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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,331
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/12/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| SCALP LAC-HIT HEAD ON AIR CONDITIONER UNIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2008 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 73YO WHITE FEMALE AT HOME HIT HEAD ON CORNER OF AIR CONDITIONER,FELT DAZED,NLOC, DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| SCALP LAC - HIT HEAD ON AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Farm/ranch | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT STATES FELL HITTING HEAD ON AC UNIT DX HEAD PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners, Alcohol |
| PT WAS INTOXICATED BAC 299 AND FELL STRUCK HEAD ON AN AIR CONDITIONER SUSTAINED A SCALP CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT.INJ.SCALP AT *** COUNTRY CLUB WHEN FELL AGAINST AN AIR CONDITIONER U NIT. DX; LAC.SCALP, 2CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 2 Y/O HIT HEAD ON WINDOW AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME. DX-CHI. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| FELL ON AIR CONDITIONER;DX LACERATED HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 4 YO STRUCK HEAD AGAINST AIR CONDITIONER LAC SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2008 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| TRIPPED OVER AN AIR CONDITIONER UNIT FELL IN A SMALL SPACE CLOSED HEAD IN JURY ABRASIONS LEFT ELBOW STRAIN RIGHT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| FELL OFF A 8-9 FT BUILDING, FROM THE SWAMP COOLER, + LOC- CSF LEAK FROM EAR, TEMPORAL BONE FX. DX: CHI, TEMPORAL BONE FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/28/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| CHI,SCALP LAC.PT HIT HEAD ON AN AIR CONDITIONER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2008 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT STATES FELL AND STRUCK HEAD ON AIR CONDITION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| CUT TO HEAD HAD SEIZURE AND FELL HITTING AIR CONDITIONER DX: HEAD LACER ATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2008 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 92 YO MALE FELL AT NURSING HOME AND HIT HEAD ON AIR CONDITIONER CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| OBESE PT PLAY WITH NEPHEW AT HOME, TURNED, TRIPPED AND FELL HITTING FOR EHEAD ON AIR CONDITIONER, NO LOC, SOME CONFUSION;HEAD INJ, FOREHEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Air conditioners, Exercise |
| 42 YOM HIT HEAD ON AIR CONDITIONER UNIT WHILE OUT WALKING CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT WAS PLAYING AND TURNING AROUND, HIT HEAD ON CORNER OF AC UNIT, LACER ATION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| HIT HEAD ON AIR CONDITIONER DX; BHT, SCALP CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT HIT ON TOP OF HEAD BY A AIR CONDITIONER BY ACCIDENT,NLOC DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners, Containers |
| PT WAS STANDING ON A BOX PLAYING W/ BROTHERS WHEN HE FELL BACK AND HIT HEAD ON AN AIR CONDITIONER. HAS LAC TO R SIDE OF HEAD. DX SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT HIT HEAD ON AIR CONDITIONER LAC HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners, Beds or bedframes |
| JUMPING ON BED&ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK HEAD ONTO A CEILING FAN >> LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Air conditioners, Beds or bedframes |
| HORSEPLAYING WITH FRIEND ON THE BED, FELL OFF HITTING HEAD AGAINST AIR- CONDITIONER UNIT>> CLOSED HEAD INJUREY/FACIAL HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| INSTALLING AIR CONDITIOINER AND STRUCK HEAD ON IT LAC IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2008 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| HIT HEAD ON AIR CONDITIONER AT RESTAURANT. DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT DX SCALP LACERATION - DUE TO FALL AT BUS STOP AC UNIT FELL ON HER IN STREET. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT SUST LAC TO SCALP ON AC# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT FELL HITTIN HEAD ON AIR CONDITIONER DX SCALP ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2008 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PATIENT FELL OFF THE ROOF OF HIS HOME WHILE TRYING TO REPAIR HIS AIR CONDITIONER, C/O LT CHEST WALL PAIN & A HEADACHE. DX-INTRACRANIAL BLEED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/19/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT HIT HEAD ON AIR CONDITIONER CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT FELL WHILE PLAYING AND HIT HEAD ON CORNER OF AIR CONDITIONER. D: L ACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| MOWING YARD, HIT SUPPORT HOLDING AIRCONDITIONER IN WINDOW, IT FELL OUT OF WINDOW, HIT PT IN HEAD. DX SCALP CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PATIENT HIT HEAD ON AN AIR CONDITIONING UNIT WHILE WALKING IN AN ALLEY1 5 MIN. PRIOR. DX-HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| CHI. PT GOT HIT BY FALLING AIR CONDITIONAR FROM 3 STORIES UP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| FELL ON AIR CONDITIONER;DX CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT HIT HIS HEAD ON THE CORNER OF AN AIR CONDITIONER. HAS A LAC TO L SID E OF SCALP. DX SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT C/O DIARRHEA,FEVER,ALSO STS WAS WALKING & STRUCK HEAD ON AIR CONDITIONER,NLOC,DX VIRAL ENTERITIS,MINOR HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2008 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| FELL WHILE GETTING UP TO TURN OFF AIRCONDITIONER CLOSED HEAD TRAUMA # |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/19/2008 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| HEAD CONT. PT FELL HITTING HEAD ON AIR CONDITIONER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| HEAD CONTUSION: SLIPPED ON ICE, HIT HEAD AGAINST AIR CONDITIONER UNIT AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2008 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| RUNNING AND FELL INTO AN AIR CONDITIONER. DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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