Lethal accidents - Alcohol - Year 2007 - Head

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 15
See also: Lethal and non-lethal accidents, Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

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Date: 02/04/2007	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Alcohol, Stairs or steps
~PT WAS DRINKING ETOH, THEN WENT OUTSIDE, FELL HITTING BACK OF HEAD ON STEPS SUBSTAINING OCCIPUT LAC....PT EXPIRED IN ER
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

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