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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,542
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2009 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| A 47 YR OLD MALE FELL AND HIT HEAD ON AIR CONDITIONER WITH LOC AND CLOS ED HEAD INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2009 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 15 Y/O F BUMPED HEAD ON A/C UNIT AT SCHOOL HEAD CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2009 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| DX MINOR CHI/LAC FOREHEAD: FELL ONTO AN AIR CONDITIONER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2009 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners, Stairs or steps |
| PT DX HEAD CONTUSION - AC GRILL POKED HER IN HEAD WALKING UP THE STAIRS AT HOME 3 DAYS AGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2009 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 67YOM FELL STRUCK HEAD ON A WINDOW AIR CONDITIONER UNIT AT HOME SUSTAIN ED A SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2009 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| LAC HEAD ON AIR CONDITIONER UNIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2009 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 44YOM WAS AT SCHOOL AND HIT HEAD ON COOLER C/O LACERATION. DX: CHI,LACE RATION,HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Air conditioners, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| CHI.PT WAS TAKING AN AIR CONDITIONER OUT OF WINDOW SLIPPED AND A/C HIT HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2009 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| TRIED TO WALK UNDER AN AIR CONDITIONER AND STOOD UP AND LAC TOP OF HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2009 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| SCALP INJURY FROM HITTING AIR CONDITIONER IN WINDOW. DX-SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| FELL AND HIT HEAD ON AIR CONDITIONER. DX CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT HIT HEAD ON AIR CONDITIONER. DX SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2009 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| HIT HEAD ON AIR CONDITIONER. DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2009 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| HEAD TRAUMA.PT,REFERS HITTING ACCIDENTALLY AIR CONDITIONER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2009 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| MINOR CONCUSSION/27YOM HIT HEAD ON AIR CONDITIONER AT AROUND 2PM TODAY AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2009 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| CHI. PT FELL HITTING HEAD ON AN AIR CONDITIONER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2009 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| HIT HEAD ON THE AIRCONDITIONER CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2009 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners, Beds or bedframes |
| JUMPING ON BED AND HIT AC UNIT. DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2009 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Air conditioners, Ceilings and walls |
| PT WAS FOUND DOWN BY POLICE AFTER PART OF THE CEILING WITH AN AIR CONDITIONER ABOVE HER FELL ON TOP OF HER. DX- BLUNT TRAUMA, HEAD/NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/30/2009 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT FELL FROM A STANDING POSITION AND STRUCK HEAD ON THE CORNER OF AN AI R CONDITIONER UNIT SUSTAINED A SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2009 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT RAN INTO CORNER OF AC UNIT C/O LAC TO TOP OF LEFT FOREHEAD. DX: LACE RATION (SCALP) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2009 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT RECEIVED HEMATOMA TO HEAD WHEN FELL AND HIT HEAD ON AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2009 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| SCALP LAC.PT WAS MOVING AN AIR CONDITIONER AND FELL AND LACERATED SCALP . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2009 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO SCALP WHEN HE STOOD UP AND HIT HEAD AGAINST AIR CONDITIONER* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2009 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| DX POSTCONCUSSION SYNDROME: P/2 2WKS OF HA AFTER STRIK'G HEAD ON AIR CONDITION'G UNIT. SINCE THAT X HAS HAD CONTINOUS HA/PHOTOPHOBIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2009 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT HIT HEAD ON CORNER OF AIR CONDITIONER DX: CHI, SCALP AB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2009 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners, Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT WAS MOVING AIR CONDITIONER CAUSED BLINDS TO FALL ON HEAD DX: LAC TO TOP OF HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2009 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT.INJ.SCALP AT HOME WHEN OUTSIDE & HIT HEAD ON CORNER OF WINDOW MOUNTE D A.C. UNIT. DX; 7.5. CM. LAC.SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2009 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT RAN INTO AN AIR CONDITIONING RADIATOR AT SCHOOL. STRUCK HER FOREHEAD NO LOC. HAS SWELLING AND A SCRAPE. DX CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT BEING SWUNG AROUND BY ARMS AND HIT AN AIR CONDITIONER STRUCK HEAD SUSTAOIMNED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Air conditioners, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT HIT HEAD ON AIR CONDITIONER FALLING TO FLOOR C/O PAIN DX: CHI WITH CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2009 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| ACC STRUCK THE RT SIDE OF HEAD AGINAST THE CORNER OF AIR-CONDITIONAR UI NT>>CHI/ABRS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT WAS TRYING TO FIX HIS COOLER & FELL 12 FT. FROM THE ROOF WHEN PT SLI PPED & FELL C/O LARGER CONTUSION ON BACK OF HEAD.DX:CHI,SCALP LAC.ADMIT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/14/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT DX SCALP LACERATION - S/P DIRECT BLOW,PT HIT HEAD ON AC AT HOME TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 26YO WHITE FEMALE IN PARKINGLOT-SMASHED HEAD ON AIR CONDITION UNIT, PT FELL BACK,NLOC,NAUSEA&DIZZY,DX HEAD INJURY,CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2009 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| HEAD LAC, PT CUT HAND WHEN FALLING AND HITTING AIR CONDITIONER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2009 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| HIT HEAD ON SMALL AIR CONDITIONING UNIT. DX HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2009 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| CHI. PT FELL FORWARD HITTING HEAD ON AIR CONDITIONER IN NURSING HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2009 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| RUNNING IN HALL HIT HEAD ON AN AIR CONDITIONER UNIT AT SCHOOL CLOSED HEAD INJURY LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2009 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT SUBSTAINED HEAD LAC FROM AIR CONDITIONER DUCT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2009 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| WALKED INTO AN AIR CONDITIONER. DX. SCALP LACERATION, HEAD INJURY.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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