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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,233
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/16/2009 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| HAND LACS-80YOM-CUT ON AIR CONDITIONER VENT-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 23 YO STATES BENT OVER HIT HAND ON AIR CONDITIONER DX RT HAND FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2009 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT WAS REMOVING AIR CONDITIONER & DROPPED IT ON HIS HAND CAUSING LAC TO HAND DX LACERATION L HAND* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2009 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 35YOM WORKING ON HIS AIR CONDITIONER UNIT AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A LEFT HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Air conditioners, Windowsills or frames |
| RT5TH MC FX, CLOSED: MOVING AIR CONDITIONER OUT OF WINDOW, IT SLIPPED, CAUGHT R HAND BETWEEN AIR CONDITIONER & WINDOW SILL,R HAND PAIN,@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2009 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Air conditioners, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| RT 3RD & 5TH MC FX'S: HELPING BROTHER LIFT *** AIR CONDITIONER OUT OF W INDOW, RT HAND PAIN, AC UNIT FELL ON IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2009 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners, Knives with replaceable blades |
| CUT THE DORSUM OF THE HAND ONTO A BLADE VS ON THE EDGE OF AIR-CONDITION ER>>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Air conditioners, Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| 51 YOM, A/C IN MOTEL ROOM CAUGHT FIRE, TIRED TO PUT OUT WITH CARPETED R UG, CARPET MELTED ON FINGERS, BURN HAND AND FINGERS FIRE DEPT INVOLVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2009 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT SUSTAINED LAC TO L HAND WHILE MOVING AIR CONDITIONER @ HOME PTA DX LAC L HAND* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2009 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT MOVING AN AIR CONDITIONER WITH A FRIEND AND THE FRIEND DROPPED THEIR END LANDED ONTO LEFT HAND CONTUSION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2009 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| HAND LAC. CUT IT BY STICKING IT INTO THE BACK OF THE AIR CONDITIONER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PATIENT HURT HAND AND ELBOW. DROPPED AIR CONDITIONER ON SELF TRYING TO INSTALL. DX; CONTUSION TO RIGHT HAND AND ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT PUNCHED THE WOOD THAT HOLDS UP THE AIR CONDITIONER. DX HAND CONTUSIO N |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2009 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| FELL BACKWARDS HIT HAND ON A/C FAN METAL CASING LACERATION LEFT HAND COMPLICATED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Air conditioners, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| HAND FX. PT WAS PUTTING AN AIR CONDITIONER IN WINDOW AND INJURED HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2009 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| PT WAS AT HOME INSTALLING A WINDOW AIR CONDITIONER, WINDOW SLAMMED ON HAND CAUSNG RT HAND PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2009 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| CUT HAND ON AIRCONDITIONER;DX LACERATED HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| L HAND CONT/34YOM STS LAST NIGHT AT HOME AND AIR CONDITIONER FELL ONTO L HAND.ABLE TO MOVE FINGERS SLIGHTLY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2009 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT WAS INSTALLING A WINDOW UNIT AND METAL CASING CUT HAND LACERATION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2009 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 55 YOM WORKING ON AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME LACERATED HIS LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2009 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Air conditioners, Chemicals |
| WAS WORKING ON AN AIR CONDITIONER WHEN *** SPRAYED ON HAND DX- BURN FR OM CHEMICAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2009 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| AIR CONDITIONER FELL ON HAND. DX- FRACTURE HAND AND FINGER # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| HAND LAC, PT DROPPED AN AIR CONDITIONER ONTO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 18 YO M CONTUSION TO HAND AIR CONDITIIONER FELL ON HAND* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| CRUSH INJURY LT HAND.PT LIFTED AN AIR CONDITIONER AND DROPPED IT ON HAN D. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2009 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT SLAMMED DOOR ON TOP OF COOLER ONTO HAND. C/O HAND PAIN. PT ELOPED. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 01/28/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT CUT HAND WHEN STRUCK AIR CONDITIONER AT THE COUNTY JAIL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2009 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| A WINDOW AIR CONDITIONER UNIT FELL ON HAND HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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