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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 570
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/25/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT RAN INTO AN AIR CONDITIONER - HEAD INJURY. D: LACERATION FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| HIT HEAD ON AIR CONDITIONER. DX FACIAL LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2008 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT FELL STRUICK FACE ON THE CORNER OF AN AIR CONDITIONER LACERATION FAC E |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT AT HOME WHEN AN OLD AIR CONDITIONER UNIT STARTED THE HOUSE ON FIRE T RIED TO GET FAMILY OUT SUSTAINED THERMAL BURNS TO FACE ARMS CHEST FD ON |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 09/06/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT SUSTAINED LAC TO FACE WHILE WORKING ON AN AIR CONDITIONER* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 5 YOF HIT FOREHEAD ON AIR CONDITIONING UNIT FACIAL LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| RAN INTO AN AC UNIT. DX FACE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners, Ceilings and walls |
| PICKED UP BY DAD&ACCIDENTALL STRUCK FACE AGAINST CEILING FAN >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 2 YO FEMALE FELL AND HIT HEAD ON AIR CONDITIONER FACIAL LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| HITTING HEAD AGAINST AIR CONDITIONER. FOREHEAD LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| LOST BALANCE AND AIR CONDITIONER FELL ONTO FACE WHILE MOVING IT LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT HIT HEAD ON CORNER OF WINDOW AIR CONDITIONER. D: LACERATION FOREHE AD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT HIT HIS HEAD ON AN AIR CONDITIONER. HAS A LAC TO THE FOREHEAD. NEEDS STITCHED. DX FACIAL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2008 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT DROPPED AIR CONDITIONER LACERATING BRIDGE OF NOSE ON THE WAY DOWN. DX: 1" LACERATION NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| CUT FACE ON AIR CONDITIONER. DX FOREHEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT AT HOME AND FELL ONTO AIRCONDITIONER. DX LACERATION FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| RUNNING - FELL AND HIT FACE ON AIR CONDITIONER. DX ABRASION FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT WAS AT HOME WHEN HE HIT HIS FOREHEAD ON THE CORNER OF THEIR AIR COND ITIONER TODAY. DX FOREHEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners, Floors or flooring materials |
| RUNNING&FELL HITTING BRIDGE OF THE NOSE ONTO A AIR-CONDITIONER UNIT ON THE FLOOR>> LAC |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 02/19/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT HIT HER HEAD AGAINST AIR CONDITIONER WHILE AT HOME AND SUSTAINED LACERATION TO FOREHEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| LAC TO FOREHEAD RAN INTO AIR CONDITIONER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT RECEIVED LACERATION UNDER EYE WHEN RAN INTO AIR CONDITIONER AT SCHOOL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2008 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT RAN INTO A AIR CONDITIONER UNIT DX: LAC OF THE FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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