Lethal accidents - Beds or bedframes - Years 1997-2010 - Neck

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 102
See also: Lethal and non-lethal accidents, Other products, Other body parts.

Lethal Accidents - Years:

Year 2006:	15
Year 2008:	87

Lethal Accidents - Age:

50+ years old:

102

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/02/2008	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Beds or bedframes
FELL OUT OF BED, DX; CERVICAL FX, SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 10/29/2006	Age: 91 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Beds or bedframes
PT IN TO BE EVALUATED FOR FALLING FROM BED AT HOME SEVERAL TIMES. PAIN TO NECK. DX=FRACTURESTO C-4-5. CODED WHILE IN ED, EXPIRED
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

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