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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,592
See also: Lethal and non-lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups.
Lethal Accidents - Body Parts:
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: General home or room involvement in fires |
| PT SUST SMOKE INHALATION IN HOUSE FIRE FIRE DEPT INVOLVED |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 12/21/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other windows or window glass |
| 30 YO FEMALE FELL TO GROUND OUT OF 7TH FLOOR WINDOW DOA - MULTIPLE TRAUMA |
| 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: 12/07/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Ammonia, household |
| PATIENT WAS PASSENGER OF CAR THAT HAD INGREDIATES FOR MAKING METH THAT SPILLED (AMONIA - ANHYGROUS) AND WRECKED. DX INHALATION OF ANHYGROUS, |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 12/06/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials |
| 48 YO MALE DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN WHILE HAVING INTERCOURSE, TOOK NITRO AND COLLAPSED TO FLOOR - CTB |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 12/05/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| SHOVELING SNOW - FELL EXPIRED -CARDIAC PULMONARY ARREST |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 11/28/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Beds |
| 45 YO FEMALE FELL OUT OF BED DOA |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 11/22/2002 | Age: 39 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: Other |
| Product: Ice hockey |
| PLAYING ICE HOCKEY AT PUBLIC ICE RINK AT 2200 WHEN SUDDENLY HE COLLAPSE D ON ICE SKATING RINK, PULSELESS AND APNEIC. DX CARDIAC ARREST. |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 11/18/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Farm/ranch | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tractors |
| MULTIPLE TRAUMA. PT WAS ON A TRACTOR AND SLID INTO A MANURE PIT. PT WA S CAREFLIGHTED TO MVH. |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 11/13/2002 | Age: 50 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: Chairs, Floors or flooring materials |
| 50 YO MALE WAS SITTING IN A CHAIR, BLACKED OUT AND FELL TO FLOOR AT CASINO CTB |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 11/06/2002 | Age: 35 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: Poisoning |
| Product: Bottles or jars |
| PATIENT WENT INTO CODE ARREST WHILE NAPPING. MSO4 BOTTLE WITH 90 PILLS ISSUED TODAY. ONLY 16 PILLS LEFT. INTENT UNKNOWN. D:CODE ARREST. DIED. |
| 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: 09/28/2002 | 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: 09/24/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| DX:DECEASED IN ED WITH 90% BURNS FROM APRTMENT FIRE. NO OTHER INFO AVAI LABLE. FIRE DEPARTMENT AT SCENE OF FIRE |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 09/02/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Beds, Bedsprings or bedframes |
| STUCK BETWEEN BEDRAILS OF BED AT A GROUP HOME RESPIRATORY ARREST ASPHYXIATION EXPIRED |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 08/22/2002 | Age: 41 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 |
| PARTIAL & FULL THICKNESS BURNS OVER APX 85% OF BODY. CPR IN PROGRESS. FOUND IN BURNING HOUSE. DX; CARDIAC ARREST |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 08/13/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PT HAD 1 DRINK OF RUM, WAS ON THE TELEPHONE WHEN LOST CONSCIOUSNESS SUDDENLY DX:CARDIAC ARREST |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 07/27/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | 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: Swimming pools |
| FOUND FLOATING IN SWIMMING POOL, DRANK WINE ALL NIGHT CARDIAC ARREST, DROWNING |
| 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: 06/29/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Submersion |
| Product: Swimming pools |
| FOUND UNRESPONSIVE IN POOL DX: DROWNING / EXPIRED |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 06/14/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: General home or room involvement in fires |
| CARDIAC ARREST SECONDARY TO HOUSE FIRE- FIRE DEPT ATTENDED - PT DOAWHEN ARRIVED AT ER |
| 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: 05/20/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Submersion |
| Product: Swimming pools |
| 44 Y.O. W MALE W/DROWNING. PT WAS CLEANING OUT HIS POOL & SOMEHOW GOTTR APPED UNDER THE COVER. DOA. |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 05/09/2002 | Age: 50 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: Other |
| Product: Benches |
| PATIENT FOUND DOWN. FELL OFF PARK BENCH. D:CODE ARREST. DIED. |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 04/27/2002 | Age: 33 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: All-terrain vehicles |
| PT ON ATV IT FLIPPED OVER AND LANDED ON PT, MULTIPLE FXS AND INTERNAL O RGAN INJURIES, TRAUMA ARREST |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 04/20/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Submersion |
| Product: Swimming pools |
| FOUND DEAD AT BOTTOM OF POOL DX. DROWNING |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 04/06/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials, Beds |
| VERY WEAK, COLLAPSED ONFLOOR GETTING OUT OF BED DX: SYNCOPY, BRADYCARDIA, CP ARREST |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 04/06/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Ceilings and walls, Stairs or steps |
| PT FOUND IN STAIRWELL OF BUILDING, FACE FIRST INTO WALL, DX CARDIOPULMO NARY ARREST |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 03/31/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Chemicals |
| BECAME DYSPNEIC WORKING WITH CHEMICALS IN GARAGE, STOPPED BREATHING. INHALATION OF TOXIC CHEMICALS, DOA. |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 03/27/2002 | Age: 32 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: Other |
| Product: Bowling |
| PATIENT COLLAPSED WHILE BOWLING. HAD COMPLAINED OF CHEST PAIN EARLIER. D: CODE ARREST. DIED. |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 03/23/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: All-terrain vehicles |
| 37 Y.O. W MALE W/FATAL MULTI-INJURIES. PT INV IN 3-WHEELER WRECK. DOA. CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST. ETOH INV. E8212 |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 03/02/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Furniture |
| MOVING FURNITURE AND COLLAPSED - DOA UPON ARRIVAL AT HOSPITAL |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 03/01/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Clothing |
| PEDESTRAIN, WEARING DARK CLOTHING ON UNLIT STREET, HIT BY CAR. D: FACE/ABDOMINAL TRAUMA. DIED. |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 02/27/2002 | Age: 26 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials, Martial arts |
| FRACTURE RT 4TH/5TH METACARPAL, STRUCK FLOOR WITH HAND WHILE PRACTICING FOR A KARATE TOURNAMENT |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 02/27/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: General home or room involvement in fires |
| PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS TO 70% OF BODY.PT WAS IN A HOUSE FIRE AND BURNE D.FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS THERE. |
| 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: 01/26/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: General home or room involvement in fires |
| HOUSE CAUGHT ON FIRE, PT WAS PLLED FROM THE HOME IN CARDIAC ARREST. DEATH LIKELY DUE TO SMOKE INHALATION. FIRE DEPT ATTENDED. |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 01/24/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Beds, Floors or flooring materials |
| HUSBAND HEARD THUMP AT HOME, FOUND PATIENT HAD FALLEN FROM BED, ON FLOOR, UNRESPONSIVE, ASYSTOLIC. DX CARDIAC ARREST. |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Date: 01/05/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Exercise |
| CARDIAC ARREST-COLLAPSED AT *** WHILE EXERCISING.BROUGHT TO ER IN TUBATED IN FIELD. NO PULSE. |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
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