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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 563
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/19/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| FELL FROM OUTSIDE AIR CONDITIONER, FALLING ONTO RT ARM DX: RT RADIAL & ULNAR METAPHYSEAL FRACTURES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2008 | Age: 58 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 |
| 58YOM WORKING ON HIS AIR CONDITIONER,CUT LOWER ARM ON A PIECE OF METAL; FOREARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| AIR CONDITIONER FELL ON RT ARM; C/O INCREASED PAIN & SENSATION CHANGES TO HAND. DX: STRAIN,CONTUSION RT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2008 | Age: 62 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 |
| LOWER ARM INJURY FROM AIR CONDITIONER FAN, CUT ARM.DX-ACUTE 4 CM FOREARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2008 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 72 YOM CUT RIGHT FOREARM ON AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME AVULSION LEFT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PATIENT CUT FOREARM ON AIRCONDITIONER. DX; 10 CM LACERATION TO LEFT F OREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| CUT FOREARM FROM LIFTING AN AIR CONDITIONER. DX LACERATION L FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| CUT ARM ON GLASS WHILE PUTTING AIR CONDITIONER IN. DX LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2008 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| AT HOME PT STUMPBED OVER PIECE OF AIR CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT,CUT R FOREARM, DX LACERATION R FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT FELL CHANGING THE AIR CONDITIONER FILTER AND FRACTURED LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/29/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT WAS TRYING TO MOVE SWAMP COOLER WHEN CUT FOREARM ON SHEET METAL. D: FOREARM LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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