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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 962
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: 12/31/2008 | Age: 5 months | 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: Other |
| Product: Beds or bedframes |
| PT FOUND UNRESPONSIVE IN PARENTS BED WHEN THEY WOKE UP CARDIAC ARREST |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 12/25/2008 | Age: 0 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PT "JOHN DOE" FOUND AT BOTTOM OF STAIRS WITH MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS TO FAC E AND HEAD UNRESPONSIVE* (NO AGE AVAILABLE) |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 12/22/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | 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: Doors, Floors or flooring materials |
| HEAVY BI-FOLD CLOSET DOOR FELL ON PATIENT WHO WAS ON FLOOR AT HOME, MOM HEARD NOISE AND FOUND PT UNDER FALLEN DOOR, LOC; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 12/11/2008 | Age: 2 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Beds or bedframes |
| CARDIAC ARREST-SLEEPING IN BED W/ OLDER SIBLINGS-FOUND NOT BREATHING BY SIBLING-EXPIRED IN ED-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 12/03/2008 | Age: 2 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bassinets or cradles |
| GM LAID PT DOWN FOR NAP IN BASSINET AT HOME, CHECKED ON PT 5 HRS LATER AND WAS COLD AND UNRESPONSIVE; CARDIAC ARREST |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 11/20/2008 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Mattresses, Floors or flooring materials |
| PATIENT WITH MOM ON MATTRESS ON FLOOR IN LIVING ROOM, DAD FOUND PT NOT BREATHING, WOKE MOM, GIVEN CPR AT HOME; CARDIAC ARREST |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 11/10/2008 | Age: 2 months | 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: Pillows, Floors or flooring materials |
| RESPIRATORY ARREST-FOUND UNRESPONSIVE ON A CUSHION ON FLOOR-@ HOME-EXPI RED IN ED |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 10/05/2008 | Age: 5 months | 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: Beds or bedframes |
| CARDIAC ARREST-FOUND FACE DOWN ON AN ADULT BED-NOT BREATHING-@ HOME-EXP IRED |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 10/04/2008 | Age: 4 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: Bicycles or accessories, Licensed two-wheeled motor vehicles |
| HEAD/ ABD BLUNT TRAUMA-RIDING BIKE IN A PARKING LOT WHEN DAD-DOING STUN TS ON A MOTORCYLE-RAN OVER PT-PT EXPIRED IN ED |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 09/21/2008 | Age: 3 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: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: General home or room involvement in fires |
| PT INVOVLED IN HOUSE FIRE , DOA FIRE DEPARTMENT PRESENT DX: 1ST, 2ND & 3RD DEGREE BURNS./ CARDIAC ARREST |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 09/21/2008 | Age: 4 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: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: General home or room involvement in fires |
| PT INVOLVED IN HOUSE FIRE DOA , DX 1ST 2ND & 3DR DEGREE BURNS / SUUDEN DEATH FIRE DEPARTMENT PRESENT |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 08/28/2008 | Age: 3 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Car seats, Foods |
| 3MOF UNRESPONSIVE AFTER DROPPED OFF AT BABYSITTER'S IN CAR SEAT,INITIAL STORY CHOKED WHILE BEING FED FORMULA IN SEAT.DX: DEATH CAUSE UNKNOWN |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 08/16/2008 | Age: 2 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| MOM BUCKLED PT IN SWING & WENT TO BED, 7 YO SIBLING TOOK PT OUT & PUT O N COUCH, MOM FOUND PT FACE DOWN ON COUCH NOT BREATHING; CARDOPUL ARREST |
| 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: 08/02/2008 | Age: 4 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Playpens |
| PATIENT AWAKE FOR A FEED DURING NIGHT, MOM PLACED IN PLAY PEN TO SLEEP, FOUND UNRESPONSIVE; CARDIAC ARREST |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 07/15/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| PT FELL 5 STORIES FROM WINDOW. DX: MASSIVE HEAD TRAUMA. |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 07/11/2008 | Age: 4 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 |
| PT W/H/O FIRE SETTING, IN HOUSE FIRE, MOM COULDNT' FIND PT,BOYFRIEND HE ARD CALLING AT BASEMENT WINDOW HELD ONTO HAND,COULDNT GET OUT;FD INVOLV |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 07/10/2008 | Age: 2 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Beds or bedframes |
| SLEEPINGIN BED W/PARENTS, THEY ROLLED OVER ON HIM AND HE QUIT BREATHING DX; UNSUCCESSFUL CPR |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 07/05/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Bunk beds |
| PT FOUND BY FATHER HANGING BY THE NECK FROM HER BUNK BED. CPR STARTED A ND CONTINUED THROUGHOUT ER COURSE. PT EXPIRED. DX: ANOXIA BY HANGING |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 07/04/2008 | Age: 6 months | 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: Beds or bedframes |
| PTS FATHER AWAOKE AND FOUND PATIENT UNRESPONSIVE ON THE BED NEXT TO HIM SIDS |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 06/30/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Submersion |
| Product: Built-in swimming pools |
| PT FOUND IN FATHER'S SWIMMING POOL , POOL IS FENCED BUT NOT FROM ACCESS FROM HOUSE PT WAS DOA DX- DROWNING. INVESTIGATED BY FIELD |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 06/24/2008 | Age: 2 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Beds or bedframes |
| PATIENT SLEEPING IN BED WITH PARENTS, MOM WOKE UP TO PT NOT BREATHING, MOM DID CPR; CARDIAC ARREST |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 06/22/2008 | Age: 1 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Toilets |
| 18 YEARS OLD FEMAL DIDN' T KNOW THAT SHE IS PREGNANT,BROUGHT HER BABY I N FOR EVALUATION AFTER WAS REPORTEDLY BORN IN THE TOILET BOWL>>DOA |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 06/16/2008 | Age: 8 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| GOT PLASTIC BAG OVER HEAD;DX ANOXIA, EXPIRED |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 06/08/2008 | Age: 1 months | 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: Pillows |
| PT PLACED IN BED LAST NIGHT, MOM CHECKED ON HIM AND FOUND UNRESPONSIVE ON A PILLOW; CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 06/08/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Submersion |
| Product: Built-in swimming pools |
| FOUND IN SWIMMING POOL AT HOME DROWNING * |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 06/06/2008 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials |
| PT THROWN TO THE FLOOR TWICE AT DAYCARE BY A 7 YO CHILD WHILE DAYCARE W ORKER WASNT PRESENT. PT UNRESP. IN ARREST. SKULL FXS. DX TRAUM. ARREST |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 06/06/2008 | Age: 1 months | 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: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| DAD WRAPPED PT UP TIGHTLY AT HOME LAST PM & FELL ASLEEP W/PT ON COUCH, FOUND PT UNRESPONSIVE THIS AM; DEATH OF UNK CAUSE |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 06/05/2008 | Age: 2 months | 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: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| MOM FOUND PT UNRESPONSIVE & FACE DOWN ON INSIDE OF THE COUCH AT HOME, M OM & PT SLEEP ON COUCH TOGETHER; CARDIAC ARREST |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 05/07/2008 | Age: 1 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT BROUGHT INTO ER NOT BREATHING AFTER INFANT AND MOTHER FELL ASLEEP ON COUCH MOTHER AWOKE AND PT WAS NOT BREATHING |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 03/28/2008 | Age: 1 months | 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: Beds or bedframes |
| MOM FED PT AT HOME AND FELL ASLEEP, MOM WOKE AND FOUND PT FACE DOWN IN THE BED NOT BREATHING; CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 03/25/2008 | Age: 2 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: Riding toys |
| RODE TOY MOTORCYCLE INTO STREET AND HIT BY CAR;DX CHI AND MULTIPLE INJU RIES |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 03/24/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Submersion |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| FOUND IN BATHTUB BY PARENT ASPHYXIATIION DROWNING CARDIAC ARREST |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 03/02/2008 | Age: 4 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FOUND BY DAD ON THE FLOOR AFTER FALLING FROM THE COUCH - CARDIAC ARR EST - INVESTIGATION FOR POSSIBLE HOMICIDE - ACITVE AT THIS TIME |
| 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: 02/07/2008 | Age: 2 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cribs |
| PATIENT FOUND IN CRIB UNRESPONSIVE, NOT BREATHING AT HOME, WAS PLACED O N SIDE IN CRIB EARLIER; CARDIORESPIRATORY ARREST |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 01/16/2008 | Age: 3 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: Other |
| Product: Cribs |
| PT PUT DOWN FOR NAP ON BACK IN CRIB & DAD FOUND PT FACE DOWN IN CRIB NO T BREATHING, DAD DID CPR, ARRIVED IN FULL ARREST; SIDS, CARDIAC ARREST |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 01/06/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cribs, Baby mattresses or pads |
| PT FOUND AT HOME FACE DOWN IN CRIB BETWEEN PILLOW & BUMPER, COLD, STIFF & NOT BREATHING, SM AMOUNT OF BLOOD FOUND IN CRIB; DEATH CAUSE UNKNOWN |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
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