Accidents - Air conditioners - 26-50 years old - Years 1997-2010 - All Of Body

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,451
See also: Lethal accidents, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1998:	161
Year 1999:	101
Year 2000:	34
Year 2001:	122
Year 2002:	61
Year 2003:	220
Year 2004:	48
Year 2005:	122
Year 2006:	46
Year 2007:	129
Year 2008:	186
Year 2009:	15
Year 2010:	201

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/24/2010	Age: 50 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
50YOM WORKING ON HIS AIR CONDITIONER AND FELT A SHOCK AND DEVELOPED PAI N IN RIGHT LOWER LEG ELECTRIC SHOCK INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2010	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Air conditioners
31 YOM WORKING ON HIS AIR CONDITIONER HAD AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK STATED FI FIRE CAME ACROSS ROOM. DX-ELECTRIC SHOCK, LAC HAND WITH BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2010	Age: 50 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
50 YOM DEHYDRATION, WORKING OUTSIDE HIS HOME ON HIS BROKEN A/C UNIT IN THE SUN AND HEAT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2010	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Air conditioners
NONTOXIC EXPOSURE: 43YOF AIR COND. SPEWING OUT C02 FROM MALFUNCTIONING AIR COND.BLEW UP IN FACE MOVING AIR CONDITIONER, HEADACHE, SHAKY, SPC03
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2010	Age: 28 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
28 YOF HAD AN ELECTRIC SHOCK AT HOME, PLUGGED IN AIR CONDITIONER WHICH HAD A BROKEN PLUG WIRE. ELECTRIC SHOCK, BURNED HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2010	Age: 29 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, Electrical outlets or receptacles
29 YOF HOOKING UP AIR CONITIIONER WINDOW UNIT HAD WRONG HOOKUP ELECTRIC FORCE FROM SOCKET. DX-ELECTROCUTION NON-FATAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2009	Age: 44 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
FIXING VERSUS INSTALLING AN AIR-CONDTION UINT IN THE HOUSE, WIRES CAME LOOSE&RECIEVED>>ELECTRICAL SHOCK/ LT SIDED WEAKNESS&NUMBNESS
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 08/07/2008	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Air conditioners
PT PICKED UP A SWAMP COOLER AND WAS SHOCKED ON ARM. TINGLING ON FACE. D :ELECTRICAL SHOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2008	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Air conditioners
CHEST PAIN AND DIZZINESS AFTER BEING SHOCKED BY AN AIR CONDITIONER WHIL E TRYING TO FIX IT. DX. CHEST PAIN/ ATYPICAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2008	Age: 46 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: Poisoning
Product: Air conditioners, Chemicals
PT EXPOSED TO * GAS FROM AIR CONDITIONER IN HOME. HOUSE EVACUATED. HE RE W/ HER CHILDREN. NAUSEOUS HAS RESOLVED. DX TOXIC EFFECT *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2008	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Air conditioners
PT ATTEMPTING TO DO SOME SERVICING ON OWN AIR CONDITIONER WHEN HE REACH ED INSIDE METAL HOUSING & GOT SHOCK. D: ELECTRIC SHOCK, LOW AMPERAGE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2007	Age: 50 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: Other
Product: Air conditioners
PT C/O WEKNESS, HAS BEEN LIVING IN HOME WITH A NON WORKING AIR CONDITIO NER, VERY HOT IN HOME DX: HEAT EXHAUSTION, WEAKNESS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2007	Age: 29 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
PT WORKING ON AIR CONDITIONER UNIT WITH 220VOLTS WHEN BRUSHED UP AGAINS T WIRES & EXPERIENCED SHOCK IN ARM. D:COMPARTMENT SYND., ELECTROCUTION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/29/2007	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Air conditioners, Chairs
DX *** EXPOSURE: AC UNIT IN REHAB MTG PUNCTURED BY CHAIR, GAS SPRAY SM ELLED LIKE ANTI FREEZE, POISEN CONTROL SAID NON TOXIC SUBSTANCE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2007	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Air conditioners, Chairs
DX *** EXPOSURE: AC UNIT IN REHAB MTG PUNCTURED BY CHAIR, GAS SPRAY SM ELLED LIKE ANTI FREEZE, POISEN CONTROL SAID NON TOXIC SUBSTANCE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2007	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Air conditioners, Chairs
DX *** EXPOSURE: IN REHAB MTG, PERSON IN CHAIR LEANED BACK INTO AIR CO NDITION UNIT, PUNCTURED CAUSING 10 MINS OF GAS ODOR LIKE ANTIFREEZE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2006	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Air conditioners
ELECTRICAL SHOCK.PT WAS WORKING ON HIS HOME AIR CONDITIONER AND RECEIVE D 20 VOLTS ELECTRICAL SHOCK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2006	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Air conditioners
PATIENT WAS WORKING OUTSIDE ON HIS AIR CONDITIONER UNIT, GOT TOO HOT. DX-HEAT EXHAUSTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2006	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Air conditioners
PATIENT C/O LIPS AND FACE SWELLING, ALLERGIC TO COLD AIR FROM AIR CONDITIONER. DX-ALLERGIC REACTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2005	Age: 33 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
WORKING ON AN AIR CONDITIONER WITH LIVE WIRE AND GOT SHOCKED FROM 270 V OLTAGE TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2005	Age: 27 years	Sex: Not recorded	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Air conditioners
PT C/O WEAKNESS, FATIGUE AFTER AIR CONDITIONING WENT OUT ON MONDAY DX: DEHYDRATION, WEAKNESS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2005	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Air conditioners
TOUCHED A LIVE WIRE OF AIR CONDITIONING UNIT WITH L HAND AND GOT AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK DX: ELECTRIC SHOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2005	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Air conditioners, Stairs or steps
PT AT CHURCH COMING DOWN THE STAIRS FALLING AGAINST AN AIR CONDITIONER SUSTAINED A SHOCK ALL OVER BODY ELECTRIC SHOCK INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2005	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Air conditioners
PT IS BEING SEEN FOR ELECTRIC SHOCK WHEN WORKING ON AIR CONDITIONER UNI T
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2004	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Air conditioners
40 YO MALE HAD GAS AIR CONDITIONER UNIT INSTALLED AND IS DIZZY DIZZINESS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2004	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Industrial		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Air conditioners
PT WORKING ON 220 VOLT AIR CONDITIONER AND WAS ELECTROCUTED
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 04/18/2004	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Air conditioners, Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
ARM PAIN SINCE ELECTRIC SHCOK-@ FRIEND'S HOUSE-GOT SHOCKED WHILE INSTAL LING AN AIR CONDITIONER-CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS TURNED ON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2003	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Air conditioners, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
32 Y.O. W MALE W/ELECTRICAL SHOCK. PT SAW SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE A/C & WENT TO UNPLUG IT & WAS SHOCKED & THROWN INTO A DESK @ HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2003	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
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
SMOKE INHALATION AFTER AIR CONDITIONER CAUGHT FIRE-DX-ACUTE INHALATION INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2003	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Air conditioners
34 Y.O. B FEMALE W/ELECTRICAL SHOCK. PT INJ WHILE PLUGGING IN AIR CONDI TIONER @ HOME. PT ADM.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/22/2003	Age: 43 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
ALLERGIC REACTION - 43 YOF WAS AT HOME WHEN A MAINTENANCE PERSON CAME, REMOVED COVER TO A/C, 43 YOF BECAME IMMEDIATELY SOB, COUGHING, NAUSEOUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2003	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
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
PT WAS IN LIVING ROOM WHEN AIR CONDITIONER CAUGHT ON FIRE. ER RECORDDO ES NOT STATE IF FIRE DEPT WAS CONTACTED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2003	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
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
PT WOKE UP WHEN AIR CONDITIONER WAS ON FIRE, C/O SHORT OF BREATH DX:SMOKE INHALATION... NOT STATED IF FD ATTENDED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2003	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Air conditioners
PT DX ELECTRICAL SHOCK - S/P ELECTRICAL SHOCK WITH 220 VOLTS AC YESTER- DAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2002	Age: 30 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 A HOUSEFIRE-INVOLVED AN AIR CONDITIONER & A LAUNDRY BASKET-FD PRESENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2002	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Air conditioners, Electrical outlets or receptacles
SMOKE INHALATION-INVOLVED IN HOUSEFIRE-INVOLVED AN AIR CONDITIONER & FAULTY OUTLET-FD PRESENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2002	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Air conditioners
CHEMICAL EXPOSURE - AIR CONDITIONER WAS LEAKING CHEMICALS 3-4 HOURS TOD AY FELT DIZZY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2002	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Air conditioners
*** FROM A/C UNIT CAUSED DIFFICULTY BREATHING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2001	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
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 admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/21/2001	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Air conditioners, Screwdrivers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2001	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Air conditioners, Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2000	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		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

Date: 04/14/2000	Age: 32 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/1999	Age: 30 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: 06/04/1999	Age: 36 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, Electrical outlets or receptacles
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/1999	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	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: 08/29/1998	Age: 29 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/1998	Age: 47 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: 05/20/1998	Age: 46 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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