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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 658
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/15/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| LIFTING AN AIR CONDITIONER UPPER BACK PAIN DX: THORASIC STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2003 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners, House repair or construction materials |
| PT ATTEMPING TO FIX A COOL UNIT ON HIS ROOF OF SECOND STORY BUILDING FE LL 15 FT DX CHEST AND SHOULDER CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2003 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| LIFTING AIR CONDITIONER OUT OF WINDOW THORACIC BACK MUSCLE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2003 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| MEDICS FOUND PATIENT IN HIS VEHICLE OUTSIDE STORE COMPLAINING OF CHEST PAIN, GIRLFRIEND STATES LIFTED AIR CONDITIONER YESTERDAY. DX CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| INJURY TO R WRIST AND HAND WHEN JAMMED AGAINST AIR CONDITIONER UNIT WHI LE REMOVING IT FROM TRUCK AT CARWASH. DX. STRAIN DORSAL, CONT R. HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2003 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT WITH DIFFICULTY BREATHING AFTER SITTING IN FRONT OF AIR CONDITIONER. FELT TIGHTNESS IN CHEST. D: ASTHMA EXACERBATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2003 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| HIT RIBS WHILE PUTTING IN AN AIR CONDITIONER THAT FELL OFF OF A BLOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2003 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| BACK STRAIN-SINCE HELPING LIFT AN AIR CONDITIONER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2003 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| STRAIN UPPER BACK - PATIENT REPORTS ONSET OF UPPER BACK PAIN WHEN LIFT ING AIR CONDITIONER AND CARRYING IT AT HOME - WRENCHED BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2003 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 34 YO M CARRYING AIR CONDITIONER, HURT BACK. DX THORACIC & LS STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2003 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| FELL WHILE CARRYING AN AIR CONDITIONER-DX-R ANTERIOR CHEST WALL LACERAT ION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2003 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| FELL LIFTING AIR CONDITIONER AT CHURCH DX. RIB FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2003 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT RAN INTO A METAL BARS NECLOSING AN AIR CONDITIONER UNIT, SUSTAINED CHEST WALL CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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