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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,339
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/22/2010 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 29YOBF PT FELL 2 DAYS AGO AND HIT L SCALP ON EDGE OF AIR CONDITIONER. DX. CONT SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2010 | Age: 46 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 |
| 46YOM RAN OUTSIDE SLIPPED IN MUD WHILE DRUNK HIT HEAD ON AIR CONDITIONE R DX: CONTUSION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2010 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 15 YOM CLOSED HEAD INJURY & 1 CM LACERATION TO FOREHEAD S/P WALKING INT O THE CORNER OF AN AIR CONDITIONER UNIT & HITTING HEAD AT SCHOOL.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2010 | Age: 13 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 |
| 13YOF HAD A AIR CONDITIONER FALL ON HEAD. DX. MINOR EHAD INJURY, FACE L ACERATION.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2010 | Age: 5 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 |
| 5 YOF CLOSED HEAD INJURY S/P HIT HEAD ON AIR CONDITIONER$ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2010 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 12 YR M WALKED INTO AIR CONDITIONER;DX LACERATED SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2010 | Age: 30 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 |
| 30 YR OLD MALE HAD 5LB WOOD PANEL FROM AIR CONDITIONER FALL FIVE FEET O NTO HEAD LAC IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2010 | 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: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 4 YOM RAN INTO AIR CONDITIONING UNIT AND HIT HEAD SUSTAINING A CHI WITH LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2010 | Age: 34 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 |
| 34YOM, ACC STRUCK HEAD AGAINST AIR-CONDITIONER UNIT, NO LOC >>CHI/F.HEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2010 | Age: 11 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 |
| 11 YOM PRESENT TO ER WITH HEAD INJURY AFTER HE HIT IT ON THE AIR CONSIT IONER AT HOME- DX- BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2010 | Age: 88 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 |
| 88 YOM FELL, HIT HEAD ON AIR CONDITIONER AT NH DX: SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2010 | Age: 5 months | Sex: Male | 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, Baby changing tables |
| 5MOM, ON CHANGING TABLE TRYING TO SIT UP&HIT TOP OF HEAD ON AIR-CONDITI ONER UNIT>>CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2010 | Age: 68 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 |
| LACERATION HEAD.68YOM.PT.REFERS WHILE INSTALLING AIR CONDITIONER FELL O HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2010 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 4YOF HEMATOMA TO HEAD HIT ON AIR CONDITIONER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2010 | Age: 19 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 |
| TRIPPED AND FELL ON AIR CONDITIONER MINOR HEAD INJURY 19 YO F # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2010 | Age: 81 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. 81 YOF FELL HITTING HEAD ON AIR CONDITIONER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2010 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| 10MOM PULLED CORD ON AIR CONDITIONER UNIT OUT OF WINDOW AT HOME, MOM CA UGHT MOST OF WEIGHT WHILE HITTING PT ON HEAD; SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2010 | Age: 28 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,CS.28YOF WAS HELPING TO PUT IN A WINDOW AIR CONDITIONER AND IT FELL ON PTS HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2010 | Age: 27 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 |
| 27 Y/O MALE WAS WORKING ON AIR CONDITIONER & GO TUP & HIT HEAD ON CORNER OF UNIT DX: LACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2010 | Age: 74 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, Pipes |
| 74YOM WAS FIXING HIS AIR CONDITIONER OUTSIDE WHEN HE TRIPPED OVER A PIP E, FELL AND HIT HEAD +LOC DX- MINOR HEAD INJ, SDH, SKULL FX, SCALP CONT |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 06/28/2010 | Age: 19 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 |
| 19YOM, ACC BUMPED HEAD INTO AIR-CONDITIONER UINT/CORNER >>CHI W/O LOC/LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2010 | Age: 31 years | 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 |
| 31 YO M, C/O CUT TO SCALP AFTER WALKING INTO AN AIR CONDITIONER AT 9AM THIS MORNING, DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2010 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 8 YO FEMALE WALKED INTO THE CORNER OF AN AIR CONDITIONER. DX SCALP LAC ERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2010 | Age: 54 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 |
| HEAD TRAUMA.54YOM.PT.REFERS HITTING CORNER OF A/C AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2010 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners, Carts |
| 47 YO M, WAS PUSHING 2 AIR CONDITIONERS ON A CART WHEN ONE OF THEM FELL ON HIS HEAD, DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2010 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 6 YOM CONTUSION TO HEAD WHEN STRUCK ON AC UNIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2010 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 80 Y/O WF FELL AND HIT HEAD ON AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME, RECEIVED CONCUS SION* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2010 | Age: 18 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 |
| 18 YR OLD MALE HIT CHEEK ON AIR CONDITIONER WITH CLOSED HEAD INJ ALSO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2010 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 2YOF- PT WAS @ HOME TRIPPED ONTO CORNER OF AIR CONDITIONER HITTING FOREHEAD. DX CHI/ LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2010 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | 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, Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| 49 YOF AIR CONDITIONER WENT ON AND VENT BLEW OFF HITTING HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2010 | Age: 49 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 |
| 49 YOM HIT HEAD ON AIR CONDITIONER HEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2010 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Air conditioners, Windowsills or frames |
| 5YOM- PT WAS SITTING ON WINDOW LEDGE WHEN HE GOT UP SCRAPED BACK/HEAD ONTO AIR CONDITIONER. DX CHI BACK ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2010 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 51 YO F HIT ON HEAD BY AIR CONDITIONER GRATE CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2010 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 42YOF CONCUSSION- FELL ON AIR CONDITIONER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2010 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 2 YOM HIT IN HEAD W/AIR CONDITIONER COVER DX: SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2010 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 11 YR F FELL ON AIR CONDITIONER;DX LACERATED SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2010 | Age: 17 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 |
| 17 YOF FELL AND HIT HEAD ON AIR CONDITION UNIT AT HOME. DX-CLOSED HEAD INJURY, SCALP HEMATOMA, CERVICAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2010 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 5 YOM, STRUCK AIR CONDITIONER TAKING OUT GARBAGE, HEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2010 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 6YOF LAC HEAD ON A/C UNIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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