Lethal accidents - Beds or bedframes - 6-15 years old - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 65
See also: Lethal and non-lethal accidents, Other age groups, Other products.

Lethal Accidents - Years:

Year 2004:	58
Year 2008:	6

Lethal Accidents - Body Parts:

Upper Trunk:

All Of Body:

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 04/04/2008	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Beds or bedframes, Clothing accessories
PARENTS FOUND HER,AT HOME, HANGING FROM THE POSTS OF HER BED, BY CLOTH BELT, WITH FEET DANGLING, PULSELESS. DX: CARDIOPULM. ARREST,ASPHYXIA
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 12/18/2004	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Beds or bedframes
CHILD TOOK GUN OUT FROM UNDER GRANDPARENTS BED. 16 YR OLD BROTHER TRIED TO GET IT AWAY FROM HIM & IT ACCIDENTALLY FIRED. D:GSW, CHEST. DIED.
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

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