Lethal accidents - 0-5 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Head

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 805
See also: Lethal and non-lethal accidents, Other age groups, Other body parts.

Lethal Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	28
Year 1998:	18
Year 1999:	5
Year 2001:	190
Year 2002:	83
Year 2003:	84
Year 2004:	38
Year 2005:	119
Year 2006:	50
Year 2008:	64
Year 2009:	30
Year 2010:	91

Lethal Accidents - Sex

Lethal Accidents - Race

Lethal Accidents - Related Products:

Bicycles or accessories:	211
All-terrain vehicles:	131
Televisions:	105
Golf carts:	66
Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches:	36
Handrails, railings or banisters:	22
Stairs or steps:	22
Windows and window glass, other than storm windows:	21
Baby strollers:	18
Clothing:	16
Furniture:	15
Beds or bedframes:	15
Mopeds or power-assisted cycles:	15
Garage doors:	15
Go-carts:	15
Floors or flooring materials:	6
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 09/03/2010	Age: 0 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: All-terrain vehicles
ADULT MALE PT EJECTED ON 4WHEELER ACCIDENT, MASSIVE HEAD INJURIES. DX E D DEATH
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 08/15/2010	Age: 7 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Car seats, Counters or countertops
7 MO F FELL IN CARSEAT OFF COUNTER;DX CHI, DEATH
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 08/08/2010	Age: 0 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Mopeds or power-assisted cycles
(AGE N/S) MALE- EXPIRED- MOPED VS. CAR WRECK
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 04/21/2010	Age: 11 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Stairs or steps, Doors
11MOM PLAYING ON ENCLOSED FRONT PORCH AT HOME, FELL OUT DOOR THAT SWING S IN, FELL ON CONCRETE STEPS, LOC; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 08/26/2009	Age: 8 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Televisions, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
2YO BROTHER PUSHED 48" TV OVER ON CHILD, TV WAS SITTING ON SMALL CHEST, PT ARRIVES IN CARDIAC ARREST DX: SEVERE BHT, DECEASED
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 07/17/2009	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Go-carts
INVOLVED IN GO CART ACCIDENT, GO CART TURNED OVER ON PATIENT. DX-MASSIVE HEAD AND NECK INJURIES.
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 12/22/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Doors, Floors or flooring materials
HEAVY BI-FOLD CLOSET DOOR FELL ON PATIENT WHO WAS ON FLOOR AT HOME, MOM HEARD NOISE AND FOUND PT UNDER FALLEN DOOR, LOC; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 10/04/2008	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Bicycles or accessories, Licensed two-wheeled motor vehicles
HEAD/ ABD BLUNT TRAUMA-RIDING BIKE IN A PARKING LOT WHEN DAD-DOING STUN TS ON A MOTORCYLE-RAN OVER PT-PT EXPIRED IN ED
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 07/15/2008	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Windows and window glass, other than storm windows
PT FELL 5 STORIES FROM WINDOW. DX: MASSIVE HEAD TRAUMA.
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 06/06/2008	Age: 10 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Floors or flooring materials
PT THROWN TO THE FLOOR TWICE AT DAYCARE BY A 7 YO CHILD WHILE DAYCARE W ORKER WASNT PRESENT. PT UNRESP. IN ARREST. SKULL FXS. DX TRAUM. ARREST
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 03/25/2008	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Riding toys
RODE TOY MOTORCYCLE INTO STREET AND HIT BY CAR;DX CHI AND MULTIPLE INJU RIES
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 03/02/2008	Age: 4 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Floors or flooring materials
PT FOUND BY DAD ON THE FLOOR AFTER FALLING FROM THE COUCH - CARDIAC ARR EST - INVESTIGATION FOR POSSIBLE HOMICIDE - ACITVE AT THIS TIME
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 11/27/2006	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Windows and window glass, other than storm windows
CHILD DOA AFTER FALLING FROM WINDOW IN APARTMENT BUILDING
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 11/10/2006	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Baby strollers
PT/SIB IN STROLLER ENTIRE FAMILY HIT AND RUN SIBLING,MOM &DAD @ OTHER HOSPITAL SIB,MOM&PT ALL EXPIRED. DX CARDIAC ARREST BOGGY SKULL.
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 10/21/2006	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
CHI, DEATH WHEN CHILD SWUNG AND HIT WOODEN PART OF COUCH. ?ABUSE
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 10/15/2006	Age: 1 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Floors or flooring materials
PATIENT'S4 Y/O SISTER CLIMBED ON COUCH TO CHANGE DIAPER, DROPPED HIM ON THE FLOOR. DX-CHI, EXTENSIVE INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE, SAH.
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 07/14/2006	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Televisions
DEAD ON ARRIVAL, FULL ARREST, TV FELL ON HEAD
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 06/21/2006	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Chains
OPEN FX SKULL WHEN LOG CHAIN SNAPPED AND HIT HER WHEN DAD PULLING LOG
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 04/20/2006	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Farm/ranch		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT WAS HIT TO HEAD BY A STEEL FENCE ON A RANCH CLIMBING ON FENCE AND FELL ONTO BACK OF HEAD. DX CHI CARDIAC ARREST.PT EXPIRED.
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 11/24/2005	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Garage doors, Pipes
PT AT HIS GRANDPARENTS HOUSE UNDER A LARGE GARAGE DOOR BEING HELD UP BY A PVC PIPE CHILD KICKED PIPE OUT DOOR FELL ONTO HEAD- IOI BRAIN- DEAD
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 10/24/2005	Age: 0 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bicycles or accessories
PT RIDING BIKE FELL OFF CURB AND WAS RUN OVER BY CAR. HELMET NS. DX: MULTIPLE TRAUMA, SKULL FX'S, RIB FX'S.
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 07/10/2005	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Glass doors or doors with glass panels
DEATH IN ER, CAR CRASHED THROUGH PATIO DOOR
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 06/16/2005	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bicycles or accessories
SKUL FX, FX L FOREARM & FEMUR; CHILD WEARING NO HELMET RODE BIKE INTO S TREET @ HOME & WAS STRUCK BY PICKUP & TRAILER
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 10/28/2004	Age: 8 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Furniture
INTERNAL HEAD TRAUMA WHEN FURNITURE FELL ON PTS HEAD - DOA WITH CPR
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 08/17/2004	Age: 13 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Beds or bedframes
MOTHER STATED PATIENT FELL OFF THE BED YESTERDAY, SLEPT ALL NIGHT, NOW UNRESPONSIVE. DX-SKULL FRACTURE, SUBDURAL DEMATOMA.
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 01/13/2004	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Horseback riding
CHI WHEN DRUG BY HORSE
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 01/06/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Televisions
3 YOM HAD 36 INCH TV FALL ONTO HIM SEVERE TRAMATIC BRAIN INJ WITH TRAMATIC ARREST
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 07/27/2002	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Bicycles or accessories
PATIENT FOUND UNRESPONSIVE IN MORNING - HAD FALLEN FROM BIKE 7/26/02 - HIT HEAD - PATIENT EXPIRED, PRESUMED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 07/14/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: All-terrain vehicles, Poles
COWORKER'S SON HIT A METAL POLE WITH A 4 WHEELER. DX: MASSIVE SEVERE HEAD INJURY/LT WRIST FRACTURE/CARDIO PULMONARY ARREST. DIED IN ER.
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 10/15/2001	Age: 0 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Stairs or steps
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 10/14/2001	Age: 0 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Bicycles or accessories
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 09/25/2001	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 08/15/2001	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Golf carts, Ceilings and walls
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 08/11/2001	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Windows or window glass, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 03/01/2001	Age: 0 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Clothing
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 07/12/1999	Age: 14 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire:
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Bicycles or accessories
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 05/22/1998	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire:
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Baby strollers
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 09/26/1997	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Grills
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 03/20/1997	Age: 9 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

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