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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 310
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 09/17/2003 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PATIENT HAVING DIFFICULTY BREATHING WHEN ARGUING WITH SISTER ABOUT THE AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME, BEGAN WHEEZING; ASTHMA |
| 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: 06/29/2003 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 66 YO FEMALE WAS CLEANING AIR CONDITION AND HANDS SWELLED ALLERGIC REACTION |
| 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: 04/10/2003 | Age: 13 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 |
| TRYING TO FIX EVAP COOLER AND GOT SHOCKED DX ELECTRIC SHOCK |
| 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 |
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