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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,152
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2002 | Age: 6 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 |
| TRIPPED AND FELL AGAINST AIR CONDITIONER;LAC SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT C/O BACK PN LIFTING AIR CONDITIONER, STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| HEAD HEMATOMA, PT PUSHED BY ANOTHER STUDENT INTO AN AIR CONDITIONER AT THE SCHOOL, C/O SLEEPNESS & PAIN, NO DIZZINESS OR BLEEDING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2002 | Age: 11 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 |
| 11 Y/O MALE WAS AT HOME WHEN HE HIT HIS HEAD ON AN AIR CONDITIONER CAUS ING A LACERATION TO HIS SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT FELL OFF THW AIR CONDITIONER UNIT AT HOMW APPROX 3 FEET ONTO HIS OUT STRETCHED LEFT ARM FRACTURED WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 6-YOF SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HER FACE AS A RESULT OF STRIKING AN AIR CONDITIONER AT THE NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| CUT LIP ON AIR CONDITIONER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| LACAERATED LEG WHILE PLAYING ON EDGE OF AIR CONDITIONER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT RAN INTO AIR CONDITIONER DX: SCALP LAC + |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT PUT FINGER INTO AIR CONDITIONER, LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| WALKED INTO AIR CONDITIONER;LAC LIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| LAC INDEX FINGER - FELL WHEN CARRYING AN AIR CONDITIONER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PATIENT HAVING DIFFICULTY BREATHING AT NIGHT, SLEEPS UNDER AIR CONDITIO NER, COUGHING; DX: NOCTURNAL DYSPHEA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| LACERATED RIGHT KNEE ON AIR CONDITIONER. DX: LACERATION, RIGHT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT'S MOTHER STATES CHILD WAS STEPPING ON ELECTRICAL CORD WITH FOOT WHEN SISTER PLUGGED IT IN FOR AIR CONDITIONER, IT SPARKED & BURNT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PULLED BACK LOADING AIR CONDITIONER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| TRIPPED AND FELL INTO MOTOR OF A SWAMP COOLER DX: LARGE 10 CM AVULSION LAC LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO 2ND DIGIT OF LT HAND - CUT AGAINST AIR CONDITIONER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| RT ANKLE CT-AN AIR CONDITIONER MOTOR FELL ON HIS FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PATIENT HIT HAND ON AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME; FINGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Air conditioners, Laundry baskets |
| SMOKE INHALATION-INVOLVED IN A HOUSEFIRE-INVOLVED AN AIR CONDITIONER & A LAUNDRY BASKET-FD PRESENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners, Windows or window glass |
| PT UNDERWATER IN SWIMMING POOL WHEN A/C UNIT FELL OUT OF 2ND FLOOR WIN INTO POOL HIT PT ON UPPER BACK & ARM - ABRASION/CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 8 Y F HIT HEAD ON AIR CONDITIONER.DX: ABRASION TO TOP OF HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT.INJ.NOSE AT FRIENDS HOUSE WHEN WALKED INTO AIR COOLER. DX; NONDISPLA CED F.X. NOSE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| CUT FOREHEAD ON AIR CONDITIONER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| CUT LOWER LEG ON AIR CONDITIONER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners, Basketball |
| STRUCK HEAD ON AIR CONDITIONING UNIT @ SCHOOL WHILE PLAYING BASKETBALL. LAC & SWELLING TO SCALP. DX: SCALP ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| HIT HEAD ON AC UNIT @SCHOOL. NO LOC, N,V, NECK PAIN. 3CM LAC ABOVE (R)E YEBROW. DX: FACE LAC REPAIRED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| FELL AND HIT RIGHT HAND ON AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME, BENT WRIST, SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| CHI ON AIR CONDITIONER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| HIT HAND ON AIR CONDITIONER DX: HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2002 | Age: 6 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 |
| CHI WHEN FELL ON AIR CONDITIONER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| CUT KNEE ON AIR CONDITIONER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Not recorded | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT C/O CUT TO RT LEG BY AIR CONDITIONER METAL AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT FELL ONTO AIR CONDITIONERINJURED LEG DX LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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