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Lethal accidents - Hot water - 26-50 years old - Years 1997-2010

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 35
See also: Lethal and non-lethal accidents, Other age groups, Other products.
Lethal Accidents - Years:
Year 1997:19
Year 2010:15
Lethal Accidents - Body Parts:
Head:19All Of Body:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 05/30/2010Age: 26 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water, Bathtubs or showers
26 YOF COUSIN FOUND PT UNRESPONSIVE IN TUB W/ONLY HOT WATER RUNNING, PT IS MR DX: UNSUCCESSFUL CPR, 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO ALL OF BODY
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 08/10/1997Age: 30 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hot water
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

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