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Accidents - Snow throwers/blowers - 50+ years old - Year 2008 - All Of Body

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 158
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

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Date: 03/19/2008Age: 71 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Snow throwers/blowers, Carbon monoxide poisonings
IN GARAGE FOR 45 MIN RUNNING SNOWBLOWER TO BURN OFF GAS AND DEVELOPED CO POISONING--TRANSF TO HYPERBARIC CHAMBER,DIZZY,WEAK
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 02/10/2008Age: 84 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
PT WAS AT HOME USING A SNOW BLOWER, HAD A SCOPLE EVENT, DIGANOSIS SYCOPLE EVENT, POST TRAMA FALL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/06/2008Age: 67 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
CAME INSIDE JUST AFTER SNOWBLOWING CARDIAC ARREST
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

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