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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 353
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/13/2006 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| HEAT EXHAUSTION-WAS FOUND IN HOUSE WITH NO AIR CONDITIONING. C/O SOB. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/05/2006 | Age: 35 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 |
| ELECTRICAL SHOCK.PT WAS WORKING ON HIS HOME AIR CONDITIONER AND RECEIVE D 20 VOLTS ELECTRICAL SHOCK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2006 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT WAS WORKING ON AN AIR CONDITIONER IN A FRIENDS ATTIC AND SUSTAINED A N ELECTRIC SHOCK INJURY UNRESPONSIVE ASYSTOLE REVIVED BY EMS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/20/2006 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| HEAT EXHAUSTION-C/O SOB AFTER AIR CONDITIONER FAILED TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2006 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PATIENT WAS WORKING OUTSIDE ON HIS AIR CONDITIONER UNIT, GOT TOO HOT. DX-HEAT EXHAUSTION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2006 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| HEAT EXHAUSTION-NO AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME FEELING WEAK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2006 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PATIENT C/O LIPS AND FACE SWELLING, ALLERGIC TO COLD AIR FROM AIR CONDITIONER. DX-ALLERGIC REACTION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2006 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT PLUGGED IN AIR CONDITIONER, HEARD A POPPING SOUND, FELT SHOCK AND TI NGLE TO HAND, DX ELECTRIC SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2006 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT MOVED INTO AN APT., NOTICED BLACK SUBSTANCE ON AIR CONDITIONING COIL S PT AFRAID THEY ARE BREATHING FUNGUS, C/O COUGH, CONGESTION, SOB |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
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