Lethal accidents - Sheets or pillowcases - 0-5 years old - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 65
See also: Lethal and non-lethal accidents, Other age groups, Other products.

Lethal Accidents - Years:

Year 2004:	58
Year 2009:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/24/2009	Age: 7 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: Sheets or pillowcases, Beds or bedframes
MOM PUT PATIENT IN HIS BED ON A SHEET, FOUND 4 HRS LATER WITH SHEET OVE R HEAD NOT RESPONSIVE; SIDS
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 11/22/2004	Age: 5 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Beds or bedframes
ANOXIA, VIA EMS, PT SLEEPING W/A SIBLING (6YRS OLD) SAME BED, SUFFOCATE D W/A PILLOW, UNRESPONSIVE, CPR, OXYGEN APPLIED, EXPIRED.
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

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