Accidents - Air conditioners - Years 1997-2010 - Upper Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,398
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	88
Year 2000:	164
Year 2001:	160
Year 2002:	212
Year 2003:	187
Year 2004:	43
Year 2005:	167
Year 2006:	159
Year 2007:	153
Year 2008:	30
Year 2009:	15
Year 2010:	15

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	6
6-15 years old:	86
16-25 years old:	120
26-50 years old:	395
50+ years old:	789

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 05/11/2010	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Air conditioners
20YOM LIFTING A HEAVY AIR CONDITIONER UNIT AND DEVELOPED PAIN IN UPPER ARM STRAINED BICEP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2009	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Air conditioners
PT DX FX OF HUMERUS - S/P AC FELL OFF 3RD FLOOR AND HIT OT,+LOC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2008	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
PT SUSTAINED LAC TO BICEP WHILE INSTALLING AIR CONDITIONER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2008	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Air conditioners
FIXING HER AIRCONDITIONER AND GOT THREE BITES ON ARM RESULTING IN EARLY CELLULITIS FROM ALLERGIC REACTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2007	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Air conditioners
LIFTING AIR CONDITIONER & INJURED ARM DX UPPER ARM STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2007	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
PT RAN INTO AIR CONDITIONING UNIT AND LAC RT UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2007	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Air conditioners
PULLED UPPER ARM LIFTING HEAVY AIRCONDITIONER AT CHURCH UPPER ARM STR AIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2006	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Air conditioners, Runners, throw rugs or doormats
HEMATOMA L BICEP,/MULTIPLE SKIN TEARS; WENT OUT OF HOME TO SHAKE RUG, F ELL OFF 4 FT LEDGE STRIKING AIR CONDITIONER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2006	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Air conditioners
PATIENT HURT WHILE LIFTING AIR CONDITIONER DX: MYOFACIAL STRAIN TO RT UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2006	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners, Bicycles or accessories
HIT CORNER OF AIR CONDITIONER UNIT WHILE RIDING BICYCLE LACERATION LE FT UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2005	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Air conditioners
FELL AGAINST AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME. SKIN TEAR LEFT UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2005	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners, Bench or table saws
5CM UPPER ARM LAC-@ HOME-LIFTING AIR CONDITIONER IN GARAGE-FELL-ARM HIT A TABLE SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2005	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Air conditioners
LIFTING AIR CONDITIONER 1 WEEK EARLIER BICEP MUSCLE TEAR WITH HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2005	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
PATIENT WAS CARRYING AN AIR CONDITIONER, FELL ONPIECE OF METAL. DX-LACERATION LEFT UPPER ARM, INFECTED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2004	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
PT CAUGHT UPPER ARM ON EDGE OF AIRCONDITIONER C/OPAIN UPPER ARM LACERAT ION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2003	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Air conditioners
PT LIFTED AIR CONDITIONER AT FRIEND'S.DX: L BICEPS MUSCLE TEAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2003	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Air conditioners
PT FELL STRIKING RIGHT ELBOW AGAINST AN AIR CONDITIONER IN A HOTEL ROOM FRACTURED RIGHT UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2003	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners, House repair or construction materials
WORKING ON HIS AIR CONDITIONER ON HIS ROOF AND LAC HIS ARM ON A SHARP P IECE OF METAL. DX. LAC TO LT ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2003	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air conditioners
AIR CONDITIONER FELL ON UPPER ARM WHILE MOVING IT DX CONTUSION TO UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2002	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Air conditioners
66 Y/O M INJURED R UPPER ARM WHEN FELL WHILE FIXING AIR COOLER WHILE IN TOXICATED AT HOME. DX; FX R ARM.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 07/19/2002	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Air conditioners
TRYING TO MOVE AIR CONDITIONER AND STRAINED ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air conditioners
DROPPED AIR CONDITIONING UNIT ON R ARM CAUSING CONTUSION. %
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2002	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Air conditioners
PATIENT FELL AGAINST AIR CONDITIONER ON 4/29. HAS SEEN PCP AND WAS REFERRED HERE. D:HUMERAL FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2001	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Air conditioners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2001	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Air conditioners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2001	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Air conditioners, Bunk beds
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2000	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2000	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/29/2000	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/1997	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/1997	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Air conditioners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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