Accidents - Air conditioners - 50+ years old - Year 2004

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,681
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	651	Lower Trunk:	617
Face:	277	Head:	239
Lower Leg:	140	Upper Trunk:	117
Neck:	117	Shoulder:	87
Foot:	74	Knee:	69
Upper Leg:	58	Hand:	58
Toe:	58	Elbow:	51
Upper Arm:	43	Eyeball:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/19/2004	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air conditioners
PT IN THE NURSING HOME BEING TRANSFERRED WITH A *** LIFT WHEN HIS HEAD STRUCK THE AIR CONDITINER UNIT CONTUSION FACE AND FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2004	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Air conditioners
FELL MOVING AIR CONDITIONER, HURT LEG DX FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/29/2004	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Air conditioners, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows
TAKING AIRCONDITIONER OUT OF WINDOW HURT KNEE DX SPRAINED KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2004	Age: 53 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, PT WALKED INTO AN AIR CONDITIONER AND INJURED HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2004	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Air conditioners
MOVING AIR CONDITIONER--TRIPPED AND FELL--AIR CONDITIONER HIT FACE DX TRIPOD FACIAL BONE FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2004	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
PT CAUGHT UPPER ARM ON EDGE OF AIRCONDITIONER C/OPAIN UPPER ARM LACERAT ION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2004	Age: 73 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air conditioners, Containers
73 YO TRIPPED OV AN AIRCONDITION AND LANDED ON BOXES CONTUSION HIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2004	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	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 LACERATED LEG ON AN AIR CONDITIONERS AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2004	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
71 YOF TRIPPED AND LACERATED R RING FINGER ON AIR CONDITIONER AT NEIGHB ORS HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2004	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Air conditioners
PT STATED TAHT HE WAS MOVING AN AIRCONDITIONER&FELT SOMETHING GOT TO HI S EYES SUSTAINED" LT ALLERGIC CONJUNCTIVITIS"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2004	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Air conditioners
82 YEAR OLD FEMALE, AIR CONDITIONER FELL ON FOOT FRACTURE FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2004	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
PATIENT FELL INTO A WINDOW AIR CONDITIONER CUTTING TOP OF HIS HEAD. DX-6CM SCALP LACERATION, MULTIPLE LAYERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2004	Age: 51 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
HEAD LAC, PT STS SUST INJURY WITH A PIECE OF METAL FROM THE AIR CONDITI ONER AT HOME, C/O PAIN, BLEEDING, NO LOC OR DIZZINESS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2004	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Air conditioners
REMOVING WINDOW AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME, CRUSHED L RING FINGERTIP. DX. TIP AMPUTATION L RING FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2004	Age: 62 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 WALKING IN HOUSE CUT LEG ON AIR CONDITIONER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2004	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Air conditioners
PT TRIPPED OVER AIR CONDITIONER. DX: L DISTAL FIB FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2004	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
LAC L FOOT, PT SUST INJURY WITH AN AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME, C/O BLEEDIN G, MILD PAIN, TENDERNESS, NO DEFORMITY OR FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2004	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air conditioners, Extension or straight ladders
UPSTAIRS WORKING ON AC LADDER SLIPPED AND PT FELL 8FT DX ELBOW CONTU, HEMOTOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2004	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Air conditioners
54 YO FEMALE HAD AIR CONDITIONER BLOWING ON HER ALL NIGHT SHOULDER PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2004	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
CHASING HIS DOG HIT HIS HEAD ON AIR CONDITIONER DX LAC SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2004	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Air conditioners
AIR CONDITIONER FELL OUT OF ARMS AND TRIED TO CATCH IT. DX. L SIDED CER VICAL SPRAIN, CERVICAL RADICULOPATHY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2004	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Air conditioners
PT HAD GOTTEN UP DURING THE NIGHT TO ADJUST THE AIRCONDITIONER AND TWIS TED AND FELL/ FX HIP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/12/2004	Age: 77 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
LIFTED AN AIR CONDITIONER INJURED CHEST DX: RIB FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2004	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	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
90 YOF FELL STRIKING A/C UNIT LAC HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2004	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
LAC L HAND, PT STS CLEANING AN AIR CONDITIONER & SUST INJURY AT HOME, C/O BLEEDING, PAIN, SENSATION & MOTOR INTACT, TENDON INTACT, HX OF HTN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2004	Age: 72 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
SOFT TISSUE STRAIN LUMBO SACRUM - BACK PAIN BEGAN AFTER LIFTING AN AIR CONDITIONER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2004	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
FACE & LIP LAC-FELL-@ NURSING HOME-HIT AIR CONDITIONER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2004	Age: 67 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
FINGER LACERATION - CAUGHT FINGER UNDER AIR CONDITIONER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2004	Age: 68 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
LAC R 3RD & 4TH FING/68YOF AT HOME CUT FINGERS ON COOLING FINS OF AIR C ONDITIONER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2004	Age: 64 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
MOVING AIR CONDITIONER THAT FELL ONTO HER HAND AND LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2004	Age: 77 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
PT WORKING ON A COOLER LAST NIGHT WHEN CUT FINGER ON FAN. D: FINGERTIP LACERATION, SKIN AVULSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2004	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Air conditioners
TRAUMA FOREHEAD.PT.REFERS WHILE WALKING IN THROUGH THE SIDE WALK AND HI T FOREHEAD WITH AIR CONDITIONER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2004	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Air conditioners
SPRAIN LWR BACK, PT STS LIFTING AN AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME, C/O PAIN, TENDERNESS, NO DIZZINESS OR SOB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2004	Age: 69 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
PT WAS CROUCHED DOWN GETTING A LIZARD OUT FROM UNDER HER AIR CONDITIONE R UNIT AT HOME FELT A PULL IN LOWER BACK STRAINED BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2004	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
PT GETTING A/C OUT OF CAR AND CUT THUMB DX: LACERATION TO THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2004	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Air conditioners
HIT HEAD ON WINDOW AIR CONDITIONER UNIT. DX. MINOR HEAD INJURY, CERVICA L PARAVERTEBRAL SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2004	Age: 58 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
58 Y.O. W MALE W/BACK STRAIN. PT INJ WHILE MOVING AN AIR CONDITIONER @ HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2004	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
PT CUT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER ON THE METAL EDGE OF AN AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2004	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Air conditioners
PT STUBBED TOE ON EVAPORATIVE COOLER. D: TOE FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2004	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
LEFT ELBOW LACERATION.PT HIT ELBOW ON A AIR CONDITIONER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2004	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
HIT HEAD ON AN AIR CONDITIONER DX: SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2004	Age: 71 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
71 YOWM C/O LOW BACK PAIN AND UPPER LEG PAIN SINCE MONDAY WHEN HE LIFTE D AN AIR CONDITIONER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2004	Age: 52 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
STRAINED SHOULDER LIFTING AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2004	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Air conditioners, Floors or flooring materials
RT FEMORAL NECK FX, TURNED AIR CONDITIONER ON, TURNED AROUND, LOST BALANCE, FELL TO FLOOR C/O RT HIP PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/18/2004	Age: 65 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
FELL, HIT HEAD ON AIR CONDITIONER, -LOC DX: 2.5 CM FACIAL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2004	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners, Hot tubs or home spas
STRUCK FINGER ON AIR CONDITIONER LIFTING HOT TUB - LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2004	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
LACERATION FOREHEAD - 56 YOF TRIPPED AND FELL HITTING OUTSIDE AIRCONDIT IONING UNIT SUSTAINING A LACERATION DEEP OF HER FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2004	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Air conditioners
55 Y.O. W MALE W/ELBOW STRAIN. PT INJ WHILE LIFTING AN AIR CONDITIONER @ HOME. E927
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2004	Age: 58 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
FACIAL LAC;LAC R THUMB/58YOM AT HOME TRIPPED AND FELL WHILE CARRYING AN AIR CONDITIONER IN THE LIVING ROOM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2004	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Air conditioners
CUT ON AIR CONDITIONER; PW FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2004	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Air conditioners
PT LOADING AN AIR CONDITIONER ONTO THE BACK OF HIS TRUCK WHEN HE FELT A SEVERE PAIN IN LOWER BACK DOWN LEGS COMPRESSIOIN FRACTURE LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2004	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air conditioners
CHEST CONTUSION, PT STS FELL DOWN & STRUCK AN AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME, C/O PAIN, TENDERNESS, NO SOB OR LOC, HX OF PREGNANCY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2004	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Air conditioners
PT SLIPPED ON SOEM CONDENSATION THAT WAS DRIPPING OFF AN AIR CONDITION ER FELL ONTO RIGHT HIP FRACTURED HIP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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