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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 262
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/18/2009 | Age: 43 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 |
| TRYING TO REMOVE AIR CONDITIONER TO CLEAN IT AT HOME WHEN REMOVING GLASS BROKE AND CUT FOREARM. DX-LAC FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2009 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT FELL STRUCK RIGHT LOWER ARM AGAINST THE SHARP EDGE OF AN AIR CONDITI ONER SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2009 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 48YO HISP MALE AT HOME ON ROOF WORKING ON A/C,FELT POP TO HAND,+RED +SWELLING,ABRASION R UPPER INNER FOREARM,DX R UPPER EXT CELLULITIS,HTN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/04/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT CUT ARM ON EDGE OF AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME, LACERATION TO ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2009 | Age: 25 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners, Stairs or steps |
| CONT. ANTERIOR FOREARM REGION OVER FLEXOR & MEDIAL NERVE:GOING DOWN STEPS CARRYING AIR CONDITIONER,DROPPED IT AGAINST FOREARM & WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2009 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| R FA LAC ON AIR CONDITIONER DX: FA LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2009 | Age: 47 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, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| CUT WITH A PIECE OF GLASS WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE AN AIR CONDITIONER FRO M A WINDOW. DX. R FOREARM LACERATION.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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