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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,549
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2010 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 35 YOF-INJURED ARM WHILE REMOVING WINDOW AIR CONDITIONER-C/O PAIN T0 EL OW/FINGERS NUMB @ HOME DX ELBOW CT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2010 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners, Stairs or steps |
| FELL CARRYING AIR CONDITIONER DOWN STAIRS 39 YO M ELBOW CONTUSION R@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2010 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 49 YO M FELL OFF ROOF WHEN WORKING ON SWAMP COOLERS. LANDED ON ELBOW. D X: RADIAL HEAD FX, ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2010 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 74 YO M, C/O RIGHT ELBOW/ARM PAIN, STATES IT STARTED WHILE AIR CONDITIO NED ROOM, DX ARM PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2010 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 63YOM INJURED (R) ELBOW 2 WEEKS AGO, LIFTING AN AIR CONDITIONER DX;* (R) ELBOW PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2010 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 52YOF STANDING ON AIR CONDITIONER SLIPPED OFF STRIKING LT ELBOW; ELBOW FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/21/2009 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| LACERATED ELBOW ON AIR CONDITIONER INTAKE GRILL AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2009 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT FIXING AN AIR CONDITIONER STRUCK RIGHT ELBOW SUSTAINED A CONTUSION T O ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2009 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| PT LIFTED AN AIR CONDITIONING UNIT OUT OF WINDOW. DX: L ELBOW STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2009 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| L NURSEMAID'S ELBOW: GRANDPA GRABBED HER BY THE L ARM TO PREVENT HER FROM FALLING ON AIRCONDITIONER, HEARD A "POP", HOLDING WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2008 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PATIENT SUSTAINED A RT ELBOW LACERATOIN WHEN HE BRUSHED BY AN AIR CONDITIONING UNIT ON A ROOF. DX-RIGHT ELBOW LACERATION, 3 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2007 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| RPLACING HOSE ON AIR CONDITIONER IN HIS HOME, HOSE SLIPPED CAUSING HIS ELBOW TO HIT CEMENT DX: BLUNT TRAUMA TO ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2007 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PATIENT WAS MOVING AIR CONDITIONER LAST NIGTH AND FELT A PULL IN ARM. DX-ELBOW PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2007 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| FX ELBOW,JUMPED OFF AIR CONDITIONER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/05/2007 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| LEFT ELBOW STR. PT STRAINED ELBOW MOVING AN AIR CONDITIONER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2006 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| CUT ELBOW ON AIR CONDITIONER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2006 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| LEFT ELBOW STR. PT FELT POP IN ELBOW WHEN MOVING AN AIR CONDITIONER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2006 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 23 YO MALE INJURED ELBOW PUTTING IN AIR CONDITIONER LEFT ELBOW INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2006 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| HIT ARM ON METAL AIR CONDITIONING UNIT. DX ELBOW CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2006 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT AT HOME FELL HITTING ARM ON AIRCONDITIONER # DX ELBOW CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2006 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT SPRAINED AN ELBOW BY LIFTING AN AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2006 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT. CUT L ELBOW ON AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME. DX LAC L ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2005 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| LACERATION ELBOW - 32 YOM FELL LACERATING HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON AN AIRCOND ITIONING UNIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2004 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| RIGHT ELBOW LAC, PT HIT ELBOW ON AN AIR CONDITIONER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2004 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PATIENT WAS INSTALLING AN AIR CONDITIONER WHEN IT FELL ON HER RIGHT ELBOW. DX-CONTUSION ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2004 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners, Extension or straight ladders |
| UPSTAIRS WORKING ON AC LADDER SLIPPED AND PT FELL 8FT DX ELBOW CONTU, HEMOTOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2004 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| LEFT ELBOW LACERATION.PT HIT ELBOW ON A AIR CONDITIONER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2004 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 55 Y.O. W MALE W/ELBOW STRAIN. PT INJ WHILE LIFTING AN AIR CONDITIONER @ HOME. E927 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2004 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT WAS PLAYING OUTSIDE AT HOME ON TOP OF AIR CONDITIONER UNIT AND BROTH ER PUSHED PT DOWN - PT FELL ON LEFT ARM. D: LEFT SUPRACONDYLAR FRACTU |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2003 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| CUT ELBOW ON AIR CONDITIONER DX. ELBOW LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2003 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| TRIPPED ON AIRCONDITIONER VENT-CUT ELBOW LACERATION TO ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners, Stairs or steps |
| 44 YR OLD CARRYING AIR CONDITIONER DOWNSTAIRS. HE FELL STRIKING HIS ELBOW ON UNKNOWN OBJECT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| ELBOW LACERATION - LACERATED RIGHT ELBOW ON A METAL PIECE OF AIR CONDIT IONER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT TRYING TO INSTALL AN AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME, STRAINED LT ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2001 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2001 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2001 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2000 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/1999 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/1998 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/1997 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/1997 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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