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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 899
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/09/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| LAC RT RINGER FINGER ON A PIECE OF METAL WHILE WORKING ON AIR CONDITIONER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT CUT FINGER DEEPLY WHILE INSTALLING AIR CONDITIONER C/O BLEEDING DX: DEEP LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/16/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT SUS CONT TO FINGER BY A AIR CONDITIONER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| WORKING ON SWAMP COOLER. CUT (R) LONG FINGER. DX: 2.5 LAC (R) 3RD FINGER & CRUCH INJURY (R) 2ND FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT WAS WORKING ON AN AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM AND SUSTAINED PARTIAL AMPU TATION TO FINGER DX: DISTAL PHALYNX AMPUTATION LT RING FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| LAC TO FINGER WHEN STRUCK ON AIR CONDITIONER AT BROTHERS HOUSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT CUT FINGER WHILE TRANSFERRING AIR CONDITIONING UNIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT. DROPPED AN AIR CONDITIONER ON RT. HAND CAUSING FX. OF RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners, Cardboard products |
| TRYING TO LIFT WINDOW AIR CONDITIONER OUT OF BOX,RUBBED FINGER ON METAS FINS..FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT SUSTAINED FINGER LAC WHILE CLEANING AIR CONDITIONER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 49YOM PUTTING AIR CONDITIONER IN AT HOME INJ FINGER DX LACERATION THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Air conditioners, Storm windows |
| RT INDEX FINGER FX-AT HOME-PUTTING IN AN AIR CONDITIONER-A STORM WINDOW FELL ON FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| RT THUMB LACERATION-SUS 2 CM LACERATION TO RT THUMB AFTER WINDOW AIR CO NDITIONER SLIPPED AND FELL ON RT THUMB. ALSO HAS ABRASION TO LEFT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PATIENT CUT HIS LEFT THUMB ON AN AIRCONDITIONER HOSE WHILE WORKINGON AI R CONDITIONER AT HOME. DX-LEFT THUMB LACERATION 2 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| FINGER LAC-AT HOME-CRUSHED FINGER ON AIR CONDITIONER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| CUT FINGER ON AIR CONDITIONERDX: FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| CAUGHT R HAND ON AIR CONDITIONER UNIT.DX: NAILBED INJURY RT 3RD AND 4TH FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| L 4TH FING LAC/33YOWM CUT L 4TH FINGER WHILE WORKING ON AIR CONDITIONER . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| INJURED HAND WHILE CARRYING AIRCONDITIONER DX: LAC TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| LAC TO FINGER WHEN WORKING ON A/C UNIT AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| LAC TO KNUCKLE RING FINGER R HAND. CUT ON SHARP PIECE OF METAL ON AIR CONDITIONER. DX; INTRAARTICULAR LAC RT 4TH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| RT THUMB LAC-CUT THUMB ON AN AIR CONDITIONER @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 49 Y.O. B MALE W/FINGER LAC. PT CUT SELF ON AIR CONDITIONER @ HOME. E92 08 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners, Fishing |
| PT LACERATED THUMB/PALM ON EVAPORATIVE AIR CONDITIONER. GOT DRUNK & SUTURED IT HIMSELF WITH FISHING LINE. SWOLLEN.D:LACERATIONS & CELLULITI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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