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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 235
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/11/2007 | Age: 85 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 |
| WORKED OUTSIDE ON AIR CONDITIONER,THEN WAS IN HOT ATTIC HEAT ILLNESS CH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2007 | Age: 50 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 |
| PT C/O WEKNESS, HAS BEEN LIVING IN HOME WITH A NON WORKING AIR CONDITIO NER, VERY HOT IN HOME DX: HEAT EXHAUSTION, WEAKNESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2007 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Air conditioners, Extension cords |
| PULLED PLUG OF AIR CONDITIONER OUT OF POWER STRIP AND WAS SHOCKED ON TH E HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2007 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT WORKING ON AIR CONDITIONER UNIT WITH 220VOLTS WHEN BRUSHED UP AGAINS T WIRES & EXPERIENCED SHOCK IN ARM. D:COMPARTMENT SYND., ELECTROCUTION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/29/2007 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| SMOKE INHALATION-ELECTRICAL FIRE IN AIR CONDITIONER-NO FD-COHB 2.3-@ HO ME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2007 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Air conditioners, Chairs |
| DX *** EXPOSURE: AC UNIT IN REHAB MTG PUNCTURED BY CHAIR, GAS SPRAY SM ELLED LIKE ANTI FREEZE, POISEN CONTROL SAID NON TOXIC SUBSTANCE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2007 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Air conditioners, Chairs |
| DX *** EXPOSURE: AC UNIT IN REHAB MTG PUNCTURED BY CHAIR, GAS SPRAY SM ELLED LIKE ANTI FREEZE, POISEN CONTROL SAID NON TOXIC SUBSTANCE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2007 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Air conditioners, Chairs |
| DX *** EXPOSURE: IN REHAB MTG, PERSON IN CHAIR LEANED BACK INTO AIR CO NDITION UNIT, PUNCTURED CAUSING 10 MINS OF GAS ODOR LIKE ANTIFREEZE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2007 | Age: 73 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 |
| AWOKE WITH SHALLOW BREATHING, SPITTING UP SALIVA FREQUENTLY. COULDNL'T SHUT OFF AIR CONDITIONER. DX: RESOLVED DYSPNEA, GERD, COPD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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