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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 379
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/07/2004 | Age: 37 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, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| PUTTING IN AIR CONDITIONER, GLASS WINDOW BROKE BUT DID NOT SHATTER, CUT TO FOREARM. DX. LAC R FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2004 | Age: 47 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 |
| 47 YEAR OLD MALE CUT LEFT ARM ON AIR CONDITIONER LACERATION FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2004 | Age: 29 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, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| WHILE INSTALLING AIR CONDITOINER IN WINDOW LACERATED FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2004 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| RIGHT ARM LAC, PT WAS PULLING ON AN AIR CONDITIONER AND INJURED ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2004 | Age: 27 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 |
| PT LACERATED FOREARM ON SHARP EDGE OF METAL COOLER. D: FOREARM LACERATI ON. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2004 | Age: 40 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 |
| TRIED TO CATCH AC UNIT FALLING FROM 2ND FLOOR. 10CM LAC RT FOREARM, 2CM LAC RT HAND & 2CM LAC LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2004 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| WAS ASSISTING FIXING AIR CONDITIONER WHEN RECEIVED ELECTRICAL SHOCK. D X. BURN L FOREARM FROM ELECTRICAL SHOCK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2004 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT HURT LEFT ARM WHEN FELL 3 FEET OFF OF AC UNIT. D: FRACTURE RADIUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2004 | Age: 35 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: Fracture |
| Product: Air conditioners, House repair or construction materials |
| PT FELL 25 FEET THROUGH SKYLIGHT WHILE WORKING WITH SWAMP COOLER ON ROO F. UNSTATED IF WORK RELATED. D: MULT FXS, INCLUD. RADIA/ULNA/WRIST/KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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