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Lethal accidents - Medical equipment, general - 50+ years old - Year 2008 - Face

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 14
See also: Lethal and non-lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

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Date: 10/28/2008Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Medical equipment, general, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
PT ON CO AT HOME LIGHT A CIGARETT CAUSING EXPLOSION PT HAS MULTIPLE B URNS TO FACE & HEAD PT WAS DOA FIRE DEPT WAS PRESENT
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

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