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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,416
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/06/2010 | Age: 51 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 |
| 51YOM-BACK PAIN-AFTER LIFTING AN AIR CONDITIONER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2010 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 29 YOM DX CHEST WALL CONTUSION - PT SLIPPED AND FELL DOWN WHILE CARRYING AIR CONDITIONER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2010 | Age: 34 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, Ladders |
| 34YOWM PT STATES WAS HELPING FRIEND GET AN AIR CONDITIONER UNIT OUT OF WINDOW, WAS ON LADDER, FELL BACKWARDS W/UNIT ON HANDS. DX. CHEST CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2010 | 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 43YOM, A WK AGO, LEGS GAVE OUT&FELL HITTING CHEST AGAINST AIR-CONDITION ER UINT>>CONTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2010 | Age: 50 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 |
| 50 YOM INJURED MID BACK MOVING AN AIR CONDITIONER. DX**: T12 COMPRESSI ON FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2010 | Age: 39 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 |
| 39 YO M MOVING AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME, FELT POP IN CHEST. DX CHEST WAL L PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2010 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 30YOF LIFTED A AIR CONDITIONER 3 DAYS PTA AND HAS UPPER BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2010 | Age: 23 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 |
| 23YOM WAS AT HOME, MOVING AN AIR CONDITIONIER, STRAINED RT RIB AREA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2010 | Age: 27 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 |
| 27 YOF FELL AND HIT BACK ON AIR CONDITIONER DX: UPPER BACK CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2010 | Age: 89 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 |
| 89 YOF GOT UP RO TURN OFF AIR CONDITIONER, TRIPPED & FELL AT HOME, INJURED RIBS. DX-FALL, RIGHT RIB FRACTURE, ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/17/2010 | Age: 34 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| CHEST WALL CONT. 34 YOF FLIPPED ON WATER ON FLOOR HITTING AIR CONDITION ER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2010 | Age: 17 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: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 17 YOM RUBBED CHEST UP AGAINST A SHARP METAL PIECE OF AIR CONDITIONING SIDING. DX: 7 CM PARTIAL THICKNESS CHEST LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2010 | Age: 62 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 |
| 62YOM WAS WORKING ON AN AC UNIT AND GOT BURNED C/O RIB PAIN AND AMS.DX: BURN,RIB FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/17/2010 | Age: 32 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 |
| 32YOM-BACK PAIN-AFTER LIFTING AN AIR CONDITIONER MOTOR-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2010 | Age: 45 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 |
| 45YOM-BACK PAIN-AFTER LIFTING A WINDOW AIR CONDITIONER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2010 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 31YO FEMALE HURT BACK WHILE LIFTING AIR CONDITIONER BACK STRAIN # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2010 | Age: 65 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 |
| 65YOM, C/O RIB PAIN AFTER HELPING TO MOVE&INSERT AIR-CONDITION UNIT >>RIF FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2010 | Age: 46 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 |
| 46YOM HAD AN AIR CONDITIONER FALL ON CHEST. DX .CHEST WALL AND RIB CONT USION.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2010 | Age: 27 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 |
| A 27 YOM WAS CARRYING AN AIR CONDITIONER AND TRIPPED, PT FELL ON CONDIT IONER, CHEST WALL PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2010 | Age: 31 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 |
| 31YOM HAS BACK PAIN AFTER LIFTING AC UNIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2010 | Age: 48 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 |
| 48 YOM PUT IN AN AIR CONDITIONER AND INJURED BACK. DX BACK SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2010 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 30YOF-BACK STRAIN-HELPED HUSBAND MOVE AN AIR CONDITIONER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2010 | Age: 37 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 |
| 37YOM, C/O PERSISTENT LT SIDED CHEST WALL PAIN RAD TO LT SHOULDER AFTER LIFTING AIR-CONDITIONER UNIT 3D AGO>>MS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2010 | Age: 75 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 |
| 75 YOM, MOVED WINDOW AIR CONDITIONER, STRAIN BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2010 | 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 |
| 59 YR OLD MALE SAT IN FRONT OF AIR CONDITIONER ALL DAY THEN DEVELOPED C HEST TIGHTNESS--HERE WITH WHEEZING AND SHORTNESS OF BREATH |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/22/2010 | Age: 38 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 |
| 38 YOM, AIR CONDITIONER FELL ON CHEST, RIB FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2010 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 48YOM FELL FROM A 12 FT. ROOF WHILE AT HOME TRYING TO FIX WATER COOLER C/O CHEST/RIB PAIN.DX:LEFT ANTERIOR PNEUMOTHORAX,SCALP LAC,2ND RIB FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/12/2010 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 34 YOF INJURED BACK AFTER LIFTING AN AIR CONDITIONER. DX BACK SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2010 | Age: 49 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, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 49YOM WORKING ON HIS AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME AND ROLLED OVER ON HIS BAC K ONTO A LARGE BOLT CONTUSION BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2010 | Age: 33 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 |
| 33 YO M TRYING TO FIX SWAMP COOLER WHEN HE FELL OFF ROOF AND LANDED FLA T ON BACK. +LOC. SPINE TENDERNESS. DX:CONTUSIONS, FALL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2010 | Age: 42 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: Fracture |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 42 YO F FELL HIT CHEST ON AIRCONDITIONING UNIT AT HOME. DX RIB FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2010 | Age: 75 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, Ladders |
| 75YOF CHANGING THE AIR CONDITIONER FILTER AND FELL OFF THE LADDER AGAI NST THE METAL FRAME OF THE FILTER FRACTURED RIB |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/04/2010 | Age: 32 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 |
| A 32 YR OLD MALE WHILE PULLING OUT AIRCONDITIONER,STRAINED BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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