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Accidents - Air conditioners - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Eyeball

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 703
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Years:
Year 1999:17
Year 2001:143
Year 2002:31
Year 2004:15
Year 2005:15
Year 2006:144
Year 2007:15
Year 2008:227
Year 2009:92

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 09/21/2009Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air conditioners
PT WAS HIT IN THE EYE BY AN AC UNIT; DX: CONTUSION TO EYEBALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/07/2009Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Air conditioners
TURNED HIS AIR CONDITIONER ON DUST GOT IN HIS EYE FOREIGN BODY LEFT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/30/2009Age: 68 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air conditioners
CORNEAL AB-CAUSED BY DEBRIS WHILE REPAIRING AN AIR CONDITIONER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/05/2008Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air conditioners
60 YOM WAS WORKING ON AIR CONDITIONER AND PARTICLES BLEW INTO EYE CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/08/2008Age: 84 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air conditioners
84YOF AT NURSING HOME ATTEMPTED TO TURN OFF AIR CONDITIONER ,SOMETHING FLEW INTO RIGHT EYE;CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/08/2008Age: 71 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Air conditioners
PT HAD AN AIR CONDITIONER BLOW A FOREIGN BODY INTO EYEBALL, FOREIGN BODY REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/28/2007Age: 82 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Other
Product: Air conditioners
T'D&F WHILE TURNING ON THE AC, HITTING EYE " SCLEARAL RUPTURE/HYPONATREMIA"
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 06/20/2006Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Air conditioners
FOREIGN BODY EYE WHEN SOMETHING FLEW INTO EYE WHILE CLEANING AIR CONDIT IONER VENT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/10/2006Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air conditioners
PT TUNRED ON THE AIR CONDITIONER AND SOME DEBRIS BLEW IN RIGHT EYE ABRA SION EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/01/2005Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: 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: 09/19/2004Age: 71 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: 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: 09/27/2002Age: 77 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Air conditioners
FB TO RT EYE. PAIN, ITCHING. AIR CONDITIONER VENT BLEW DIRT IN EYE. DX; EYE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/15/2002Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Air conditioners
RT EYE FB-AT HOME-? FB FROM AIR CONDITIONER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/06/2001Age: 71 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Air conditioners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/10/2001Age: 68 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Other
Product: Air conditioners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/09/1999Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air conditioners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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