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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,184
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2009 | Age: 42 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 |
| 42 YOM PT FELL OFF ROOF AND LANDED ON AIR CONDITIONER UNIT. CHEST CONT USION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/24/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| WAS LIFTING AIR CONDITIONER UNIT AND INJ LOWER BACK DX:THORACIC BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2009 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT WAS LIFTING AN AIR CONDITIONER AND SUSTAINED BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 10/08/2009 | Age: 43 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 |
| 43 YR OLD FELL WHILE CARRYING AN AIR CONDITIONER AND INJURED CHEST AT H OME DX// CHEST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2009 | Age: 71 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 |
| DX R RIB PAIN: C/O RS CHEST/RIB PN AFTER LIFG'G AIR CONDITIONER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2009 | Age: 79 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 |
| 79 YR OLD INJURED BACK LIFTING AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME DX// THORACIC STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT.INJ.BACK AT HOME WHEN UP ON ROOF MESSING WITH AIR CONDITIONER & FELL OFF. DX; BACK PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2009 | 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| C/O GRADUAL ONSET OF WORSENING BACK PAIN AFTER LIFTING AN AIR-CONDITION ER UNIT>>MS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2009 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| SLIPPED ON WATER FROM AIR-CONDITIONER UNIT&FELLANDING ONTO BUTTOCKS, C/ O BACK PAIN>>MS/CONTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2009 | Age: 28 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, Ceilings and walls |
| PICKED UP AIR CONDITIONER,LOST BALANCE,FELL AGAINST WALL CONTUSION LT RIB * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2009 | Age: 68 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 |
| DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN AFTER LIFTING AIR CONDITIONER CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/31/2009 | Age: 59 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 |
| BIBA FROM HOME WITH WORENING CHEST PAIN THAT'S PT ATTRIBUTES TO HIS AIR -CONDITION UINT WAS TOO COLD>>CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/24/2009 | 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 |
| THORACIC STRAIN.PT PICKED UP AN AIR CONDITIONER AND INJURED BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2009 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| SLEEPING UNEDER AIR CONDIITIONER & UPPER BACK SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| BACK PAIN:24YOF PAIN THORACIC AREA, SITTING IN FRONT OF AIR CONDITIONER FOR LONG PERIOD OF TIME, HURTS WHEN MOVES OR TURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| C/O ACUTE ONSET OF SHORTNESS OF BREAH&WHEEZING AFTER EXPOSED TO COLD AI R FROM AIR-CONDITIONER TONIGHT>>ASTHMA EXCERBATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2009 | Age: 53 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 PULLED BACK OUT WHILE LIFTING AN AIR CONDITIONER. DX BACK SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2009 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT C/O CHEST PAIN AFTER MOVING AIR CONDITIONER DX; CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2009 | Age: 39 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, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| BACK PAIN: 39YOM PUTTING AIR CONDITIONER IN THE WINDOW, WT. APPROX. 50# WHEN BENT OVER, VERY PAINFUL, UPPER BACK PAIN, @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2009 | Age: 17 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 |
| 17 YOM LIFTING HEAVY AIR CONDITIONING UNIT SUSTAINED UPPER BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2009 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| SMOKER, C/O GRADUAL ONSET OF LT SIDED CHEST PAIN A DAY AFTER LIFTING A HEAVY AIR-CONDITIONER>>MS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2009 | Age: 50 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: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| CHEST PAIN/50YOM WAS INSTALLING AIR CONDITIONERS AROUND 1PM AND STARTED WITH SOME PAIN TO L CHEST. THOUGHT PULLED A MUSCLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2009 | Age: 22 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| DROPPED WINDOW AC WHILE TRYING TO INSTALL. DX CONTUSION UPPER TRUNK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2009 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT SLEPT NEAR AIRCONDITIONER, TO ER WITH UPPER BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2009 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT INJURED HIS BACK WHILE LIFTING AN AIR CONDITIONER DX: MUSCLE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2009 | Age: 53 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 |
| PAIN TO CHEST FELL HITTING AIR CONDITIONER DX: CONTUSION TO CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2009 | Age: 28 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 |
| 28YOM, LIFTING AIR CONDITIONER BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2009 | Age: 29 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 |
| REMOVING WINDOW AC - IT FELL OUT ONTO PT - LANDED ON L CHEST AREA. FX RIB # 8 L. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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