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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 732
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/21/2006 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT WAS CARRYING AN AIR CONDITIONER WITH A FRIEND WHEN HE TRIPPED OVER A N OBJECT AND FELL STRIKING CHEST AGAINST THE AIR CONDITIONER RIB PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2006 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT. RAN FROM MOM, BRUISED CHEST ON AIR CONDITIONER. DX. CONT CHEST WAL L. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2006 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| MID-BACK PAIN/25YOF C/O MID-BACK PAIN THAT BEGAN AS SHE LIFTED AIR COND ITIONER UP TO PLACE IN WINDOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2006 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT C/O CHEST PAIN AFTER LIFTING HEAVY AIR CONDITIONER DX:CHESTWALL PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2006 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PUTTING AN AIR CONDITIONER IN HIS HOME AND STRAINED BACK UPPER BACK STR AIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2006 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| SUDDEN CP WHILE LIFTING AN AIR CONDITIONER " PTX" |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/08/2006 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| SUDDEN CP LIFTING HEAVY AIR-CONDITIONER " MS STRAIN" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2006 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| AIRCONDITIONER FELL ON PTS CHEST, CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2006 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT PICKED UP AN AIR CONDITIONER THORACIC SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2006 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| LIFTED HEAVY AC UNIT SATURDAY THORACIC STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2006 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| THORACIC STRAIN - 45 YOM C/O BACK PAIN AFTER INSTALLING AN AIR CONDITIO NER AT A RELATIVE'S HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2006 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PATIENT WAS CARRYING AIR CONDITIONER AND CORNER CAUGHT RIB . DX PAIN IN RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2006 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| LEFT RIB STRAIN.PT WAS LIFTING AN AIR CONDITIONER AND INJURED CHEST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2006 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| MOVING AN IN-WINDOW A/C UNIT & TRIPPED, UNIT FELL ON PT DX ACUTE L RIB CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2006 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT WITH STERNAL CHEST PAIN X2 DAYS. WORKING WITH SWAMP COOLER DUST. D:C HEST PAIN, NON-SPECIFIC, VIRAL SYNDROME, BRONCHITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2006 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| THOR BACK STR. PT STRAINED BACK WHEN MOVING AN AIR CONDITIONER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2006 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 32YOM LIFTED AIR CONDITIONER AND HURT BACK ACUTE MYOFACIAL STRAI N |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2006 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| FELL, HIT AC WITH CHEST DX CHEST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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