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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 764
See also: Lethal and non-lethal accidents, Other years, Other body parts.
Lethal Accidents - Related Products:
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2002 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Toolboxes or tool kits |
| CARDIAC ARREST - 56 YOM WAS UPSTAIRS PER FAMILY, THEY HEARD A THUD AND FOUND 56 YOM PULSELESS, APNEIC, HAD HIT HEAD ON TOOL BOX |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| 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: 12/19/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FOUND DOWN ON APT FLOOR FOR UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF TIME, UNRESP UPON ARRI VAL BY FIRE RESCUE DX: SDH FALX, SDH TENTORIUM ,UNCAL HEMATATION NO F |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 11/27/2002 | Age: 82 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: Floors or flooring materials |
| 82 YO MALE FELL TO FLOOR IN BATHROOM AT CASINO HEAD INJURY - DOA |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 11/17/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Bicycles or accessories |
| RIDING BIKE, FELL AND HIT HEAD ON A LGE ROCK, LOC. D.O.A. |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 11/09/2002 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Sinks |
| PT FELL STRIKING HEAD ON THE SINK AT HOME LACERATION SCALP- WHILE EMS W AS THERE WENT INTO CARDIAC ARREST- CLOSED HEAD INJURY- DEAD |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 11/07/2002 | Age: 10 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 |
| CHILD RIDING ATV ON STREET W/ FRIEND WAS REAR-ENDED BY CAR MAJOR DAMAGE. CHILD EXPIRED. DX CHI PULSE-LESS ELECTRICAL ACTION. |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 11/07/2002 | Age: 73 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: Floors or flooring materials |
| 73 YO MALE FELL TO FLOOR AT *** HEAD INJURY - CTB HEAD INJURY - CTB |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 10/18/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Bicycles or accessories |
| PT RIDING BIKE WHEN SHE WAS STRUCK BY A CAR CLOSED HEAD INJURY- DOA |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 10/17/2002 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: All-terrain vehicles |
| MASSIVE HEAD INJURY-EXPIRED IN ED-3 WHEELER ATV ACCIDENT-HIT TREE-AT HOME |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 10/11/2002 | Age: 56 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: Bicycles or accessories |
| 56 YO MALE WAS RIDING BIKE AND HIT BY CAR HEAD INJURY - DOA |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 10/03/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps, Ceilings and walls |
| PT WAS FOUND AT BOTTOM OF STAIRS , PT FELL DOWN STAIRS AND STRUCK HEAD AGAINST THE WALL PUTTING A HOLE IN THE WALL |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 09/28/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: All-terrain vehicles, Golf carts |
| 13 Y.O. W MALE W/CHI. PT WAS @ A FRIEND'S HOUSE RIDING IN SOME TYPE OF ATV/GOLF CART VEHICLE & HIT A BUMP & FLIPPED. PT DIED ON SCENE. E821 |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 09/28/2002 | Age: 28 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 RIDING A FOUR WHEELER IN THE STREET WITHOUT A HELMET STRUCK BY A CAR MULTIPLE INTERNAL ORGAN INJURIES TO HEAD- DOA |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 09/17/2002 | Age: 80 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: Stairs or steps, Rugs or carpets |
| PT FELL DOWN 10 STEPS LANDING ON THINLY CARPETED LANDING HITTING HEAD |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 08/18/2002 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | 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: Floors or flooring materials, Rugs or carpets |
| TRAUMATIC SUBDURAL HEMATOMA-FELL & HIT HEAD ON CARPETED FLOOR-WENT UNRESPONSIVE-FAMILY CALLED EMS |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 08/08/2002 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PT SUST HEAD CONCUSSION FELL ON STEPS AND EXPIRED IN E.D. |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 08/04/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: All-terrain vehicles |
| PATIENT WAS RIDING A 4-WHEELER UP A STEEP ENBANKMENT WHEN 4-WHEELER OVE RTURNED ON PATIENT, RESULTING IN HEAD TRAUMA AND DEATH. |
| 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: 07/10/2002 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FELL TO THE FLOOR STRIKING HEAD AT HOME HX OF COAGULOPATHY AND ETOH ABUSE- SEVERE INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE- DOA |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 07/09/2002 | Age: 46 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: Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL TO FLOOR, UNRESPONSIVE HEAD TRAUMA - CTB |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 06/30/2002 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials |
| COLLAPSED AND FELL TO FLOOR HEAD TRAUMA - CTB |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 06/16/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS FOUND ON FLOOR IN APARTMENT W/GSW TO THE HEAD - EXPIRED. |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 06/11/2002 | Age: 17 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: Bicycles or accessories |
| HIT BY TRUCK ON BIKE DX. HEAD TRAUMA-DEATH |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 06/11/2002 | Age: 13 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: Bicycles or accessories |
| HHIT BY CAR ON BIKE ON INTERSTATE DX. HEAD TRAUMA-DEATH |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 06/09/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| 41 YOM FELL DOWN FLIGHT OF STAIRS SUBDURAL HEMORRHAGE DOA |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 05/11/2002 | Age: 68 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: Bathtubs or showers |
| PT HEAD TRAUMA/EXPIRED - DUE TO FALL IN SHOWER. |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 05/02/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PATIENT SLEEPING ON COUCH WHEN SHOT IN BACK OF HEAD BY FRIEND PLAYING. THOUGHT .357 REVOLVER WASN'T LOADED. D: GUNSHOT WOUND, HEAD. DOA. |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 04/23/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: All-terrain vehicles |
| DEATH OCCURED WHEN FLIPPED 4 WHEELER AND IT LANDED ON HIM |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 02/19/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Bicycles or accessories |
| BICYCLIST STRUCK BY AUTO/ HIT AND RUN |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 01/12/2002 | Age: 94 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| FOUND AT BOTTOM OF STEPS UNRESPONSIVE FOR UNKNOWN,AMMOUNT OF TIME DX: DOA,SDH L CEREBRAL CONVEXITY W 2 CM LAC TO R MIDLINE. |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 01/08/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PT ALLEGEDLY FELL DOWN STEPS AT HOME WITH LAC TO HEAD TO SKULL BONE AND MULTI FACIAL ABRASIONS CAUSING FATAL INJURY |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 01/05/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Snow skiing |
| EXPERT SKIIER ON EXPERT SLOPE, FELL HITTING ROCK BANK, DOWN UNKNOW AMT OF TIME PRIOR TO FINDING. SEVERE BRAIN INJ, MASSIVE FACIAL INJURIE |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
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