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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 96
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/18/2002 | Age: 6 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Blankets, Cribs |
| PATIENT PUT DOWN FOR NAP IN CRIB OR ON COUCH, FOUND UNRESPONSIVE WITH W ET/DAMP BLANKET/SHEET WRAPPED AROUND NECK, FACE BLUE; ASPHYXIATION |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 08/06/2002 | Age: 3 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Blankets |
| AT HOME INFANT FOUND W/ BLANKET COVERING FACE MO STATES CHILD WAS PURPL E AND NOT BREATHING DX ASPHYXIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2002 | Age: 11 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Blankets, Floors or flooring materials |
| PATIENT FOUND BY GRANDMOTHER WRAPPED IN A BLANKET ON FLOOR AT HOME UNRE SPONSIVE, NO ADULTS WERE IN THE HOUSE, STARTED CPR; CARDIAC ARREST |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 05/21/2002 | Age: 4 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Blankets |
| PT GOT CAUGHT IN BLANKET; FOUND NOT BREATHINGDX: TRANSIENT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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