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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 311
See also: Lethal and non-lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups, 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: 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: 11/09/2002 | 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: 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: 10/17/2002 | 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: 09/17/2002 | 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 |
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