Lethal accidents - Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings - 50+ years old - Year 2007

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 85
See also: Lethal and non-lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Lethal Accidents - Body Parts:

All Of Body:

Head:

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 05/18/2007	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PATIENT FELL ON THE PORCH, FOUND IN POOL OF BLOOD. DX-TRAUMATIC SUBDURAL HEMATOMA, CHI.
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 03/19/2007	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT PRESENTED TO ER UNRESPONSIVE. WAS SITTING ON PORCH AND PASSED OUT AT HOME.
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

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