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Accidents - Air conditioners - 50+ years old - Year 2006 - Finger

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 588
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Date: 12/04/2006Age: 65 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
PT CLEANING FILTER ON CENTRAL HEAT AND AIR UNIT CUT FINGER LAC LT HAND MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/19/2006Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
DX RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER LACERATION: CUT ON SHEET METAL OF AIR CONDITION UNIT AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/05/2006Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
RIGHT FINGER LA,C PT CUT FINGER ON AN AIR CONDITIONER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/07/2006Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Air conditioners
PATIENT DROPPED A AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME. DX: OPEN FX LFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/25/2006Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Air conditioners
PT WAS INSTALLING AIR CONDINTIONING UNIT AND IT SLIPPED FRACTURING LEFT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 07/12/2006Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
PT LACERATED FINGER ON A SWAMP COOLER 3 DAYS AGO. D:LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/03/2006Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
LACERATION FINGER - 52 YOM LACERATED LEFT INDEX FINGER ON METAL OF AIR CONDITIONER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/24/2006Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Other
Product: Air conditioners
52 Y/O B/M RECEIVED SNAKE BITE TO FINGER WHEN REACHED UNDER AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME AND FELT A STING.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 05/04/2006Age: 68 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
WORKING ON AN AIR CONDITIONER UNIT LACERATION RIGHT 3RD FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/01/2006Age: 75 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
PT, GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN BELT OF AC COMPRESSOR. SAW PCP FIRST AND SENT HERE TO SEE HAND SURGEON. D: DORSAL INDEX FINGER LAC W/ TENDON INVOLVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/22/2006Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
PT FIXING EVAPORATIVE COOLER WHEN HAND SLIPPED INSIDE AND SHE SUSTAINED LACERATION. D: FINGER LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/12/2006Age: 82 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
PT LAC RT 5TH FINGER ON METAL EDGE OF AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME, LAC FING ER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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