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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 891
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/22/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners, Chairs |
| PT SLEPT "FUNNY" IN CHAIR, WOKE UP, THEN LIFTED AIR CONDITIONER, UPPER BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2008 | Age: 53 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 |
| RIB INJURY FROM TRIPPING AND HITTING AIR CONDITIONER UNIT. DX- RIB FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2008 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| CONTUS STERNUM, POSSIBLE FX, PT WAS WORKING OUTSIDE IN YARD AND BENT OV ER AND FELL, HITTING AIR CONTDITIONER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2008 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | 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 C/O CHEST AND NECDFK PAIN AFTER LIFTING AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME ` DX: CHEST AND NECK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 14YO WHITE MALE AT HOME ON ROOF TRYING TO REPAIR EVAP COOLER FELL FROM ROOF-C/O MID BACK PAIN,SOB,ANT CHEST PAIN, |
| Disposition: Not recorded |
| Date: 10/12/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT SUSTAINED BACK PAIN AFTER LIFTING AN AIR CONDITIONER* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2008 | Age: 53 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: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PRESENTS WITH SUDDEN ONSET OF LEFT SIDED CHEST PAIN WITH COUGHING UP BL OOD AFTER LIFTING AN AIR-CONDITIONER UNIT>>HEAMOPTYSIS/CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/29/2008 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| LEFT RIB CONTUSION.PT WAS CARRYING AN AIR CONDITIONER AND INJURED RIBS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners, Stairs or steps |
| 7YOM AT HOME SLIPPED ON THE STEPS,FELL BACK INTO AIR CONDITIONER, INJURED UPPER BACK;BACK LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2008 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners, Fans |
| C/O GRADUAL ONSET OF DYSPNEA&CHEST PAIN AFTER ELECTRICITY WENT OUT& FAN S&AIR-CONDITIONER STOPPED>> CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/25/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| FELL CARERYING AIR CONDITIONER AND IT FELL ON HIS CHEST WALL INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2008 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| RT UPPER BACK PAIN, WAS AT CONCERT WITH AC BLOWING ON HER BACK/ RT UPPER BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| H/O ASTHMA, C/O GRADUAL ONSET OF CHEST PAIN WITH WHEEZING&SHORTNESS OF BREATH AFTER SHUTTING OFF AIR-CONDITIONER >> ASTHMA EXCERABATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT STATES THAT FRIDAY PICKED UP AIR CONDITIONER, FELT SOMETHING POP IN MIDDLE PART OF BACK. DX. MUSCLE STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2008 | Age: 22 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 |
| STRAIN UPPER BACK - 22 YO MALE CO UPPER BACK PAIN AFTER LIFTING AN AIR CONDITIONER UNIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2008 | Age: 18 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| CHEST CONT/18YOM FELL ONTO AIR CONDITIONER 2 DAYS AGO AND C/O L RIB AND CHEST PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| H/O ASTHMA, C/O SUDDEN ONSET OF SHORTENSS OF BREATH ASSOCIATED WITH WHE EZINE AFTER THE AIR-CONDITIONER BROKE>>ASTHMA EXCERBATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| CHEST WALL CT-DROPPED AN AIR CONDITIONER ON CHEST-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2008 | Age: 61 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 |
| FELL ABOUT 9-10" OFF OF ROOF LANDING ON ON HIS BACK ON TOP OF AIR CONDI TIONER COMPRESSION UNIT C/O PAIN TO BACK DX- T11 FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/27/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| SLIPPED FELL TRYING TO TURN ON AIRCONDITIONER, HIT CHEST. DX RIB FRACTU RE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PT FELL ONTO AC UNIT FX RIB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT FELL ON AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME 3 DAYS AGO - DX BACK CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2008 | Age: 56 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 |
| FELL WHILE CARRYING AN AIR CONDITIONER. DX CHEST CONTUSION# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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