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Lethal accidents - Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings - 26-50 years old - Years 1997-2010

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 190
See also: Lethal and non-lethal accidents, Other age groups, Other products.
Lethal Accidents - Years:
Year 1998:74
Year 2000:17
Year 2001:16
Year 2003:16
Year 2004:16
Year 2007:15
Year 2009:16
Year 2010:15
Lethal Accidents - Body Parts:
All Of Body:107Upper Trunk:49
Head:33

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 05/02/2010Age: 26 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
26 YR OLD MALE FELL 30 FT FROM TOP DECK OF APT TO CONCRETE WITH MASSIVE HEAD INJ-CARDIAC ARREST AND DEATH
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 04/25/2009Age: 36 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: 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: 11/20/2007Age: 46 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT FELL 3 STORIES FROM DECK LAST PM AND WAS FOUND BY NEIGHBOR IN THE AM DX: PEA, L HEMOTHORAX, BLUNT CHEST TRAUMA.
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 01/01/2004Age: 39 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: 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: 05/25/2003Age: 42 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: 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


Date: 03/10/2001Age: 34 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 07/15/2000Age: 35 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highwayFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 08/28/1998Age: 50 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

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