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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 212
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/07/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| SCALP LAC - HIT HEAD ON AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT.INJ.SCALP AT *** COUNTRY CLUB WHEN FELL AGAINST AN AIR CONDITIONER U NIT. DX; LAC.SCALP, 2CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2008 | Age: 14 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 |
| FELL ON AIR CONDITIONER;DX LACERATED HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| FELL OFF A 8-9 FT BUILDING, FROM THE SWAMP COOLER, + LOC- CSF LEAK FROM EAR, TEMPORAL BONE FX. DX: CHI, TEMPORAL BONE FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/06/2008 | Age: 15 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 |
| OBESE PT PLAY WITH NEPHEW AT HOME, TURNED, TRIPPED AND FELL HITTING FOR EHEAD ON AIR CONDITIONER, NO LOC, SOME CONFUSION;HEAD INJ, FOREHEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT WAS PLAYING AND TURNING AROUND, HIT HEAD ON CORNER OF AC UNIT, LACER ATION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2008 | Age: 6 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, Beds or bedframes |
| JUMPING ON BED&ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK HEAD ONTO A CEILING FAN >> LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| FELL ON AIR CONDITIONER;DX CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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