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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 372
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/10/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners, Windows or window glass |
| HURT WRIST TRYING TO GET AIR CONDITIONER OUT OF WINDOW DX: WRIST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| SPRAIN (L) WRIST, PT SUST INJURY WITH A FALLING AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME , C/O PAIN, SKIN INTACT, ROM LIMITED BY PAIN, SENSATION INTACT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT FELL OFF THW AIR CONDITIONER UNIT AT HOMW APPROX 3 FEET ONTO HIS OUT STRETCHED LEFT ARM FRACTURED WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| MOVING AN AIR CONDITIONER AND LAC WRIST ON IT ;LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 07/04/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT SUST. LAC. TO WRIST ONAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PATIENT WITH WRIST PAIN SINCE LIFITNG HEAVY AIR CONDITIONER OVERHEAD 4- 5 DAYS AGO. D: WRIST SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 18 Y.O. W MALE W/WRIST SPRAIN. PT INJ AFTER DROPPING AIR CONDITIONER WI NDOW UNIT ON WRIST @ HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| FELL AND HIT RIGHT HAND ON AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME, BENT WRIST, SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT LACERATED WRIST ON AIR CONDITIONER, LACERATION L WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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