALE W/CHEST WALL CONTUSION. PT FELL AGAINST THE AIR CONDIT IONER @ HOME. E8889 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2002 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| UPPER BACK PAIN AFTER CRASHED INTO AN AIR CONDITIONER.DX THORACIC STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| CHEST PAIN-SINCE LIFTING 2 AIR CONDITIONERS OVER WEEKEND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2002 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| FELL ON AIR CONDITIONER DX. CHEST ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners, Windows or window glass |
| MS BACK STRAIN-AFTER SHE PULLED AN AIR CONDITIONER OUT OF A WINDOW AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| TRIPPED AND FELL AGAINST AN A/C UNIT DX L CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT COMPLAINT OF CHEST BACK PAIN AFTER MOVING AIR CONDITIONER, CHEST WAL L PAIN, AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| LIFTED AN AIR CONDITIONER RESUTLING IN ATYPICAL CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT LIFTING AIR CONDITIONER C/O CHEST / ARM PAIN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 07/15/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| WAS DIGGING DIRT AND LIFTING THE AIR CONDITIONER, C/O RT RIB PAIN. RT RIB STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners, Windows or window glass |
| STRAIN UPPER BACK - PATIENT WAS LIFTING AN AIR CONDITIONER AND PUTTING IT IN THE WINDOW AND FELT A TWINGE IN HIS UPPER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT "I HAVE BODY PAINS AND MY RIBS HURT" - DUE TO LIFTING HEAVY AIR CONDITIONER A WEEK AGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT DX BACK SPASM - S/P LIFTING AN AIR CONDITIONER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT AIR CONDITIONER FELL OUT OF WINDOW INJURED CHEST, R CHEST WALL STRAI N |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners, Windows or window glass |
| PT UNDERWATER IN SWIMMING POOL WHEN A/C UNIT FELL OUT OF 2ND FLOOR WIN INTO POOL HIT PT ON UPPER BACK & ARM - ABRASION/CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2002 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PATIENT HAS CHEST PAIN FOR ONE YEARS. STATES AIR CONDITIONER IN APARTME NT IS PUTTING OUT TOXIC FUMES. WANTS XRAY. D: CHEST PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| MOVING WINDOW AIR CONDITIONER, LOST GRIP & IT FELL ON RT ARM AND RT SID E, THEN FELL ON LT KNEE TONIGHT AT ***. LT RIB STR, ARM/WRIST STR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 52 YOF FELL INTO AIR CONDITIONER CONTUSION CHEST WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| FELL ONTO AN AIR CONDITIONER HITTING LEFT SIDE OF CHEST DX: CONTUSION LEFT SIDED CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2002 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| CARRYING AN AIR CONDITIONER UNIT CHEST ABRASION 2 DEGREE TO TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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