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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 174
See also: Lethal and non-lethal accidents, Other years, Other products.
Lethal Accidents - Body Parts:
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/22/2002 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| PT RESIDENT AT NURSING HOME FELL OUT WHEELCHAIR STRIKING HEAD |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 12/06/2002 | Age: 85 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: Wheelchairs |
| NURSING HOME PATIENT IN X-RAY DEPARTMENT AT HOSPITAL, FOUND SLUMPED OVER IN WHEELCHAIR FOLLOWING X-RAY. DX CARDIORESPIRATORY ARREST. |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 09/27/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| FELL OFF WHEELCHAIR -PEDESTRIAN STRUCK BY A CAR IN A PARKING LOT TRAUMA RIGHT HEMOTHORAX INTRA ABDOMINAL / CLOSED HEAD INJURY EXPIRED |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 02/24/2002 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| CARDIAC ARREST-AFTER SHE FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR @ NURSING HOME-PT EXPIRED IN ED |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
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