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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 224
See also: Lethal and non-lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups.
Lethal Accidents - Body Parts:
Lethal Accidents - Related Products:
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/03/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: General home or room involvement in fires |
| 23YOM WAS FOUND IN A BURNING *** HOUSE FIRE APPROX. 20 MINUTES PRIORTO ARRIVAL PER EMS FOUND TO BE ASYSTOLE+FD.DX: CARDIAC ARREST.DEATH |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 10/07/2009 | Age: 22 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: Submersion |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| 22YOM WAS SCUBA DIVING 30 MILES OFF THE COAST IN 125 FEET OF WATER AND DID NOT COME UP WAS RETRIEVED DROWNING DOA |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 10/06/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers, Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| 23YO WHITE MALE AT PRISON FOUND IN SHOWER WITH CURTAIN AROUND NECK ECCHYMOSIS ON NECK,DX CARDIAC ARREST, ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 08/03/2009 | Age: 16 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: All-terrain vehicles |
| PT ON ATV WAS HIT BY ONCOMING TRAIN AT COUNTRY ROAD CROSSING PT HAS S KULL FX OPEN FX OF R FEMUR AND L HUMERUS WITH MASSIVE BLEED |
| 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: 04/08/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pressurized containers |
| PT SUSTAINED PENETRATING WOUND TO HEAD WHEN COMPRESSED GAS CONTAINER WA S SHOT OR EXPLODED. NO OTHER DETAILS. D:PENETRATING WOUND, HEAD. DIED. |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 03/12/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Submersion |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| FOUND UNRESPONSIVE IN TUB FILLED WITH WATER,? OVERDOSED WHILE IN TUB TH EN SYNCOPED,? DROWNING AND RESPIRATORY DEMISE, DIED IN ER |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
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