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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 995
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/05/2004 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT HAD HIS RIGHT HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN AN AIR CONDITIONER AND A PIECE OF MACHINERY SUSPECT A BOXERS FRACTURE TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2004 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT FELL AGAINST AIR CONDITIONER AND LACERATED HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2004 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| REMOVING AN AIR CONDITIONER AND LAC HAND ON SOME SHARP METAL PIECE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2004 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 29 YOM DROPS 15,000 BTU AIR CONDITIONER ONTO L HAND AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2004 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| LEFT HAND LAC, PT WAS TAKING AN AIR CONDITIONER OUT OF A WINDOW AND CUT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2004 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 34 YO MALE USED HIGH PRESSURE NITROGEN TO CLEAN OUT AIR CONDITIONER LINE - LACERATION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2004 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Air conditioners, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| RT HAND FRACTURE.PT WAS MOVING AN AIR CONDITIONER OUT OF A WINDOW AND W INDOW FELL ON HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2004 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| CUT HAND ON AIR CONDITIONER DX. HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2004 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| HAND LAC-CUT ON METAL FRAME ON AIR CONDITIONER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2004 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| CUT HAND ON AIR CONDITIONER DX. HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2004 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| RIGHT HAND LAC, PT CUT HAND ON AN AIR CONDITIONER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2004 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| ELECTRICAL SHOCK RT HAND.PT WAS SHOCKED WHEN TOUCHED AN AIR CONDITIONER . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2004 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT.REPORTED INSTALLING AIR CONDITIONER C/O CUT TO LT.HAND W/BLEEDING CONTROLLED. DX-LACERATION LT.HAND 1/2CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2004 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| LACERATED HAND ON METAL AIR CONDITIONER VENT |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 07/06/2004 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| LAC L HAND, PT STS CLEANING AN AIR CONDITIONER & SUST INJURY AT HOME, C/O BLEEDING, PAIN, SENSATION & MOTOR INTACT, TENDON INTACT, HX OF HTN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2004 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 26 YOM WAS WORKING ON AIR CONDITIONER FOR A FRIEND; CUT HAND. LACERATIO N OF RIGHT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2004 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| HAND LAC-AIR CONDITIONER FELL ON HAND-LEFT W/O TREATMENT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 06/08/2004 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT DX LT HAND LACERATION REPAIR - S/P CUT HAND WITH CORNER AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2004 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT LACERATION TO R HAND, PT HAND CAUGHT ON AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME. DX: LACERATION RIGHT HAND 8CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2004 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| DROPPED AN AIR CONDITIONER ON HAND DX: R HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2004 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT DROPPED AN AIR CONDITIONER ON LT HAND DX: CRUSH INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2004 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| 30 Y.O. B MALE W/HAND CONTUSION. PT STS AN AIR CONDITIONER WAS BEING PU LLED OUT OF A WINDOW & THE WINDOW FELL ON PT'S HAND @ HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2004 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 46 Y/O W/M CUT HADN WHEN CLEANING OUT AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2004 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| RT HAND CONTUSION.PT PUNCHED AN AIR CONDITIONER AND INJURED HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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