Accidents - Air conditioners - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,376
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1998:	75
Year 1999:	169
Year 2000:	300
Year 2001:	93
Year 2003:	152
Year 2005:	91
Year 2006:	30
Year 2007:	84
Year 2008:	234
Year 2010:	143

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 08/05/2010	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
55 YO M, C/O 5 INCH CUT TO RIGHT FOREARM, WAS CLEAINING AIR CONDITIONER AND FORGOT TO TURN IT OFF AND WAS CUT BY FAN BLADE, DX FOREARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2010	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners, Stairs or steps
58YOF-FOREARM/ ANTECUBITAL FOSSA LAC-FELL ON A STEP WHILE CARRYING AN A IR CONDITIONER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2010	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
51YOM WAS MOVING A SWAMP COOLER AND IT FELL C/O LEFT FOREARM PAIN AND L AC. DX: LEFT FOREARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2008	Age: 58 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
58YOM WORKING ON HIS AIR CONDITIONER,CUT LOWER ARM ON A PIECE OF METAL; FOREARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2008	Age: 62 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
LOWER ARM INJURY FROM AIR CONDITIONER FAN, CUT ARM.DX-ACUTE 4 CM FOREARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2008	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Air conditioners
72 YOM CUT RIGHT FOREARM ON AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME AVULSION LEFT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2008	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
AT HOME PT STUMPBED OVER PIECE OF AIR CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT,CUT R FOREARM, DX LACERATION R FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2007	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air conditioners
PT WITH ABRASION TO ARM WHILE MOVING AIR CONDITIONER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2007	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
PT LAC ARM WHILE WORKING ON AIR CONDITIONER UNIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2006	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Air conditioners
PATIENT FELL THIS AM, C/O ELBOW PAIN, TRIED TO RESET AIR CONDITIONER, FELL AT HOME. DX-SPRAIN RIGHT FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2006	Age: 67 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
RT ARM LACERATION.PT LACERATED ARM ON AN AIR CONDITIONER.
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: 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: 07/02/2005	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: 09/02/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
51 YO M CUT LOWER ARM ON AIR CONDITIONER LAC FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2003	Age: 51 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
PT CUT LOWER ARM WHEN REPLACING AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2003	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Air conditioners
FX L DISTAL RADIUS; STATES SHE WAS CHASING SQUIRREL OUT OF HER AIR COND ITIONER & FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2001	Age: 65 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2001	Age: 63 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2000	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners, Containers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2000	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2000	Age: 58 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: Other
Product: Air conditioners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2000	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air conditioners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2000	Age: 57 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/1999	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Air conditioners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/1999	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air conditioners, Ceilings and walls
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/1999	Age: 57 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/1998	Age: 66 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air conditioners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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