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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 397
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/20/2006 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PATIENT FELL THIS AM, C/O ELBOW PAIN, TRIED TO RESET AIR CONDITIONER, FELL AT HOME. DX-SPRAIN RIGHT FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2006 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| LAC TO ARM WHEN STRUCK ON A AIR CONTDITIONER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2006 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT CUT ARM MOVING AN AIR CONDITIONER TODAY DX// RIGHT FOREARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2006 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT C/O PAIN TO LT FOREARM AFTER LIFTING AIR CONDITIONER 3 DAYS AGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2006 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT CUT FOREARM ON AC UNIT DX: LEFT ARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2006 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PUNCTURED LOWER ARM WHILE LIFTING AIR CONDITIONER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2006 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| REPAIRING AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME AND LACERATED FOREARM ON CORNER OF AI R CONDITIONER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2006 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| RT ARM LACERATION.PT LACERATED ARM ON AN AIR CONDITIONER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2006 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| PT STATES PUTTING IN WINDOW AIR CONDITIONER WINDOW CAME DOWN ON ARM 2CM LAC LT ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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