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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 731
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/18/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| L FOREARM CONTUSION - HIT ARM ON AIR CONDITIONER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2003 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 51 YO M CUT LOWER ARM ON AIR CONDITIONER LAC FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| RT FOREARM LACERATION-CUT RT FORARM WHILE WORKING ON AIR CONDITIONER UN IT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| LAC RT FOREARM WHILE INSTALLING AIR CONDITIONER-METAL PIECE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PATIENT FELL AND HIT ARM ON AIR CONDITIONER. DX: 1 CM LACERATION TO L EFT FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2003 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners, House repair or construction materials |
| AT HOME WORKING ON AIR CONDITIONER ON ROOF AND CUT ARM ON SHARP PIECE OF SHEET METAL. DX FOREARM LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2003 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT CUT HIS ARM ON A SWAMP COOLER. DX LEFT FOREARM LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 24 YO CUT ARM ON AN AIR CONDITIONER. DX FOREARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| MOVING AIR CONDITIONING UNIT AND FELL, CUT ARM ON AC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2003 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Air conditioners, House repair or construction materials |
| PT.INJ.L.FOREARM AT HOME WHEN ON ROOF WORKING ON SWAMP COOLER & GOT ELE CTRICAL SHOCK. DX; ELECTRICAL BURN L.FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2003 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT CUT LOWER ARM WHEN REPLACING AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2003 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT INJURED AT HOME WHEN PICKING UP AIR CONDITIONER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2003 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT HAD AN AIR CONDITIONER FALL AGAINST RIGHT LOWER ARM FRACTURED ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/04/2003 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| CUT LOWER ARM WHEN FELL ON AIR CONDITIONER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2003 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| FX L DISTAL RADIUS; STATES SHE WAS CHASING SQUIRREL OUT OF HER AIR COND ITIONER & FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2003 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 39 Y.O. W MALE W/PAIN TO ARM. PT WAS MOVING AN AIR CONDITIONER & STUMBL ED BACKWARDS & FELL. E8889 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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