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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 860
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 06/19/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Air conditioners, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| C02 EXPOSURE: 17YOM "MESSING AROUND" W/ AIRCONDITIONER,MALFUNCTIONING, MIST, EXPELLING C02, CONCERNED, PUSHED AIR COND. OUT OF WINDOW, SPC03 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2010 | Age: 23 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 |
| 23 YOF WITH SYNCOPE EPISODE FROM AIR CONDITIONER NOT WORKING AT HOME. DX-SYNCOPE, 30 WK PREGNANT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT C/O INHALING FUMES OF RAT POISON FROM TURNED ON AIR CONDITIONER C/O VOMITING AND ANXIETY |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 08/13/2009 | Age: 16 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 |
| AFTER THE AIR-CONDITIONER TURNED OFF , STARTED FEELING DIZZY&LIGHTHEADN ESS THEN PASSED OUT&FELL>>DEHYDRATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2009 | Age: 23 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 WAS AT HOME, DROPPED AN AIR CONDITIONER RUPTUREING A LINE CAUSING ** * EXPOSURE, HEADACHE AND NAUSEA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2009 | Age: 24 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 |
| BEEN OUT IN THE SUN THEN SUDDENLY WHILE EATING BAGEL IN THE AIR-CONDITO NED ROOM, DEVELOPED DIZZINESS&LIGHTHEADNESS>>NEAR-SYCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2006 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT WAS WORKING ON AN AIR CONDITIONER IN A FRIENDS ATTIC AND SUSTAINED A N ELECTRIC SHOCK INJURY UNRESPONSIVE ASYSTOLE REVIVED BY EMS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/15/2006 | Age: 22 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: Electric Shock |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT PLUGGED IN AIR CONDITIONER, HEARD A POPPING SOUND, FELT SHOCK AND TI NGLE TO HAND, DX ELECTRIC SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2005 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Air conditioners, Beds or bedframes |
| SWAMP COOLER "DIED" & PUT OUT SMOKE. PT EXPOSED TO SMOKE FOR UNK. AMT O F TIME. WENT TO BED AT 6AM; AWOKEN AT NOON. ?FDA. D:SMOKE INHALATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2004 | Age: 25 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 |
| PT TOOK *** FOR THE FIRST TIME. BECAME DIZZY WITH STANDING AND PASSED O UT. HIT HEAD ON AIR CONDITIONER. D:ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION/SYNCOP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| EXPOSURE TO ***,BRONCHITIS.PT WAS IN A ROOM WHERE AN AIR CONDITIONER LE AKED *** AND PT INHALED *** X1HR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| HEADACHE S/P *** EXPOSURE.PT WAS IN A ROOM WITH AIR CONDITIONER AND LEA KING ***. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| HEADACHE S/P FROM EXPOSURE TO ***.PT WAS IN A ROOM WHERE AN AIRCONDITIO NER LEAKED *** AND NOW HAS A HEADACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Air conditioners, Laundry baskets |
| SMOKE INHALATION-INVOLVED IN HOUSEFIRE-INVOLVED AN AIR CONDITIONER & A LAUNDRY BASKET-FD PRESENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2001 | Age: 22 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: 05/07/2000 | Age: 22 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: Electric Shock |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/1999 | Age: 19 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: Electric Shock |
| Product: Air conditioners, Floors or flooring materials |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/1999 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/1999 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/1999 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | 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: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/1998 | Age: 18 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: Electric Shock |
| Product: Air conditioners, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/1997 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 04/08/1997 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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