Lethal accidents - Weight lifting - Year 2008

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 14
See also: Lethal and non-lethal accidents, Other years, Other products.

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/07/2008	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Weight lifting
PT WAS WITH DAD WHO WAS WEIGHT LIFTING WHEN WEIGHT WHIPPED BACK & HIT PT. DX: DEVASTATING HEAD INJURY W/DEPRESSED SKULL FX.
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Back to the top

Hospital-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site. Use at your own risk. This data has been compiled from multiple government and commercial sources. Additional information about prescription drugs is coming up.