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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,609
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/04/2003 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT C/O EDGE OFAIR CONDITION DROPPED ONTO RT MIDDLE FINGER WITH AMPUTATION OF DISTAL 1/3 OF MIDDLE FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN AIR CONDITIONER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2003 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT DROPPED AN AC UNIT ONTO HAND DX: 1-1/4" LT THUMB LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| LEFT THUMB LACERATION. CUT FINGER ON METAL REGISTER OF AIR CONDITIONER VENT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2003 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| LAC R 3RD FINGER ON SHARP METAL EDGE WHILE REMOVING AIR CONDITIONER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2003 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT CUT LEFT MIDDLE FINGER ON AN AIR CONDITIONER UNIT AT HOME LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| CUT FINGER ON AIR CONDITIONER DX. FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 20 YO MALE CUT RIGHT THUMB ON BRACKET OF AIR CONDITIONER LACERATION THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| CUT FINGER ON AIR CONDITIONER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2003 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT DROPPED A/C UNIT ON L SMALL FINGER TODAY FX L 5TH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2003 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| CUT TO BONE BY AIR CONDITIONING FAN FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2003 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| CUT INDEX FINGER ON AIR CONDITIONER DX: 2 CM LAC L INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| AIR CONDITIONER FELL ON THUMB DX. THUMB CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| LACERATION RT 5TH FINGER-PT WAS CARRYING A METAL AIR CONDITIONER AND CU T FINGER. HAS 1CM LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2003 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT CUT FINGER ON AIR CONDITIONER; LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| CUT FINGER ON AIR CONDITIONER DX. FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PATIENT STUCK HER FINGERS OF LEFT HAND IN AN AIRCONDITIONER. DX-CONTUSION/ABRASION LEFT 3RD, 4TH, 5TH FINGERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2003 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| FINGER LAC TO R 3RD DIGIT, FINGERNAIL RIPPED OFF R 4TH DIGIT, CUT ON A/C FAN BLAD DX: CONTUSION R HAND, LAC 4TH DIGIT R HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 24 YOF - STUCK HAND IN AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME DX - LACERATION TO L MI DDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2003 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| RT MIDDLE FINGER LACERATION.PT LACERATED FINGER ON AN AIR CONDITIONER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2003 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| WHILE PUTTING IN AIR CONDITIONER, PT CUT FINGER, LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2003 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT DROPPED AIR CONDITIONER ON FINGER, OPEN FX PARTIAL AMPUTATION R LONG FINGER WITH LACERTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2003 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT CUT FINGER ON EVAPORATOR COOLER. ETOH +. DX: 1.5 CM LACERATION RIGH T 5TH FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2003 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| CUT FINGER ON AN AIR CONDITIONER DX: L MIDDLE FINGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2003 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| DX; CUT TO R INDEX FINGER PATIENT CUT FINGER ON AIR CONDITIONER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| RT MIDDLE FINGER LACERATION.PT WAS PUTTING AN AIR CONDITIONER IN A WIND OW AND LACERATED FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2003 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT LACERATED FINGER ON AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME, ACUTE R INDEX FINGER LA CERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2003 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT CUT FINGERS ON AN AIR CONDITION DUCT. D: LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2003 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| LAC FINGER ON AN AIR CONDITIONER BLADE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2003 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT CUT HAND WHEN HE STUCK IT IN AN AIR CONDITIONER 15 MINUTES AGO. D:L ACERATION TO RIGHT 3RD DIGIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2003 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT GOT FINGER CRUSHED IN SWAMP COOLER FAN. D: CRUSH INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2003 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT'S MOTHER STATES CHILD BRUSHED FINGER AGAINST AN AIR CONDITIONER THAT WAS IN THE HALLWAY AND CUT HIS FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2003 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| AIR CONDITIONER FELL ON RT HAND YESTERDAY. HYPEREXTENSION INJURY RT 3RD & 4TH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2003 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 48 YOM MOVING AIR CONDITIONER INJ THUMB SPRAIN L THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2003 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT CAUGHT FINGER IN COOLER VENT TODAY. BLEEDING FROM CUT. DX: FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2003 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT GOT FINGERS STUCK IN AIR CONDITION AT HOME TODAY. D: NO DX; LWBS |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 04/06/2003 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| CUT FINGER ON AN AIR CONDITIONER DX: R 5TH FINGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2003 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| CUT FINGER ON AIR CONDITIONER DX. FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2003 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT MOVING AIR CONDITIONER WHEN LACERATED FINGER ON METAL. D: THUMB LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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