Accidents - Air conditioners - 50+ years old - Year 2003

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,160
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Head:	348	Upper Trunk:	293
Lower Trunk:	292	Finger:	285
Lower Leg:	154	Lower Arm:	152
Shoulder:	94	Hand:	84
Toe:	84	Wrist:	77
Upper Arm:	68	Foot:	68
Ankle:	55	Face:	33
Neck:	33	Knee:	16
All Of Body:	16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/12/2003	Age: 57 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 STRAINED BACK WHEN MOVING AN AIR CONDITIONER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2003	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	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, Stairs or steps
CHEST WALL CT-HELPING SON CARRY AN AIR CONDITIONER DOWN STEPS-FELL-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2003	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Air conditioners
STATES SHE WAS WALKING AND HIT HEAD ON AIR CONDITION AND PASSED OUT DX HEAD CONCUSSION
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 11/02/2003	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air conditioners
PT MOVING AN AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME STRUCK IN THE RIGHT LOWER LEG ABAR SION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2003	Age: 53 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
LIFTED A 40 LB AIR CONDITIONER AND INJ BACK EXACERBATING DISC DISEASE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2003	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
PT WALKED INTO AIRCONDITIONER OVER HAND HEAD LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2003	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
PT DROPPED AN AC UNIT ONTO HAND DX: 1-1/4" LT THUMB LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2003	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air conditioners
PT SUST CONTUSION TO SHOULDER FELL WHILE LIFTING AIR CONDITIONER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2003	Age: 91 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Air conditioners
MOVED AN AIR CONDITIONER 2 DAYS AGO, NOW HAS BACK PAIN. DX. ACUTE BACK SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2003	Age: 66 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
SCALP LAC-HIT HEAD ON AIR CONDITIONER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2003	Age: 90 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
PT WAS BENDING OVER TO PICK UP SOMETHING WHEN HE STRUCK HIS NOSE AGAINS T THE AIR CONDITIONER LACERATION FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2003	Age: 72 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, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows
LUMBAR STRAIN-@ HOME-LIFTING AIR CONDITIONER FROM WINDOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2003	Age: 52 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
52 YOM LIFTED AIR CONDITIONER STRAIN NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2003	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Air conditioners, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows
CHEST WALL STRAIN.PT WAS MOVING AN AIR CONDITIONER FROM A WINDOW AND C HEST BEGAN TO HURT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2003	Age: 60 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
WHILE LIFTING AN AIR CONDITIONER, PATIENT EXPERIENCED LOWER BACK PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2003	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Air conditioners, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows
FX LEFT SHOULDER-C/O PAIN TO LEFT SHOULDER AFTER FALLING AFTER CLIMBING ON AIR CONDITIONER TO WASH WINDOWS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2003	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 Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
51 YO M CUT LOWER ARM ON AIR CONDITIONER LAC FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2003	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: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Air conditioners
52YOM-LUMBAR STRAIN-PICK UP AN AIR CONDITIONER YESTERDAY-INJURED BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2003	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
LT KNEE LAC-HIT KNEE ON AIR CONDITIONER-@ SON'S HOUSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2003	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Air conditioners
LEFT ANKLE EDEMA. PT INJURED FOOT WHEN CARRYING AN AIR CONDITIONER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2003	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
CUT TO BONE BY AIR CONDITIONING FAN FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2003	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air conditioners
52 YO MALE WAS FIXING AIR CONDITIONER UNIT AND HURT HAND CONTUSION LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2003	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Air conditioners, Floors or flooring materials
FELL HITTING BACK ON FLOOR, HEAD ON AIR CONDITIONER. DX: FRACTURE T-1, CONTUSION WRIST. AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2003	Age: 53 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
LUMBAR STR. PT INJURED BACK WHEN PULLING ON AN AIR CONDITIONER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2003	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
PT DX LACERATION OF RT 1ST TOE - AFTER AN AIR CONDITIONER FELL ON HIS RT FOOT TODAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2003	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
CUT R ANKLE AREA ON AIR CONDITIONER GRATE. DX. LAC R ANKLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2003	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air conditioners
PT. TRIPPED AND FELL BACKWARDS, HIT BACK ON AIR CONDITIONER. DX. CONT R RIBS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2003	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
PT CUT HAND ON AIR CONDITIONER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2003	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
74 YOM HIT HEAD ON AN AIR CONDITIONER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2003	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Air conditioners, Exercise
53 YOFC WAS EXERCISING IN FRONT OF THE AIR CONDITIONER EARLIER AND NOW HAS CHEST PAIN RADIATING TO NECK/ CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2003	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Air conditioners
66 YO FEMALE WAS CLEANING AIR CONDITION AND HANDS SWELLED ALLERGIC REACTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2003	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Air conditioners
PT STRUCK LEFT FOOT AGAINST AN AIR CONDITIONER THREE DAYS AGO SUSTAINED AN ABRASION THEN IT GOT INFECTED CELLULITIS FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2003	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Air conditioners
56 YO MALE LIFTED AIR CONDITIONER CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2003	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Air conditioners
PT FELL STRIKING RIGHT ELBOW AGAINST AN AIR CONDITIONER IN A HOTEL ROOM FRACTURED RIGHT UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2003	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air conditioners
PT C/O RT 2ND TOE INJURY. PT HIT TOE ON AIR CONDITIONING UNIT. DX CONT TO RT TOE AND CELLULLITIS TO RT 2ND TOE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2003	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Air conditioners, Tables
FELL OVER COFFEE TABLE WHILE TRYING TO TURN OFF AIR CONDITIONER AND STR AINED LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2003	Age: 93 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air conditioners
DX; CUT TO R INDEX FINGER PATIENT CUT FINGER ON AIR CONDITIONER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2003	Age: 88 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air conditioners
FOREHEAD CT-FELL AGAINST AN AIR CONDITIONER UNIT-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
PT CUT LOWER ARM WHEN REPLACING AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2003	Age: 61 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
CHEST PAIN STARTED AFTER HOOKING UP AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME. DX: ATYPI CAL CHEST PAIN, LIKELY ESOPHAGEAL SPASM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2003	Age: 63 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
63 Y.O. W MALE W/LUMBAR STRAIN. PT STS AN AIR CONDITIONER FELL ON HIM @ HOME. E9179
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2003	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
HIT HEAD ON AIR CONDITIONER DX: SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2003	Age: 51 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: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
PT CUT WRIST ON AN A.C. UNIT DX: 2" LAC LT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2003	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Air conditioners
FX L DISTAL RADIUS; STATES SHE WAS CHASING SQUIRREL OUT OF HER AIR COND ITIONER & FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2003	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Air conditioners
PT MOVING AN AIR CONDITIONER STRAINED NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2003	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
HIT HEAD ON AIR CONDITIONER. DX. MINOR HEAD TRAUMA, SCALP LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2003	Age: 52 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
52 Y.O. W FEMALE W/LEG LAC. PT BUMPED KNEE ON AIR CONDITIONER @ HOME. E 9179
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2003	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: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners, Paper products
WHILE WALKING AND READING PAPER ACCIDENTALLY SUFFERED LACERATION TO HEA D WHEN HIT WITH AIR CONDITION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2003	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	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
PT MOVING AIR CONDITIONER WHEN LACERATED FINGER ON METAL. D: THUMB LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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