Lethal accidents - Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes - 50+ years old - Year 2009 - Head

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 16
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Date: 04/28/2009	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes
PT WAS ON ROOF CLEANING GUTTERS AND FELL TO GROUND FOUND BY WIFE WITH B LEED FROM HEAD DX- TBI PT WAS PRONOUNCED UPON ARRIVAL
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

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