Accidents - Air conditioners - 50+ years old - Year 2005

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,892
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Lower Trunk:	431	Finger:	239
Head:	207	Upper Trunk:	175
Upper Arm:	152	All Of Body:	137
Shoulder:	99	Lower Arm:	91
Hand:	83	Wrist:	68
Neck:	68	Ankle:	59
Knee:	15	Lower Leg:	15
Eyeball:	15	Mouth:	15
Ear:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/11/2005	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Air conditioners
PT WAS AT HOME MOVING HIS AIR CONDITIONER WHEN THE CORNER OF IT PUNCTUR ED HIS LT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2005	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
ELFT FINGER LAC, PT CUT FINGER ON AN AIR CONDITIONER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2005	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air conditioners
CONTUSIONTO HIP WHEN FELL AND STRUCK AIR CONDITIONER UNIT AT NURSING HO ME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2005	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air conditioners, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows
BANGED HAND ATTEMPTING TO TAKE AIR-CONDITIONER OUT OF WINDOW '' CONTS"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2005	Age: 51 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
STRAIN LWR BACK, PT LIFTING AN AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME, C/O PAIN, TENDERNESS L SHOULDER..
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2005	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Air conditioners
PT STATES EXPOSED TO TOXIC CHEMICALS X4 WKS. STATES ALLERGIC TO SOMETHI NG IN AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM AND/OR TILE. D: MULT. CHEMICAL EXPOSURES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2005	Age: 63 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
PT MOVING HIS AIR CONDITIONER AND STRAINED LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2005	Age: 63 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
PT PULLING OUT AN AIR CONDITIONER THREE DAYS AGO AND FELT SOMETHING PUL L IN HIS LOWER BACK STRAINED BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2005	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air conditioners, Filters
PT CHANGING THE FILTER TO THE AIR CONDITIONER AND GOT SOME DEBRIS IN LE FT EYE ABRASION EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2005	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
PT HAD 300 LB AIR CONDITIONER FALL ON L FOREARM DX: LAC REPAIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2005	Age: 51 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 INJURED AT HOME LIFTING PORTABLE AIR CONDITIONER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2005	Age: 72 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 STOOD UP AND CUT HEAD ON AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME. DX-SCALP LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2005	Age: 91 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Air conditioners, Crutches, canes or walkers
RIGHT SHOULDER STR PT WAS TURNING ON AIR CONDITIONER AND LEANING ON WAL KER AND FELL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2005	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
PT HIT LEG AGAINST AIR CONDITIONER UNIT, LACERATION TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2005	Age: 74 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
STRAINED BACK LIFTING AN AIR CONDITIONER DX: LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2005	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
FELL HIT HEAD ON AIR CONDITIONER DX: SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2005	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
PT CUT LEFT WRIST ON THE METAL EDGE OF AN AIR CONDITIONER LACERATION WR IST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2005	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	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
PT CHASING CAT AND RAN INTO AIR CONDITONER THAT WAS STICKING OUT OF HOU SE DX: CHI, FOREHEAD ABRASION/CONTU
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2005	Age: 51 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
BACK PAIN AFTER LIFTING AN AIR CONDITIONSER. DX. EXACERBATION OF CHRONI C BACK PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2005	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
PT WORKING ON THE SIDE OF HIS HOUSE WHEN HE STOOD UP HE STRUCK THE TOP OF HIS HEAD ON THE BOTTOM OF A WINDOW AIR CONDITIONER LACERATION SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2005	Age: 78 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: Other
Product: Air conditioners
PT IN HOT HOUSE ALL DAY AFTER ALZHEIMER WIFE TURNED AIR CONDITIONING OF F DX: DEHYDRATION, ALTERED LOC, BILATEAL PNEUMONIA, HYPOTENSION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/13/2005	Age: 58 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
CUT FINGER ON AIR CONDITIONER. "LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2005	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Air conditioners
EAR PAIN. PT DEVELOPED PAIN IN EAR FROM AIR CONDITIONING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2005	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Air conditioners
FELL AGAINST AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME. SKIN TEAR LEFT UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2005	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Air conditioners
PT PRESENTS WITH SMOKE INHALATION FROM FIRE STARTING FROM AIR CONDITION UNIT, FD DID ATTEND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2005	Age: 51 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
CHI-FELL-HIT AIR CONDITIONER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2005	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Air conditioners
L 11TH RIB FX. PT DROPPED AN AIR CONDITIONER ONTO SIDE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2005	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Air conditioners
PT WITH ACUTE LOW BACK PAIN AFTER LIFTING AIR CONDITIONER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2005	Age: 55 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: Other
Product: Air conditioners
AIR CONDITIONING BROKE DOWN ON FRI. PRESENTS W/ ALTERED LOC DX: HEAT STROKE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2005	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
EXACERBATION OF BACK PAIN: LIFTING AIR CONDITIONER OUT OF TRUCK ABOUT 7 AM TODAY, C/O LOW BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2005	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Air conditioners
INSTALLING AIR CONDITIONER ROTATOR CUFF LESION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2005	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Air conditioners, Floors or flooring materials
63 YO FEMALE HAD AIR CONDITIONER BLOWING ON HER WHILE SLEEPING, GOT UP WAS DIZZY AND FELL TO FLOOR - HEAD PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/18/2005	Age: 65 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: Other
Product: Air conditioners, Fans
DECREASED LOC, WEAKNESS, SWAMP COOLER BROKE AND FANS NOT WORKING DUE TO POWER OUTAGE DX: HYPERTHERMIA, DECREASED MENTAL STATUS DUE TO ENVIRONM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/18/2005	Age: 71 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: Other
Product: Air conditioners
PT C/O BEING HOT , LIGHTHEADED, DIZZY, PT W/ NO AIR CONDITIOING DUE TO POWER OUTAGE DX: HEAT EXHAUSTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2005	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
PT FELL OFF COOLER AND ARM HIT ADJOINING METAL COOLER WHICH CAUSED THE LACERATION. D: LACERATION, FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2005	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
AN AIR CONDITIONER FELL ON PT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2005	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: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Air conditioners
PT SPRAINED THE UPPER BACK BY FALLING AGAINST AN AIR CONDITIONER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2005	Age: 83 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
FELL AGAINST AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME, LAC TO R ARM DX: 4 CM R FA LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2005	Age: 59 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
CUT FINGER ON SHARP EDGE OF AIR CONDITIONER. DX- 2 CM LACERATION 3RD L FINGER, MULTIPLE SUPERFICIAL LACERATIONS, 2ND FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2005	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air conditioners
PT, WHO HAD BEEN IN AIR CONDITIONED BUILDING, WENT OUTSIDE IN HEAT, BEC AME DIZZY AND FELL ONTO BUTTOCKS. D: CONTUSION, POSSIBLE DEHYDRATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2005	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
TWELVE DAYS AGO, PT WAS CHANGING A COOLER MOTOR WHEN LACERATED ANKLE. N OT HEALING WELL. D: LACERATION, HEALING WOUND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2005	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners, Bench or table saws
5CM UPPER ARM LAC-@ HOME-LIFTING AIR CONDITIONER IN GARAGE-FELL-ARM HIT A TABLE SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2005	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Air conditioners
LIFTING AIR CONDITIONER 1 WEEK EARLIER BICEP MUSCLE TEAR WITH HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2005	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air conditioners
FELL AGAINST AIR CONDITIONER DX. SHOULDER CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2005	Age: 63 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
NECK PAIN AFTER LIFTING AIR CONDITIONER/ CERVICAL STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2005	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners, House repair or construction materials
57 YO MALE HAD AIR CONDITIONER FALL OUT OF ROOF ONTO HEAD AT HOME SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2005	Age: 52 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
MOVING AN AIR CONDITIONER AND HIT TOP OF HEAD RESULTING IN A CLOSED HEA D INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2005	Age: 54 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: Fracture
Product: Air conditioners
`LIFTING AIR CONDITIONER AND INJ BACK FX T12
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2005	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
3CM FINGER LAC-@ HOME-CUT ON METAL WHILE WORKING ON AIR CONDITIONER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2005	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air conditioners
PT VISITING WIFE IN NURSING HOME, FELL HITTING BACK ON AIR CONDITIONER, CONTUSION UPPER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2005	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
80 Y/O W/M CUT DISTAL FINGERS ON AIR CONDITIONER WHILE MOVING IT AND THE AIR CONDITIONER FELL ON FINGERS AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2005	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Air conditioners
LUMBAR PAIN. PT INJURED BACK WHEN PUTTING IN AN AIR CONDITIONER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2005	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 LIFTING AN AIR CONDITIONER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2005	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners, Storm windows
PT WAS HELPING PUT AN AIR CONDITIONER IN A WINDOW AND CUT FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2005	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air conditioners
SCALP ABRASION.PT HIT HEAD ON AN AIR CONDITIONER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2005	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
PATIENT GOT HIT IN LIP BY AIR CONDITIONING UNIT. DX - LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2005	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
3 CM SCALP LAC-HIT AN AIR CONDITIONER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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