Accidents - Air conditioners - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - All Of Body

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,358
See also: Lethal accidents, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	74
Year 1998:	132
Year 1999:	17
Year 2000:	238
Year 2001:	134
Year 2002:	15
Year 2003:	16
Year 2005:	137
Year 2006:	276
Year 2007:	100
Year 2009:	86
Year 2010:	127

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 07/18/2010	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: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Air conditioners
54YOM,RECTAL BLEEDING FOR THE PAST WEEK PATIENT HAS HX TAKING *** CELLULITIS TO RIGHT LEG S/P ACCIDENTALLY HIT ON AIR COND. UNIT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/09/2010	Age: 60 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
60 YOF HEAT EFFECTS, CAME HOME FROM WORK AND HER AIR CONDITIONER WAS NO T ON ANDSHE BECAME DIZZY AND WEAK FROM THE HEAT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2009	Age: 53 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: Poisoning
Product: Air conditioners
PT GETTING AIR CONDITIONER OF HOUSE FIXED AND WHEN THE DUCT WAS OPENED SHE INHALED THE DUST AND SHE DEVELOPED A SEVERE ASTHMA ATTACK
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/23/2009	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Air conditioners
AIR CONDITIONER BROKE,BECAME VERY HOT HEAT EXHAUSTION/DEHYDRATION *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2007	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Air conditioners
WORKED OUTSIDE ON AIR CONDITIONER,THEN WAS IN HOT ATTIC HEAT ILLNESS CH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2007	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Air conditioners
SMOKE INHALATION-ELECTRICAL FIRE IN AIR CONDITIONER-NO FD-COHB 2.3-@ HO ME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2007	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Air conditioners
AWOKE WITH SHALLOW BREATHING, SPITTING UP SALIVA FREQUENTLY. COULDNL'T SHUT OFF AIR CONDITIONER. DX: RESOLVED DYSPNEA, GERD, COPD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2006	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Air conditioners
HEAT EXHAUSTION-WAS FOUND IN HOUSE WITH NO AIR CONDITIONING. C/O SOB.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/20/2006	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Air conditioners
HEAT EXHAUSTION-C/O SOB AFTER AIR CONDITIONER FAILED TODAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2006	Age: 52 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
HEAT EXHAUSTION-NO AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME FEELING WEAK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2006	Age: 78 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: Poisoning
Product: Air conditioners
PT MOVED INTO AN APT., NOTICED BLACK SUBSTANCE ON AIR CONDITIONING COIL S PT AFRAID THEY ARE BREATHING FUNGUS, C/O COUGH, CONGESTION, SOB
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

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: 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: 08/09/2005	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: 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: 07/18/2005	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: 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: 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: 08/12/2001	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Air conditioners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2001	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Air conditioners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2001	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Air conditioners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2001	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Air conditioners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2001	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Air conditioners
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 09/03/2000	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Air conditioners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2000	Age: 96 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Air conditioners, Windows or window glass
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/28/2000	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Air conditioners
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/27/1999	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Air conditioners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/1998	Age: 75 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/1998	Age: 87 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
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/28/1997	Age: 61 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: Poisoning
Product: Air conditioners, Chemicals
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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