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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 907
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 06/20/2010 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| A 82 YOF HAD AIR CONDITIONER TURNED TOWARD HER, FELT NECK PAIN, PT ALSO FELL 2 WKS AGO, DX STRAINED NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2010 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 59 YO F, C/O NECK AND SHOULDER PAIN FOR 1 WEEK, WOKE UP WITH PAIN AFTER SLEEPING WITH AIR CONDIITONER BLOWING COLD AIR ON HER, DX HECK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2010 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 83 YOM, AIR CONDITIONER FELL FROM ABOUT 5 FEET AND HIT SIDE OF HEAD CERVICAL SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2009 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT SLEPT IN A HOTEL WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER BLOWING ON HIM SEVER PAIN IN NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 51 YOM HIT TOP OF HEAD ON AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME CERVICAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2007 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT SLEPT WITH AN AIR CONDITIONER BLOWING ON NECK ALL NIGHT LONG NOW IT HURTS TORTICOLLIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2007 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners, Medical equipment, general |
| PT TO ER WITH C/O OF HEADACHE AND NECK PAIN, HAD AIRCONDITIONER ON HIGH , ALSO USES *** AT HOME-NECK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2007 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| SHOULDER SORE SINCE FALLING ASLEEP IN FRONT OF AIR CONDITIONER. DX. NE CK SPASM WITH RADICULOPATHY. JS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2006 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| DEVEL NECK PAIN WHILE LIFTING AN AC UNIT " MS STRAIN" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2006 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| BENT OVER AND HIT HEAD ON AIR CONDITIONER CERVICAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2006 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 66 YO FEMALE HAS STIFF NECK FROM AIR CONDITIONER CERVICAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2005 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| NECK PAIN AFTER LIFTING AIR CONDITIONER/ CERVICAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2004 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| AIR CONDITIONER FELL OUT OF ARMS AND TRIED TO CATCH IT. DX. L SIDED CER VICAL SPRAIN, CERVICAL RADICULOPATHY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2004 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| HIT HEAD ON WINDOW AIR CONDITIONER UNIT. DX. MINOR HEAD INJURY, CERVICA L PARAVERTEBRAL SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2003 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 52 YOM LIFTED AIR CONDITIONER STRAIN NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2003 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT MOVING AN AIR CONDITIONER STRAINED NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2002 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT STATES WAS LIFTING A AIR CONDITIONER AND INJURED NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/23/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| LIFTED A HEAVY AIRCONDITIONER AND INJ NECK ;ALSO G TUBE FELL OUT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2001 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/1999 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/1999 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/1998 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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