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Lethal accidents - Chairs - Year 2002

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 173
See also: Lethal and non-lethal accidents, Other years, Other products.
Lethal Accidents - Age:
0-5 years old:5
26-50 years old:15
50+ years old:152
Lethal Accidents - Body Parts:
Upper Trunk:68Lower Trunk:68
All Of Body:36

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/13/2002Age: 50 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Chairs, Floors or flooring materials
50 YO MALE WAS SITTING IN A CHAIR, BLACKED OUT AND FELL TO FLOOR AT CASINO CTB
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 09/06/2002Age: 2 monthsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Chairs
PATIENT BEING FED, MOM LEFT ON CHAIR AND RETURNED 2 MINUTES LATER TO FI ND UNRESPONSIVE; FULL ARREST
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 06/11/2002Age: 94 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Chairs, Rugs or carpets
GETTING UP FROM CHAIR AND FELL ONTO CARPET, WHILE IN ER SUFFERED CARDIA C ARREST AND DIED. DX. HIP FX, CARDIAC ARREST
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 01/27/2002Age: 69 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Chairs, Floors or flooring materials
PATIENT IN CHAIR, PASSED OUT AND FELL TO FLOOR CTB
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 01/25/2002Age: 82 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Chairs
PT BECAME UNRESPONSIVE WHILE SITTING IN A CHAIR DX STROKE SEVERE A CUTE EXPIRED
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

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