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Accidents - Pillows - Year 2005 - All Of Body

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 93
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
0-5 years old:11
6-15 years old:5
50+ years old:76

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 07/19/2005Age: 12 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Pillows
CYNAOSIS FOUND SLEEPNG FACE DOWN IN PILLOW WITH LIPS BLUE HARD TO WAKE UP, APNEA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/11/2005Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Street or highwayFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Pillows, Ceilings and walls
57 YEAR OLD FEMALE SITTING ON PILLOW ON A WALL OUTSIDE FELT DIZZY AND FELL OFF.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/18/2005Age: 12 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Pillows
PT. TOLD MOM SHE TRIED TO SUFFOCATE HERSELF WITH A PILLOW DX: DEPRESSION, SUICIDAL IDEATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 01/17/2005Age: 2 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Pillows, Baby bottles or nipples
PATIENT PUT FACE DOWN ON A PILLOW WITH BOTTLE AT HOME, FOUND NOT BREATH ING, UNRESPONSIVE; CARDIORESPIRATORY ARREST, ETIOLOGY NKNOWN
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

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