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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,306
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/21/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT STATES HE RAN INTO AN AIR CONDITIONER AND LACERATED HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2003 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| CHI WHEN FELL ON AIR CONDITIONER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2003 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| STATES SHE WAS WALKING AND HIT HEAD ON AIR CONDITION AND PASSED OUT DX HEAD CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 11/04/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| CHI - 17 YOF IS LEGALLY BLIND IN BOTH EYES, FELL INTO AN AIRCONDITIONER UNIT FOR A MOBILE CLASSROOM DURING A FIRE DRILL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2003 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| RUNNING BACKWARDS AT HOME AND FELL HITTING HIS HEAD ON AIR CONDITIONER. DX LACERATION OF SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2003 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 40 YO FEMALE FELL AND STRUCK HEAD ON CORNER OF AIR CONDITIONER SCALP CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2003 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT WALKED INTO AIRCONDITIONER OVER HAND HEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2003 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners, Window screens |
| PT SEEN FOR SCALP LAC AFTER FALLING THROUGH THE WINDOW SCREEN AND FELL 4 TO 5 FEET ONTO THE AC UNIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2003 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| CONCUSSION.PT HIT HEAD ON AN AIR CONDITIONER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2003 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| SCALP LAC-HIT HEAD ON AIR CONDITIONER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2003 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| HIT HEAD ON AIR CONDITIONER-LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2003 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 10YOBM WHO WAS PLAYING AND TRIPPED AND FELL ON THE AIR CONDITIONER UNIT AND CUT HIS SCALP.DX:1 1/2 INCH SCALP LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2003 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 46YOWF WHO STATES SHE HAD A NEW COIL PLACED IN HER AIR CONDITIONER WITH SOME ***.TOOK NAP AND WOKE UP NAUSEATED.DX:HEADACHE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2003 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 7YOBM WHO HIT FOREHEAD ON AIR CONDITIONER PTA.DX:CLOSED HEAD INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2003 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT FELL DOWN AND HIT HEAD ON AIR CONDITONER AT SCHOOL. D: LACERATION SCALP / CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| HEAD LACERATION.PT HIT HEAD ON AN AIR CONDITIONER AND LACERATED HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2003 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT WALKED INTO CORNER OF AIR CONDITIONING UNIT AND STRUCK HEAD. D:SCALP AVULSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2003 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT WAS WORKING ON AIR CONDITIONER AND THE FAN FROM IT FELL ON HIS HEAD DX: 3" SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| CUT HEAD ON AIR CONDITIONER UNIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2003 | Age: 0 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT HIT HEAD ON AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME, CONTUSION ABRASION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2003 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT LAC SCALP ON AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2003 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 74 YOM HIT HEAD ON AN AIR CONDITIONER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| BUMPED HEAD ON CORNER OF AIR CONDITIONER ;MINOR CLOSED HEAD INJ NOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| FELL AGAINST AIR CONDITIONER DX. SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| HEAD LAC, PT FELL INTO AN AIR CONDITIONER AND INJURED HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2003 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT FELL INTO AN AIRCONDITIONER AND INJURED HEAD. DX HEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2003 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| AIR CONDITIONING GRATE FELL ON PTS HEAD DX LAC SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2003 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| HE FELL AND HIT HIS HEAD ON A AIR CONDITION DX HEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2003 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners, Lawn mowers |
| CUTTING GRASS AND HIT HEAD ON AN AIR CONDITIONER. CONTUSIONS TO HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2003 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| HIT HEAD ON AIR CONDITIONER DX: SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 6 Y.O. B MALE W/PW TO HEAD. PT STRUCK HEAD ON AIR CONDITIONER. E9179 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2003 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO THE SCALP WHEN HE WAS WALKING LOOKING DOWN WHEN HE HIT HEAD ON AIR CONDITIONER IN A LOW WINDOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| CONTUSED HEAD WHEN HIT AIR CONDITIONER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2003 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| LACERATION SCALP - 10 YOM HIT HEAD ON AIR CONDITIONER CAUSING A LACERAT ION, LAC NOTED RIGHT AT HAIRLINE RIGHT SIDE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2003 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PATIENT RUNNING OUTSIDE OF THE HOUSE AND HIT HEAD ON THE CORNER OF THE AIR CONDITIONER VENT, NOW HAS SCALP LACERATION. DX. HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2003 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Air conditioners, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| INSTALLING WINDOW COOLER, WINDOW HIT HER HEAD. PAIN R SIDE HEAD, FEELS DIZZY. LOSS OF VISION X 2MIN. -LOC. DX; CHI/ CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2003 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| HIT HEAD ON AIR CONDITIONER. DX. MINOR HEAD TRAUMA, SCALP LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| LACERATION HEAD - PATIENT REPORTEDLY FELL AGAINST CORNER OF AIR CONDITI ONER AT HOME JUST PRIOR TO ARRIVAL - FELL AGAINST AIR CONDITIONER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2003 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners, Paper products |
| WHILE WALKING AND READING PAPER ACCIDENTALLY SUFFERED LACERATION TO HEA D WHEN HIT WITH AIR CONDITION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT@ FRIENDS HOUSE HIT HIS HEAD ON EDGE OF AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM.DX SC ALP LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| FELL AGAINST AIR CONDITIONER DX. SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT RAN INTO AIR CONDITIONER HITTING HEAD, LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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