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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 154
See also: Lethal and non-lethal accidents, Other products, Other body parts.
Lethal Accidents - Years:
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/19/2010 | Age: 72 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 |
| 72YOM-HEAD INJURY-CARDIAC ARREST-FELL OFF ROOF @ HOME-HIT DECK-EXPIRED IN ED |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| 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: 08/02/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| PATIENT FELL OFF A BALCONY, WAS FOUND WITH SKULL FRACTURE WITH BRAIN PROTRUDING THROUGH ONE OF THE FRACTURES. DX-DEATH 2ND-SIGNIF HD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 05/18/2007 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | 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 |
| PATIENT FELL ON THE PORCH, FOUND IN POOL OF BLOOD. DX-TRAUMATIC SUBDURAL HEMATOMA, CHI. |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| 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 |
| Date: 05/25/2003 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| DX:L SDH. FELL 2 FT FROM DECK STRIKING HEAD ON TREE STUMP. DECEASED. |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
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