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Lethal accidents - Swimming pools - Year 2008

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 364
See also: Lethal and non-lethal accidents, Other years, Other products.
Lethal Accidents - Age:
0-5 years old:102
6-15 years old:94
26-50 years old:80
50+ years old:87
Lethal Accidents - Body Parts:
All Of Body:284Head:80

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 09/27/2008Age: 9 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Submersion
Product: Swimming pools
PT FOUND UNRESPONSIVE AT THE BOTTOM OF A SWIMMING POOL DROWNING
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


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


Date: 07/22/2008Age: 45 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Swimming pools
45 YO F LACERATION/PUNCTURE TO OCCIPUT, FOUND FLOATING IN SWIMMING POOL BY HUSBAND, PT DOA*
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 06/17/2008Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Submersion
Product: Swimming pools, Swimming
PT DROWNED IN A POOL WHEN SWIMMING WITH FAMILY
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 02/24/2008Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Submersion
Product: Swimming pools
RECENT RELEASE PSYCH FACILITY-FOUND BY HOMEOWNERS IN THEIR POOL UNCONSC IOUS DX: DROWNING,ASYSTOLIC ARREST EXPIRED
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 02/20/2008Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: 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

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