Lethal accidents - 0-5 years old - Year 2004 - Upper Trunk

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 12
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Lethal Accidents - Related Products:

Blankets:	6
Cribs:	6
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/15/2004	Age: 8 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Cribs, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
BABY'S HEAD STUCK BTWN RAILS & CORNER OF CRIB WHERE SCREWS WERE LOOSE, EMS FOUND BABY VERY BLUE, WARM, PLIABLE, IN MDL OF CRIB;DEATH/FL ARREST
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 10/09/2004	Age: 1 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Blankets, Floors or flooring materials
PREMIE 5#5OZ BRTH WT, @ 2 WK CHECK HAD NOT GAINED WT, AT EMS ARVL ON BA CK ON BLANKET ON FLOOR OF HOME, FULL ARREST; CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST,DOA
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

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