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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 857
See also: Lethal and non-lethal accidents, Other years, Other body parts.
Lethal Accidents - Related Products:
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/15/2002 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Exercise |
| DX:V-FIB ARREST. PT WAS RUNNING AROUND A LAKE AND COLLAPSED. |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 11/28/2002 | Age: 4 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Beds |
| 4 M/O PT WAS SLEEPING IN BED W/PARENTS & WAS FOUND TO BE NOT BREATHING 3 HRS LATER. DX: CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST. |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 11/07/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: All-terrain vehicles |
| CHILD RIDING ON ATV W/ FRIEND STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY CAR. PT EXPIRED. PT W/ HEAD AND CHEST INJURIES. DX AYSTOLE- CARDIAC ARREST/ TRAUMA. |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 11/04/2002 | Age: 2 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Beds |
| PT WAS BREAST FED THEN PUT IN BED W/MOM & WAS FOUND NOT BREATHING BY DAD IN AM. DX: CARDIORESPITORY ARREST, SIDS. |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 10/14/2002 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| PT USING A POWER MOWER AT HOME MOWING HIS YARD WHEN HE COLLAPSED DIED- CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 10/12/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Bicycles or accessories |
| PT COLLAPSED AFTER RIDING BIKE W/CHILDREN. HELMET NS. DX: CARDIAC ARREST. |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 09/14/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Vending machines |
| 53 YO MALE FELL INTO SLOT MACHINE CARDIAC ARREST |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 07/15/2002 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Toilets |
| PT WAS FOUND UNRESPONSIVE ON THE TOLIET |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 06/06/2002 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | 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: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL AFTER WALKER GOT CAUGHT IN SOMETHING WHEN MEDICS ARRIVED WAS IN CARDIAC ARREST DX: SINUS ARREST, S/P TRANSCUTANEOUS PACING |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 05/23/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| INMATE TALKING ON PHONE WHILE IN PRISION COLLAPSED DX: DOA \CARDIAC ARR EST |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 05/02/2002 | Age: 70 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| BLOW TO CHEST WHILE PLAYING RACQUETBALL. DX: CONTUSION CHEST, CARDIAC C ONTUSION, PATIENT EXPIRED. |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 05/01/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Mobile/Manufactured home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Mobile/manufactured homes |
| PATIENT FOUND IN CAR ENROUTE TO HOSPITA, UNRESPONSIVE, INVOLVED IN TRAI LER FIRE. DX: CARDIAC ARREST. FIRE DEPT NOT MENTIONED. |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 04/03/2002 | Age: 0 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Knives |
| MULTIPLE STAB WOUNDS TO CHEST WITH KNIFE BY HUSBAND. CPR, PNEUMOTHORAX , TO OR, DIED. DRUG AND ALCOHOL SCREEN NEG. NO AGE KNOWN OR BIRTHDATE |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 03/25/2002 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Beds |
| PT COLLAPSED ONTO BED. DX: CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST, ANEMIA, CHF. |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 03/17/2002 | Age: 80 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: Hot tubs or home spas |
| PTS GIRLFRIEND STATES THEY WERE IN HOTTUB SHE GOT OUT BECAUSE IT WAS TO O HOT WENT TO CHECK ON PT & FOUND HIM NONRESPONSIVE DX; HEART ATTACK |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 03/08/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Football |
| PATIENT SUSTAINED BLOW TO CHEST ON HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL FIELD. D: CARDIAC ARREST. DIED. |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 01/25/2002 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Chairs |
| PT BECAME UNRESPONSIVE WHILE SITTING IN A CHAIR DX STROKE SEVERE A CUTE EXPIRED |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 01/11/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials |
| WIFE FOUND IN FLOOR, IN ARREST (BEING SEEN AT PAIN CLINIC SEV YRS) (NO HEART HX) AUTOPSY ORDERED (WIFE GIVING CONFLICTING STATEMENTS). |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
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