Lethal accidents - Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers - 6-15 years old - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 23
See also: Lethal and non-lethal accidents, Other age groups, Other products.

Lethal Accidents - Years:

Year 2000:	17
Year 2002:	5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 06/23/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
PATIENT WAS SPRAYED WITH HOSE AND RAN INTO STREET, STRUCK BY A CAR, CAR RAN OVER PT'S CHEST, TEMPLE TO TEMPLE LAC., SCALPED, RIB FX., ARREST
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 06/12/2000	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

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