Lethal accidents - Hot water - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 35
See also: Lethal and non-lethal accidents, Other products.

Lethal Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	19
Year 2010:	15

Lethal Accidents - Age:

26-50 years old:

Lethal Accidents - Body Parts:

Head:

All Of Body:

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 05/30/2010	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water, Bathtubs or showers
26 YOF COUSIN FOUND PT UNRESPONSIVE IN TUB W/ONLY HOT WATER RUNNING, PT IS MR DX: UNSUCCESSFUL CPR, 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO ALL OF BODY
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 08/10/1997	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hot water
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

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