Lethal accidents - Swimming pools - 0-5 years old - Years 1997-2010

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,319
See also: Lethal and non-lethal accidents, Other age groups, Other products.

Lethal Accidents - Years:

Year 1998:	57
Year 1999:	5
Year 2000:	79
Year 2001:	59
Year 2002:	144
Year 2003:	51
Year 2004:	118
Year 2005:	143
Year 2006:	264
Year 2007:	12
Year 2008:	102
Year 2009:	187
Year 2010:	92

Lethal Accidents - Sex

Lethal Accidents - Race

Lethal Accidents - Body Parts:

All Of Body:

1,304

Upper Trunk:

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 07/08/2010	Age: 2 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
CHILD FOUND IN SWIMMING POOL ACCIDENTAL DROWNING 2YOM
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 01/16/2010	Age: 12 months	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
12MOM FOUND AT THE BOTTOM OF THE FAMILY SWIMMING POOL DEAD DROWING
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 09/07/2009	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Submersion
Product: Swimming pools
DROWNING/ CARDIAC ARREST-PT HAS DOWN'S SYNDROME-FOUND FACE DOWN IN A PO OL-@ HOME-APPROX. 10 MINUTES
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 08/15/2009	Age: 3 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: Submersion
Product: Swimming pools
PT FOUND LIFELESS IN SWIMMING POOL AT APT COMPLEX, DOWN X3-10 MINS, CPR PERFORMED X25 MINS; ASPIRATION SECONDARY TO DROWNING
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 08/06/2009	Age: 22 months	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: Submersion
Product: Swimming pools
PT FOUND UNRESPONSIVE ON THE BOTTOM OF A SWIMMING POOL DEAD DROWNING
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 07/23/2009	Age: 3 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
PT WAS FOUND DROWNED IN BACKYARD POOL BY FATHER, DX: DROWNING/ CARDIAC ARREST
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 07/21/2009	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Submersion
Product: Swimming pools
PT FOUND IN FAMILY FRIENDS SWIMMING POOL AFTER ABOUT 10MIN PT WAS DOA DX- DROWNING
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 08/05/2008	Age: 22 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Submersion
Product: Swimming pools
22 MONTH OLD FEMALE DROWNED IN POOL CTB
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 02/20/2008	Age: 2 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
PT FOUND AT THE BOTTOM OF A SWIMMING POOL AFTER BEING THERE FOR 30 MIN DEAD DROWING
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 09/30/2007	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Submersion
Product: Swimming pools
PATIENT FOUND IN PARENT'S POOL AFTER 15-20 MINUTES; EXPIRED/CARDIAC ARR EST/DROWNING
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 04/18/2007	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Submersion
Product: Swimming pools
WHEN MOM GOT OUT OF THE BATHROOM, SHE FOUND PT FLOATING FACE DOWN IN TH E POOL. D: DROWNING
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 10/01/2006	Age: 18 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Submersion
Product: Swimming pools
DROWNED IN SWIMMING POOL
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 09/28/2006	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Submersion
Product: Swimming pools
PT FOUND AT BOTTOM OF POOL; DROWNING
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 08/07/2006	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Submersion
Product: Swimming pools
PT FOUND IN SWIMMING POOL, UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF TIME; DOA
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 06/15/2006	Age: 4 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
PT WAS LEFT ALONE FOR A MOMENT AND WAS DISCOVERED IN THE POOL ; UNRESPO NSIVE. D: DROWNING; (PT EXPIRED 2 DAYS LATER IN PICU)
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 05/27/2006	Age: 2 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
PT FOUND SUBMERGED IN THE SWIMMING POOL FOR AN UNKNOWN PERIOD OF TIME D ROWNING
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 08/20/2005	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Swimming pools
CHILD WAS MISSING AND WAS THEN FOUND IN POOL - CPR BAGAN AND CHILD TRAN SPORTED - PT WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD IN THE ER
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 07/04/2005	Age: 3 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
PT WAS MISSING FOR 30 MINTS. LATER FOUND IN THE BOTTOM OF SWIMMING POOL ." DRAWNING"
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 07/01/2005	Age: 2 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
DROWNED IN POOL DROWNING
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 06/17/2005	Age: 3 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
PT WAS LOST AND WAS FOUND 1 HR LATER FACE DOWN IN 4 FT FAMILY POOL. DX: WARM WATER DROWNING.
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 02/22/2005	Age: 2 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
DROWNING, FOUND IN FAMILY POOL
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 07/01/2004	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Submersion
Product: Swimming pools
DROWNING-FOUND FLOATING IN POOL-@ HOME-EXPIRED IN ED
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 06/19/2004	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Submersion
Product: Swimming pools
PT WAS FOUND BY MOTHER UNRESPONSIVE IN FAMILY SWIMMING POOL (DROWNING)
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 06/07/2004	Age: 21 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Submersion
Product: Swimming pools
DROWNED; SIBLING FOUND IN SWIMMING POOL
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 07/06/2003	Age: 2 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
PATIENT FOUND ON BOTTOM OF BACKYARD POOL AT HOME; DROWNING
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 05/27/2003	Age: 2 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 UNRESPONSIVE IN FAMILY SWIMMING POOL
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 04/22/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Submersion
Product: Swimming pools
PT FELL IN POOL - DOA WITH CPR
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 03/29/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Submersion
Product: Swimming pools
PATIENT WAS FOUND IN THE SWIMMING POOL. DX-DROWNING.
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 03/11/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Submersion
Product: Swimming pools, Windowsills or frames
DROWNING IN SWIMMING POOL WHEN CLIMBED OUT WINDOW.
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 07/26/2002	Age: 4 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 AT BOTTOM OF POOL DX. DROWNING-DEATH
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 06/23/2002	Age: 3 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
3YOM FOUND UNRESPONSIVE IN POOL. DX: UNSUCCESSFUL CARDIOPULMONARY RESU SCITATION
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 01/26/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Submersion
Product: Swimming pools
FOUND IN OUTDOOR SWIMMING POOL BY THE BABYSITTER, HAD BEEN THERE ? AMT OF TIME. DROWNING, DEATH IN THE ED.
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 08/11/2001	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Submersion
Product: Swimming pools
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 06/03/2001	Age: 19 months	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
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 05/13/2001	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Submersion
Product: Swimming pools
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 05/01/2001	Age: 3 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
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 04/15/2001	Age: 5 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: Submersion
Product: Swimming pools
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 03/30/2001	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Submersion
Product: Swimming pools
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 07/16/2000	Age: 22 months	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
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 06/08/2000	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Submersion
Product: Swimming pools
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 06/07/2000	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Submersion
Product: Swimming pools, Fences or fence posts
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 05/10/2000	Age: 15 months	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
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 04/08/2000	Age: 2 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
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 01/12/2000	Age: 21 months	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
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 09/11/1999	Age: 12 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Submersion
Product: Swimming pools
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 08/09/1998	Age: 4 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: Anoxia
Product: Swimming pools
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 07/17/1998	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	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: Submersion
Product: Swimming pools
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

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