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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 496
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/15/2007 | Age: 76 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 |
| LIFTING AIR CONDITIONER 6 DAYS PRIOR PAIN LEFT RIB AREA - NO INJURY STATED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2007 | 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: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT HAD AN AIR CONDITIONER FALL STRIKING HIM IN THE CHEST SUSTAINED A RI B CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2007 | 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: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners, Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT WAS WORKING ON A SWAMP COOLER AND WAS USING A WRENCH WHEN WRENCH SLI D AND HIT CHEST. D: CHEST WALL CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2007 | Age: 56 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, Stairs or steps |
| THORACIC STRAIN-CARRYING HEAVY AIR CONDITIONER UP STAIRS-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2007 | Age: 83 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 |
| PT LOST BALANCE AT 10 PM LAST NIGHT AND FELL AGAINST AIR CONDITIONER, P AIN TO BASE OF R SCAPULA. DX. FX 7, 8 RIBS, CONT CHEST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2007 | 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: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT FELL OF SWAMP COOLER (AIR CONDITIONER) FROM 8 TO 9 FT. INJURYING UPPER BACK, THORACIC SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2007 | Age: 51 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 |
| PT FELL STRIKING LEFT SIDE OF CHEST AGAINST THE SIDE OF AN AIR CONDIT IONER FRACTURED RIB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2007 | 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: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners, Stairs or steps |
| CHEST PAIN: CARRYING AIR CONDITIONER UP STAIRS, HAVING CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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