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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 113
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/09/2004 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 40 YO MALE HAD GAS AIR CONDITIONER UNIT INSTALLED AND IS DIZZY DIZZINESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2004 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Industrial | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT WORKING ON 220 VOLT AIR CONDITIONER AND WAS ELECTROCUTED |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 07/31/2004 | 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: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT TOOK *** FOR THE FIRST TIME. BECAME DIZZY WITH STANDING AND PASSED O UT. HIT HEAD ON AIR CONDITIONER. D:ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION/SYNCOP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2004 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT FELT TINGLE WHEN HE PLUGGED IN THE AIR CONDITIONER. NO BURNS NOTED. DX: ELECTRIC SHOCK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2004 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Air conditioners, Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| ARM PAIN SINCE ELECTRIC SHCOK-@ FRIEND'S HOUSE-GOT SHOCKED WHILE INSTAL LING AN AIR CONDITIONER-CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS TURNED ON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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