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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 279
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/27/2005 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| CONTUSED FOREARM ON AIR CONDITIONER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2005 | Age: 50 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 WHEN A/C UNIT FELL ON ARM; LAC ARM, TRANSFERRED TO PEIDMONT HOSP ITAL |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 09/29/2005 | Age: 55 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 HAD 300 LB AIR CONDITIONER FALL ON L FOREARM DX: LAC REPAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2005 | Age: 21 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: Fracture |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT FELL OFF ROOF OF HOME TRYING TO FIX AIR CONDITIONING, + ETOH, NO LOC , FX R ULNAR/RADIUS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/27/2005 | Age: 9 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, Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PATIENT FELL OFF WHEN PLAYING ON AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME, FELL ONTO RAI LING; BOTH BONE FOREARM FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2005 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | 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 |
| INSTALLING AIR CONDITIONER,HAND SLIPPED WENT THRU WINDOW GLASS-LACERATI ON LT. FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2005 | Age: 63 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: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT FELL OFF COOLER AND ARM HIT ADJOINING METAL COOLER WHICH CAUSED THE LACERATION. D: LACERATION, FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2005 | Age: 83 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 |
| FELL AGAINST AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME, LAC TO R ARM DX: 4 CM R FA LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2005 | Age: 27 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 |
| CUT ARM ON AIR CONDITIONER LACERATION R LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2005 | Age: 37 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 DROPPED AIR CONDITIONER ON RT F.ARM SUSTAINED " LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2005 | Age: 44 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: Fracture |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT DROPPED AIR CONDITIONER ON LOWER ARM SUSTAINED " ULNAR FX" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2005 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT C/O LAC TO RT ARM AFTER SLIP AND FALL INTO A AIRCONDITIONER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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