Accidents - Air conditioners - 26-50 years old - Year 2009 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 723
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 09/10/2009	Age: 33 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 LEFT INDEX FINGER INSTALLING AIR CONDITIONER LAC WITH TENDON INJUR Y *
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/09/2009	Age: 26 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
26 Y/O REPAIRING HIS AIR CONDITIONER AND CUT RIGHT THUMB. DX-LAC RIGHT THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2009	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
WORKING ON A AIR CONDITIONER & INJURED R INDEX FINGER DX R LAC #2 FINGER *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2009	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Air conditioners
PT SMASHED FINGER UNDER AIR CONDITIONER RESULTING IN CRUSHING INJURY RIGHT RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2009	Age: 38 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 WAS INJURED ON AIR CONDITIONER FAN. DX: L MIDDLE FINGER LAC 2 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2009	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Air conditioners
CHECKING BELT ON AIR CONDITIONING UNIT AT ***'S, DIDN'T KNOE IT WAS STI LL ON. DX-FINGERTIP AMPUTATED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2009	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air conditioners
CONTUSION TO FINGER WHEN AIR CONDITIONER FELL ON IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2009	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
PT SUSTAINED FINGER LACERATION WHILE TRYING TO FIX AN AIR CONDITIONER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2009	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 SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT FFITH FINGER ON THE METAL PART OF AN AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2009	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Air conditioners
PT CUT (R) THUMB ON A/C UNIT DX;; AVULSION (R) THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2009	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	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
NONDISP. CLOSED FX DISTAL PHALANX RING FINGER: 28YOF HELPING BOYFRIEND DROPPED 15,000 BTU *** AIR CONDITIONER ON HER HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2009	Age: 39 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
LAC FINGER ON A/C
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2009	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Air conditioners, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows
PUTTING AIR CONDITIONER IN WINDOW AND IT FELL HITTING FINGER AVULSION TO FINGER #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2009	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 ON AN AIR CONDITIONER UNIT AT HOME DX/ LEFT THUMB LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2009	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Air conditioners
27 YOM AIR CONDITIONER FELL ON HAND YESTERDAY AT HOME FRACTURED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2009	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air conditioners
SUT INJ TO R THUMB WHEN SIDE PANEL OF AIR CONDITIONER FELL ON HIM AT HO ME DX CONTUSION R THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2009	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Air conditioners
PT HAD RIGHT INDEX FINGER CAUGHT IN AIR CONDITIONER BELT C/O NO FEELING OF TIP OF FINGER. DX: PARTIAL FINGER TIP AMPUTATION W/ PHALANX FX & LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2009	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Air conditioners
REPORTS A HEAVY AIR-CONDITIONER UNIT FELL ONTO RIGHT THUMB, NAIL IS BLA CK>>CRUSHING INJ/CONTS&ABRS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2009	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows
PT STATERS WAS HELPING MOVE A WINDOW UNIT AIR CONDITIONER FROM A WINDOW AT FATHER'S & IT SLAMMED ON L INDEX FINGER. DX. LAC, CRUSH INJ L IND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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