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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 117
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/12/2008 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| CONTUSION WRIST - 56 YO MALE REPORTS HE HIT HIS RIGHT WRIST ON AN AIR C ONDITIONER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| LAC TO R WRIST, CUT ON WINDOW PUTTING IN A/C DX; WRIST LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| WHILE TAKING AIR CONDITIONER OUT OF WINDOW, PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| WRIST STR. PT STRAINED WRIST WHEN LIFTING ON AN AIR CONDITIONER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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