Accidents - Air conditioners - 6-15 years old - Year 2008

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 447
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Body Parts:

Head:	212	Upper Trunk:	74
Upper Leg:	71	Face:	53
Hand:	14	All Of Body:	13
Neck:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/25/2008	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
PT RAN INTO AN AIR CONDITIONER - HEAD INJURY. D: LACERATION FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2008	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
HIT HEAD ON AIR CONDITIONER. DX FACIAL LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 10/14/2008	Age: 14 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
14YO WHITE MALE AT HOME ON ROOF TRYING TO REPAIR EVAP COOLER FELL FROM ROOF-C/O MID BACK PAIN,SOB,ANT CHEST PAIN,
Disposition: Not recorded

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: 09/28/2008	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners, Stairs or steps
7YOM AT HOME SLIPPED ON THE STEPS,FELL BACK INTO AIR CONDITIONER, INJURED UPPER BACK;BACK LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 07/31/2008	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Air conditioners, Chemicals
PT EXPOSED TO * GAS FROM THEIR AIR CONDITIONER IN THE HOUSE. EVACUATE D HOME. PT WAS NAUSEOUS NO RESOLVED. DX TOXIC EFFECT *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2008	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Air conditioners, Chemicals
PT EXPOSED TO * GAS FROM THEIR AIR CONDITIONER AT THE HOUSE. HOUSE EV ACUSTED. PT FELT NAUSEOUS HAS RESOLVED. DX TOXIC EFFECT *
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: 07/21/2008	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Air conditioners
SLEEPING UNDER AN AIR CONDITIONER. DX NECK SPRAIN
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: 07/01/2008	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
PT HIT HEAD ON CORNER OF WINDOW AIR CONDITIONER. D: LACERATION FOREHE AD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2008	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
STUCK HAND IN AIR-CONDITIONER, ?MECH >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2008	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	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
PT HIT HIS HEAD ON AN AIR CONDITIONER. HAS A LAC TO THE FOREHEAD. NEEDS STITCHED. DX FACIAL 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

Date: 03/18/2008	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	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
PT WAS AT HOME WHEN HE HIT HIS FOREHEAD ON THE CORNER OF THEIR AIR COND ITIONER TODAY. DX FOREHEAD LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2008	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
PT HIT HER HEAD AGAINST AIR CONDITIONER WHILE AT HOME AND SUSTAINED LACERATION TO FOREHEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2008	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	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
LAC TO FOREHEAD RAN INTO AIR CONDITIONER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2008	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
RAN IN TO AIR CONDITIONER. DX LACERATION R THIGH#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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