Lethal accidents - Basketball - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,205
See also: Lethal and non-lethal accidents, Other products.

Lethal Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	126
Year 1999:	102
Year 2000:	51
Year 2001:	33
Year 2002:	92
Year 2003:	132
Year 2004:	58
Year 2005:	181
Year 2006:	104
Year 2008:	132
Year 2009:	83
Year 2010:	103

Lethal Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	138
16-25 years old:	561
26-50 years old:	356
50+ years old:	148

Lethal Accidents - Sex

Lethal Accidents - Race

Lethal Accidents - Body Parts:

All Of Body:	853	Unkown:	201
Head:	83	Upper Trunk:	65

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/23/2010	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Basketball
52 YOM INMATE OF LOCAL PENITENTIARY WAS PLAYING BASKETBALL IN THE "YARD " AND PASSED OUT. DOA.
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 07/26/2010	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Basketball
PT PLAYING BASKETBALL AT MCCLELLEN GYM SHORTNESS OF BREATH AND COLLAPS ED CARDIAC ARREST 17YOM
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 01/08/2010	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Basketball
39YO MALE WAS PLAYING BASKETBALL AND COLLAPSED, DIAGNOSIS IS DEATH, UNKNOWN CAUSE
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 12/14/2009	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Basketball
CHILD WAS REPORTED TO BE IN GYM AT SCHOOL AND COLLASPED WHILE SHOOTING BASKETBALL. DX. SUDDEN DEATH, CARDIAC ARREST.
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 07/07/2009	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Basketball
PLAYING BASKETBALL AND COLLAPED - PT IN CARDIAC ARREST - PT DIED IN ER
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 06/24/2009	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Basketball
PT WITH SUDDEN DEATH PLAYING BASKETBALL
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 05/21/2009	Age: 18 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: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Basketball
PLAYING BASKETBALL AND BECAME SHORT OF BREATH,COLLAPSED EXPERIENCING CA RDIAC ARREST IN THE FIELD,CPR STARTED AND DIED IN ER
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 07/06/2008	Age: 24 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: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Basketball
PLAYING BASKET BALL, JUMPED UP FOR A REBOUND&FELL HITTING CHIN THEN BEC AME UNRESPONSIVE WITH ASYSTOLE SHORTLY AFTER>>CARDIAC ARREST
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 06/29/2008	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Basketball
PT WAS PLAYING BASKETBALL, HAD CARDIAC ARREST
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 03/04/2008	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Basketball, Other drugs or medications
VERY SOB AFTER PLAYING BASKETBALL,PER FRIENDS PT SMOKED MARIJUANA&WAS T AKING ***(ENERGY HERBAL PREP)DX:PRIMARY DYSRHYTHMIC CARDIAC ARREST
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 01/23/2008	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Basketball
PT COLLASPED WHILE PLAYING BASKETBALL DX CARDIAC ARREST
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 08/04/2006	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Basketball
PT WAS PLAYING BASKETBALL AT COLLAPSED - CPR TO HOSPITAL - DOA
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 06/02/2006	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Basketball
SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST/25YOM PLAYING BASKETBALL AT COLLEGE GYM, DIDN'T F EEL WELL, LEFT AREA AND WAS FOUND UNRESPONSIVE ON GROUND.
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 03/23/2006	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Basketball
PT FELL OUT IN GYM WHILE PLAYING BASKETBALL
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 09/26/2005	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Basketball
UNIVERSITY BASKETBALL PLAYER WALKED INTO COACHES' OFFICE AFTER BASKETBA LL WORKOUT C/O SOB. PASSED OUT. D: CODE ARREST. DIED.
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 08/09/2005	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Basketball
DEATH-(BASICALLY DEAD UPON ARRIVAL)-COLLAPSED WHILE PLAYING BASKETBALL W/ SON-@ HOME
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 07/17/2005	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Basketball
47 YO MALE HAD CARDIAC ARREST WHILE PLAYING BASKETBALL CTB
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 02/11/2005	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	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: Basketball
PT PLAYING BASKETBALL AND STRUCK BY AN SUV CLOSED HEAD INJURY WITH MULT IPLE SYSTEM TRAUMA
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 09/20/2004	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Basketball
PT PLAYING BASKETBALL AT SCHOOL AND FELL TO GROUND. FULL CODE ARREST. D: DEATH.
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 03/31/2003	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Basketball
PLAYING BASKETBALL - FELL ON COURT CARDIAC ARREST -EXPIRED
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 01/23/2003	Age: 35 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: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Basketball
PT WAS PLAYING BASKETBALL ON A COURT WHEN HE HAD A SEIZURE AND BECAME U NRESPONSIVE, PT DIED IN ER OF CARDIAC ARREST .
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 11/17/2002	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Basketball
PLAYING BASKETBALL - FELL EXPIRED CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 10/28/2002	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Basketball
BASKETBALL- ACUTE CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 09/04/2002	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Basketball
20 Y.O. B MALE W/CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST. PT WAS PLAYING BASKETBALL W/A FRIEND & STARTED CRYING & FELL OUT 1HR PTA. DOA. E9170
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 07/05/2001	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Basketball
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 05/01/2001	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Basketball, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 07/20/2000	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Basketball
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 05/17/2000	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Basketball
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 04/09/2000	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Basketball
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 10/12/1999	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Basketball
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 04/01/1999	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Basketball
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 01/30/1999	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire:
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Basketball
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 08/19/1997	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Basketball
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 03/23/1997	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Basketball
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 02/01/1997	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Basketball
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

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