Lethal accidents - Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings - Year 2004 - Head

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 23
See also: Lethal and non-lethal accidents, Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Lethal Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	6
26-50 years old:	16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 05/13/2004	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings, Stairs or steps
PT FELL OFF OF A 2ND STORY BALCONY HEAD FIRST ONTO CEMENT STEPS. DIED IN THE ER OF TRAUMATIC HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 01/01/2004	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT HAD ASTHMA ATTACK, COLLAPSED AND FELL OVER BALCONY 4-6 FT LANDING IN FRONT YARD
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

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