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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,696
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/17/2005 | Age: 30 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, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| PT SUST LACERATION TO FINGER MOVING AIR CONDITIONER WINDOW BROKE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2005 | Age: 29 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 |
| TAKING AIR CONDITIONER OUT OF CAR SLID OFF HIT FINGER DX LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2005 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT DX CRUSH INJURY TO LT 5TH FINGER NAIL AND PARTIAL AVULSION - S/P AFTER AIR CONDITIONING UNIT FELL ON FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2005 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| AIR CONDITIONER FELL ON FINGER DX: L THUMB FX. / R SHOULDER CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2005 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Air conditioners, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| FINGER FX-@ HOME-REMOVING AIR CONDITIONER FROM WINDOW-CORD WRAPPED AROU ND FINGFER-STARTED TO FALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2005 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| ELFT FINGER LAC, PT CUT FINGER ON AN AIR CONDITIONER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2005 | 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 |
| LAC TO THUMB R HAND ON A/C DX: R THUMB LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2005 | Age: 5 years | 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 FINGER ON METAL EDGE OF AIR CONDITIONER FILTER. D: LACERATION 5TH LEFT DIGIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2005 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| LAC L 2ND FINGER ON AIR CONDITIONER DX L 2ND FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 09/28/2005 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| FINGER FRACTURED, ON AIR CONDITIONER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2005 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| FINGER AVULSION, ON AIR CONDITIONER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2005 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| FINGER NUMBNESS, GOING THRU AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM " FINER PARATHESIA " |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2005 | Age: 16 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 TO FINGER WHEN STRUCK ON AIR CONDITIONOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2005 | Age: 30 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners, Ladders |
| PT HAD THUMB CAUGHT BETWEEN BELT AND PULLEY OF SWAMP COOLER WHEN LADDER SLIPPED. D: THUMB SPRAIN, ABRASION, CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2005 | Age: 27 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: R INDEX FINGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF FINGERS ON AN AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2005 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| CUT FINGER ON AIR CONDITIONER. "LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2005 | Age: 29 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 |
| CONTUSION FINGER - PATIENT REPORTS HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER WAS CAUGHT U NDER AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME - DROPPED AC ON FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2005 | Age: 38 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 |
| PT SUST LACERATION TO FINGER ON AIR CONDITIONER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2005 | Age: 50 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 |
| PT DX LT MIDDLE FINGER LACERATION - S/P PT STUCK FINGER INTO AIR CONDITIONER FAN AT HOME TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2005 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| LAC TO FINGER WHEN STUCK IN AIR CONDITIONER FAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2005 | 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 |
| 24YOWF-LACERATION RIGHT RING FINGER-CUT ON AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME -ATT EMPTED TO MOVE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2005 | Age: 43 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 |
| 43 YOM LACERATED LEFT RING FINGER WITH A FAN BELT WHILE FIXING AIR COND ITIONING AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2005 | 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 WAS PUTTING IN AN AIR CONDITIONER/ LAC TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2005 | Age: 49 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 AT HOME INSTALLING AN AIR CONDITIONER CUT R THUMB DX 4CM SUPERFICIAL LAC R THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2005 | 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 |
| PATIENT TOOK FRONT OF AIR CONDITIONER OFF AND CUT FINGERS ON FAN AT HOM E; FINGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| FINGER LACERATION, CUT ON FAN BLADE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2005 | Age: 32 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 FINGER ON AIR CONDITIONER COVER. LACERATION R INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2005 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| CUT FINGER ON SHARP EDGE OF AIR CONDITIONER. DX- 2 CM LACERATION 3RD L FINGER, MULTIPLE SUPERFICIAL LACERATIONS, 2ND FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2005 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| FIXING AC, ACCIDENTALLY LACERATED FINGER ON FAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2005 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| SUST LAC TO L THUMB WHEN CUT IT ON EDGE OF AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME DX L THUMB LACERATION SIMPLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2005 | Age: 26 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 THUMB ON AIR CONDITIONER/ LAC R THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2005 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| FINGER LACERATION, CUT ON AIR CONDITIONER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2005 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| AT 5:00 P.M. TODAY CUT FINGERS OF LEFT HAND ON AIR CONDITIONER FAN FOR CAMPER. DX: AVULSION OF SMALL AMOUNT OF DISTAL MIDDLE LEFT FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2005 | Age: 34 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 COIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2005 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Air conditioners, House repair or construction materials |
| PTWORKING ON A ROOF 2 DAYS AGO AND JAMMED FINGER ON SWAMP COOLER DX: L INDEX FINGER HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2005 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT JAMMED LT HAND WHILE MOVING AIR CONDITIONER DX: FX LT 4TH DIGIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2005 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 3CM FINGER LAC-@ HOME-CUT ON METAL WHILE WORKING ON AIR CONDITIONER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2005 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 80 Y/O W/M CUT DISTAL FINGERS ON AIR CONDITIONER WHILE MOVING IT AND THE AIR CONDITIONER FELL ON FINGERS AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2005 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| LIFTING AIR CONDITIONER, WIRE FROM IT GOT IN FINGER FB FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2005 | Age: 42 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 |
| LAC FINGER ON METAL SWAMP COOLER DX 3CM LAC TO L FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2005 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners, Storm windows |
| PT WAS HELPING PUT AN AIR CONDITIONER IN A WINDOW AND CUT FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2005 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| FINGER FX-AIR CONDITIONER FELL ON FINGER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2005 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| HIT FINGERS ON AIR CONDITIONER DX BROKEN FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2005 | Age: 27 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: 03/21/2005 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| AIR CONDITIONER FELL ON RT MID-FINGER/OPEN FX DISTAL PHALANX RT FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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