Accidents - Air conditioners - 50+ years old - Year 2002

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,140
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Head:	456	Lower Trunk:	376
Finger:	268	Upper Trunk:	251
Upper Arm:	196	Hand:	168
Neck:	99	Foot:	83
Lower Leg:	76	Wrist:	68
Eyeball:	31	Knee:	16
Shoulder:	15	All Of Body:	15
Toe:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/18/2002	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
PT CUT RIGHT HAND ON THE CORNER OF AN AIR CONDITIONER UNIT AT HOME LACE RATION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2002	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	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
TRYING TO FIX AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME REACHED IN AND BLADE WAS SPINNIN G AN LA C FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2002	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Air conditioners
PT STATES WAS LIFTING A AIR CONDITIONER AND INJURED NECK
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/25/2002	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Air conditioners
58 YO BF - FRACTURED RT. RING FINGER - AIR CONDITIONER FELL ON FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2002	Age: 61 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
61 Y.O. B FEMALE W/CHEST WALL CONTUSION. PT FELL AGAINST THE AIR CONDIT IONER @ HOME. E8889
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Air conditioners, Tool sheds
PT LIFTING AN AIR CONDITIONER OUT OF HIS STORAGE SHED AT HOME STRAINED RIGHT SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2002	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Air conditioners
UPPER BACK PAIN AFTER CRASHED INTO AN AIR CONDITIONER.DX THORACIC STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2002	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
CUT HAND ON FAN BLADE OF AIR CONDITIONER DX: HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2002	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Air conditioners
PT COMPLAINT OF LOW BACK PAIN WITH CARRYING 50LB AIR CONDITIONER 1 WEEK AGO, BACK PAIN SCIATICA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Air conditioners
LIFTED A HEAVY AIRCONDITIONER AND INJ NECK ;ALSO G TUBE FELL OUT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2002	Age: 83 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: Hematoma
Product: Air conditioners
SYNCOPAL EPISODE VS OCCIPITAL HEMATOMA, SECONDARY TO VAGAL EPISODE, HELPING FAMILY LIFT AIR CONDITIONER, FELL, HIT HEAD ? ON WHAT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
FELL FORWARD HIT HEAD ON EDGE OF AN AIR -CONDITIONER SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2002	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
PATIENT'S FOOT SLIPPED AND HIT AN AIR CONDITIONER, IS A PATIENT IN THE HOSPITAL. DX-LACERATION RIGHT FOOT AND TOES.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/05/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Air conditioners
PT TRIPPED LAST EVENING STRIKING LEFT KNEE ON THE AIR CONDITIONER GRATE FRACTURED KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2002	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Air conditioners
AT HOME ABOUT 1200, ONSET OF PAIN IN LOW BACK WHEN LIFTING AN AIR CONDI TIONER, HE TWISTED WHILE LIFTING. DX ACUTE LOW BACK STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2002	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Air conditioners
FB TO RT EYE. PAIN, ITCHING. AIR CONDITIONER VENT BLEW DIRT IN EYE. DX; EYE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2002	Age: 69 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 DX LUMBAR STRAIN - S/P LIFTING HEAVY AIR CONDITIONER TODAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2002	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Air conditioners
FELL AT NURSING HOME FROM STANDING POSITION,HIT HEAD ON AIR CONDITIONER NO LOC, C/O PAIN TO TOP OF HEAD. DX: S/P FALL, MILD HYPOGLYCEMIA, HA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2002	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Air conditioners
AT FRIENDS HOUSE HELPING TO FIX SWAMP COLLER AND FELL BACKWARDS HIT HEA D ON DIRT ON GROUND DX CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2002	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
PT FELL ONTOP AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME CAUSING INJURIES DX:LACERATION TO HAND, BRUISE UNDER BREST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2002	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
CUT HAND ON AIR CONDITIONER DX. FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2002	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Air conditioners
HURT BACK LIFTING AN AIR CONDITIONER DX: LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2002	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Air conditioners
52 YO MALE LIFTED AIR CONDITIONER ABDOMINAL PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2002	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Air conditioners
66 Y/O M INJURED R UPPER ARM WHEN FELL WHILE FIXING AIR COOLER WHILE IN TOXICATED AT HOME. DX; FX R ARM.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 08/05/2002	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Air conditioners
LAC L INDEX, MID FINGERS.LIFTING AIR CONDITIONER.FAN BELT ON AC STARTED MOVING, PULLED FINGERS ACROSS PULLEY.DX; CRUSH INJ RT INDEX, MID FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2002	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Air conditioners
PAIN LIFTING AIR CONDITIONER DX. LS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
PT CUT LEFT LOWER LEG ON THE SIDE OF AN AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME SUSTAIN ED A LACERATION TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2002	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Air conditioners
PT C/O OF BEING VERY HOT, LIVES AT NURSING HOME, AIR CONDITIONER WENT O UT, DX DEHYDRATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2002	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Air conditioners
LOW BACK PAIN-AFTER HE LIFTED AN AIR CONDITIONER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2002	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Air conditioners
RT EYE FB-AT HOME-? FB FROM AIR CONDITIONER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
LAC TO HAND WHEN STRUCK ON AIR CONDITIONER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2002	Age: 54 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
PT DX BACK SPASM - S/P LIFTING AN AIR CONDITIONER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2002	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Air conditioners
LOWER BACK PAIN - HURT BACK WHEN LIFTING AN AIRCONDITIONER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2002	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	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, Extension cords
PT WAS AT HOME WHEN SHE TRIPPED OVER A CORD, WHICH SHE WAS USING FOR HE R AIR CONDITIONER, RESULTING IN A BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA AND FACIAL LACERATI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2002	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air conditioners, Beds
CONTUSION FOOT - PATIENT STATES HE WAS GETTING OUT OF BED TO TURN OFF A IR CONDITIONER AND TRIPPED AND FELL AND ROLLED FOOT LATERALLY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2002	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Air conditioners
LUMBAR STR. PT WAS LIFTING AN AIR CONDITIONER AND STRAINED BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2002	Age: 51 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: Other
Product: Air conditioners
BACK PAIN AFTER INSTALLING AN AIR CONDITIONER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2002	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Air conditioners
AN AIR CONDITIONER FELL ON PATIENT'S LEFT FOOT AT HOME.DX-OPEN FRACTURE TOE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2002	Age: 51 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
LAC (L) 4TH FINGER, PT SUST INJURY WITH AN AIR CONDITIONER FAN AT HOME, C/O PAIN, SENSATION INTACT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2002	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Air conditioners
PATIENT WITH WRIST PAIN SINCE LIFITNG HEAVY AIR CONDITIONER OVERHEAD 4- 5 DAYS AGO. D: WRIST SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air conditioners
DROPPED AIR CONDITIONING UNIT ON R ARM CAUSING CONTUSION. %
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2002	Age: 78 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: Other
Product: Air conditioners
PATIENT HAS CHEST PAIN FOR ONE YEARS. STATES AIR CONDITIONER IN APARTME NT IS PUTTING OUT TOXIC FUMES. WANTS XRAY. D: CHEST PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2002	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
SUPERFICIAL SKIN FLAP; POSSIBLY CAUGHT FINGER ON TIM FROM AIR CONDITOI NER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2002	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Air conditioners
HEAD INJ. PT FELL INTO AN AIR CONDITIONER STRIKING HEAD,
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2002	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Air conditioners
PATIENT FOUND BY LANDLORD IN CORNER OF ROOM UNDER COOLER. CONFUSED.D:AL TERED MENTAL STATUS, RHABDOMYOLOSIS, DEHYDRATION. ADMIT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/10/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Air conditioners
MOVING WINDOW AIR CONDITIONER, LOST GRIP & IT FELL ON RT ARM AND RT SID E, THEN FELL ON LT KNEE TONIGHT AT ***. LT RIB STR, ARM/WRIST STR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2002	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Air conditioners
PT DX MUSCLE SPASM LOWER BACK - AFTER LIFTING AIR CONDITIONER X2 AGO.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2002	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Air conditioners
PATIENT FELL AGAINST AIR CONDITIONER ON 4/29. HAS SEEN PCP AND WAS REFERRED HERE. D:HUMERAL FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Air conditioners
PT.REPORTED PAIN TO LOWER BACK SUSTAIN WHEN LIFTED AIR CONDITONER OUT OF CAR. DX- ACUTE BACK PAIN 2% LUMBAR SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2002	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
LAC TO RT INDEX FINGER. CUT ON AIR CONDITIONER BELT. WAS TRYING TO FIX WATERCOOLR- CUT ON ROTATING BELT. DX: LAC RT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2002	Age: 52 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air conditioners
52 YOF FELL INTO AIR CONDITIONER CONTUSION CHEST WALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2002	Age: 54 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
MAN HOW HIT HIS HEAD WITH AN AIR CONDITIONER SUFFERED COMPLEX WOUND ON RT.PARIETAL AREA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2002	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air conditioners
ABRASION TO SCALP - HIT HEAD ON AIR CONDITIONER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2002	Age: 71 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
CARRYING AN AIR CONDITIONER UNIT CHEST ABRASION 2 DEGREE TO TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2002	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
PT HIT HEAD ON AIR CONDITIONER DX HEAD LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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