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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 635
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2005 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| ATTEMPTED TO LIFT AN AIR CONDITIONER AND HAS UPPER BACK PAIN UPPER BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/23/2005 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| PT LIFTED AN AIRCONDITIONER COMPRESSOR FROM WINDOW, CHEST STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2005 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PULLED SIDE WHILE LIFTING AN AIR CONDITIONER. DX. CHEST WALL INJURY, CO NTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2005 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| SUDDEN ONSET CP AFTER LIFTING AIR CONDITION. " MS STRAIN" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2005 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| CONTUSION CHEST WALL - 14 YOM RAN INTO AN AIR CONDITIONING UNIT HITTING THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS CHEST WALL AND SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2005 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| L 11TH RIB FX. PT DROPPED AN AIR CONDITIONER ONTO SIDE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2005 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT SPRAINED THE UPPER BACK BY FALLING AGAINST AN AIR CONDITIONER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2005 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT DX ACUTE MYOFASCIAL STRAIN - C/O PAIN TO CHEST AND DIZZINESS AFTER SHE CARRIED AN AIR CONDITIONER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2005 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| `LIFTING AIR CONDITIONER AND INJ BACK FX T12 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| C/O MID BACK PAIN AFTER LIFTING AIR CONDITIONER/ MYOFASCIAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2005 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT VISITING WIFE IN NURSING HOME, FELL HITTING BACK ON AIR CONDITIONER, CONTUSION UPPER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2005 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| STRAINED BACK WHILE PUTTING IN WINDOW AIR CONDITIONER UNIT. ACUTE UPPER BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2005 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT WITH ONSET OF SHORTNESS OF BREATH AFTER FATHER TURNED ON COOLER. D: ASTHMA ATTACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2005 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT CARRYING AN AIR CONDITIONER INJURED BACK ACUTE THORACIC PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2005 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| FELT PAIN IN BACK AFTER LIFTING AN AIR CONDITIONER OUT OF TRUNK. DX. TH ORACIC SPINE SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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