Lethal accidents - Bathtubs or showers - Year 2005 - Upper Trunk

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 82
See also: Lethal and non-lethal accidents, Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Lethal Accidents - Age:

50+ years old:

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 09/05/2005	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtubs or showers
CARDIAC ARREST - 54 YOM WAS TAKING A SHOWER AND FAMILY HEARD HIM FALL, FOUND UNRESPONSIVE IN TUB, CAME TO HOSPITAL AS A WORKING CODE
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 03/06/2005	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtubs or showers
CARDIAC ARREST: AT LOCAL NURSING HOME, FOUND IN SHOWER PULSELESS AND APNEIC DISPOSITION STATES DOA ALSO USED WHEN PT DIES IN ED
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

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