Lethal accidents - Doors - Years 1997-2010 - Head

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 48
See also: Lethal and non-lethal accidents, Other products, Other body parts.

Lethal Accidents - Years:

Year 2005:	41
Year 2008:	6

Lethal Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	6
50+ years old:	41

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/22/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Doors, Floors or flooring materials
HEAVY BI-FOLD CLOSET DOOR FELL ON PATIENT WHO WAS ON FLOOR AT HOME, MOM HEARD NOISE AND FOUND PT UNDER FALLEN DOOR, LOC; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 02/24/2005	Age: 88 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Doors
PT. FOUND UNRESPONSIVE IN ROOM AT NH, FELL AGAINST DOOR. DX. HEAD INJU RY W/FULL ARREST.
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

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