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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 100
See also: Lethal and non-lethal accidents, Other years, Other products.
Lethal Accidents - Body Parts:
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 05/30/2009 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT FELL FROM PORCH ONTO CONCRETE AT HOME. WAS FOUND UNRESPONSIVE WITH H EAD INJURY.CPR IN PROGRESS UPON ARRIVAL. PT EXPIRED. |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 04/25/2009 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| 36 YOM WAS OUTSIDE WORKING ON DECK, BEGAN TO FEEL WEAK, TIRED AND SHORT OF BREATH, LAID DOWN AND FAMILY FOUND ONE HOUR LATER NO PULSE |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 02/16/2009 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| FOUND UNRESPONSIVE ON FRONT PORCH, BYSTANDERS SAW HIM FALL DX: UNSUCCESSFUL CPR |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
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