Lethal accidents - 6-15 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Head

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,668
See also: Lethal and non-lethal accidents, Other age groups, Other body parts.

Lethal Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	178
Year 1999:	266
Year 2000:	101
Year 2001:	30
Year 2002:	125
Year 2003:	28
Year 2004:	147
Year 2005:	150
Year 2006:	101
Year 2007:	172
Year 2008:	161
Year 2009:	198
Year 2010:	5

Lethal Accidents - Sex

Lethal Accidents - Race

Lethal Accidents - Related Products:

All-terrain vehicles:	564
Bicycles or accessories:	438
Go-carts:	95
Basketball:	83
Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus:	80
Motor vehicles or parts:	70
Pipes:	68
Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles:	64
Scooters/skateboards, powered:	58
Skateboards:	20
In-line skating:	18
Bathtubs or showers:	16
Minibikes, powered:	16
Other playground equipment:	15
Weight lifting:	14
Horseback riding:	12
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/02/2010	Age: 14 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: All-terrain vehicles, Ceilings and walls
14 YR M ON 4 WHEELER AND HIT BRICK WALL;DX CHI,DEATH
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 11/08/2009	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	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: All-terrain vehicles
15 YO FEMALE, FOUR WHEELER ACCIDENT, +HELMET, CLOSED HEAD INJURY. DX DOA
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 11/06/2009	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Horseback riding
PATIENT STRUCK BY A CAR WHILE RIDING HER HORSE; MULT MAJOR HEAD INJURIE S, CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 08/11/2009	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Other playground equipment
SLIDING DOWN A *** @ HOME, UNHELMETED, FELL FROM 8-10FTH STRIKING HEAD, +LOC/DIFFUSE SCALP LAC>>SKULL FX/EPIDURAL HEMATOMA/DOA
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 07/28/2009	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Bicycles or accessories
WAS HIT BY SUV WHILE RIDING BIKE CONCUSSION
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 04/26/2009	Age: 9 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: Minibikes, powered
UNHELMETED MINIBIKE VS MOTORIZED SCOOTER, STRUCK BY A MV, FD DOWN WITH HEAVY HEAD TRAUMA, ASYSTOLIC ON THE SCENE>>BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA/ARREST
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 04/25/2009	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Bathtubs or showers
FD FACE DOWN WITH BRUISES ON THE FACE&NECK IN THE BATHTUB, ASYSTOLIC UP ONE EMS ARRIVAL>>CHI/CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 10/07/2008	Age: 6 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: Weight lifting
PT WAS WITH DAD WHO WAS WEIGHT LIFTING WHEN WEIGHT WHIPPED BACK & HIT PT. DX: DEVASTATING HEAD INJURY W/DEPRESSED SKULL FX.
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 09/01/2008	Age: 10 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: Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus
10 YOM HAD WITNESSED GRAND MAL SEIZURE AND FELL FROM *** SUBARACHNOID B LEED
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 08/05/2008	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: All-terrain vehicles
4 WHEELER ACCIDENT NO HELMET DX SKULL FRACTURE
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 05/24/2008	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	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: Horseback riding
FELL OFF HORSE AND WAS DRAGGED BY HORSE;DX DOA/CHI
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 12/25/2007	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Go-carts
MASSIVE HEAD INJURY WHEN CRASHED GO CART
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 10/27/2007	Age: 6 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: Tractors
FELL FROM HAYRIDE TRAILER W/HAY PULLED BY TRACTOR&RUN OVER BY TRAILER B ACK TIRE, DIFFUSE CEREBRAL EDEMA W/EFFACED VENTRICLES/CISTERNS-DIED ED
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 08/27/2007	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Skateboards
DRIVER HIT SKATEBOARDER - DOA - PATIENT WAS NOT WEARING HELMET OR ANY P ROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 07/23/2007	Age: 11 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: Motor vehicles or parts, Golf carts
PATIENT RAN OUT IN FRONT OF CAR ON A GOLF CART ON ROAD DX: MASSIVE HEAD TRAUMA/C SPINE FX. UNRESPONSIVE/NO RESPIRATIONS/DIED
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 05/04/2007	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Bicycles or accessories, Motor vehicles or parts
CHILD ON BICYCLE WHEN STRUCK BY CAR. UNCONS & UNRESPONSIVE AT SCENE. D:HEAD INJURY. TRAUMATIC CODE ARREST. DIED.
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 03/17/2007	Age: 13 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: All-terrain vehicles
4 WHEELER ACCIDENT, NO HELMET, CPR IN PROGRESS DX; TBI, TRAUMATIC ARREST, DECEASED
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 12/03/2006	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: All-terrain vehicles
ATV ACCIDENT, TRAUMA ARREST DX SKULL FX, PT DECEASED IN E/R
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 10/29/2006	Age: 13 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: All-terrain vehicles, Motor vehicles or parts
PATIENT WAS ON A 4 WHEELER ON THE ROAD, HIT BY A CAR, EJECTED HER. DX-SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE, C2 FX, PELVIC & SACRUM FX. EXPIRED.
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 08/21/2006	Age: 12 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: Skateboards
PT ON SKATEBOARD WAS HIT BY A VAN. DX: BILAT FEMUR FX'S W/ARTERIAL INJURY, SKULL FX W/SDH, LIVER LAC, SPLENIC LAC, L4/5 FX.
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 08/14/2006	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: Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles
CHI AND MULTIPLE FRACTURES WHEN ON SMALL DIRT BIKE AND HIT BY CAR. NO HELMET
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 08/02/2006	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Bicycles or accessories
CHI,MULTIPLE INJURIES,ON BIKE AND HIT BY TRUCK
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 08/03/2005	Age: 11 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
BIKE WRECK, HEAD INJURY, AVOIDING DOG DX TRAUMA ARREST
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 02/11/2005	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Basketball
PT PLAYING BASKETBALL AND STRUCK BY AN SUV CLOSED HEAD INJURY WITH MULT IPLE SYSTEM TRAUMA
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 12/19/2004	Age: 13 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: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles
HELMETED PT FLEW OVER HANDLEBARS OF DIRT BIKE AT RACING PARK AND HIT HE AD. D: DEATH, SEVERE HEAD TRAUMA, POSSIBLE GREAT VESSEL INJURY.
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 05/13/2004	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings, Stairs or steps
PT FELL OFF OF A 2ND STORY BALCONY HEAD FIRST ONTO CEMENT STEPS. DIED IN THE ER OF TRAUMATIC HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 05/12/2004	Age: 14 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: Scooters/skateboards, powered
HEAD TRAUMA, VIA EMS UNRESPONSIVE, STRUCK BY A CAR WHILE RIDING HIS MOTOR SCOOTER, BLEEDING, NO PULSE, RESPIRATION, LOC (+), DOA.
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 02/20/2004	Age: 15 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: All-terrain vehicles
PT RIDING AN ATV UNSPECIFIED NUMBER OF WHEELS RAN INTO A TREE SUSTAINED MASSIVE FACIAL FRACTURES AND CLOSED HEAD INJURY DOA
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 01/25/2004	Age: 13 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: Sleds
PT WAS SLEDRIDING AND RAN INTO A TREE HEAD FIRST. DX CHI
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 11/17/2003	Age: 7 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
HIT BY CAR ON BIKE DX. CHI-DEATH
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 08/10/2003	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Bicycles or accessories
DIED WHEN ON BIKE AND HIT BY CAR
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 07/24/2003	Age: 13 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: All-terrain vehicles
PT RIDING ATV 4 WHEELER W / DAD , HIT SOMETHING ON THE BEACH , ATV FLIP PED OVER. D; UNRESPONSIVE , CLOSED HEAD TRAUMA
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: 11/07/2002	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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 06/21/2001	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Bicycles or accessories
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 03/10/2001	Age: 7 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: All-terrain vehicles
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 01/02/2001	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Televisions
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 12/30/2000	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Go-carts, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 09/30/2000	Age: 9 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: Fracture
Product: All-terrain vehicles
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 04/02/2000	Age: 8 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: House repair or construction materials
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 11/06/1999	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire:
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Bicycles or accessories
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 11/05/1999	Age: 12 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
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 10/15/1999	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pipes
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 09/29/1999	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire:
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Bicycles or accessories
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 08/03/1999	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Street or highway		Fire:
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Go-carts
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 04/01/1999	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: All-terrain vehicles
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 02/20/1999	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire:
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: In-line skating
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 12/27/1997	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire:
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bicycles or accessories
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 10/17/1997	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire:
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: All-terrain vehicles
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 06/30/1997	Age: 10 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: Fracture
Product: Go-carts
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 06/20/1997	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire:
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: All-terrain vehicles
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 06/20/1997	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire:
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: All-terrain vehicles
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

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