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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 173
See also: Lethal and non-lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups, Other body parts.
Lethal Accidents - Related Products:
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/28/2008 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PT ON CO AT HOME LIGHT A CIGARETT CAUSING EXPLOSION PT HAS MULTIPLE B URNS TO FACE & HEAD PT WAS DOA FIRE DEPT WAS PRESENT |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 06/11/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials |
| BECAME SHORT OF BREATH, COLLAPSED; FELL TO FLOOR; LARGE LACERATION, RIG HT FOREHEAD. CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 01/24/2008 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials |
| PT LOST BALANCE AND FELL ON FLOOR STRIKING FACE AT HOSPITAL WENT INTO CARDIAC ARREST/ DX: NASAL FRACTURE/ CARDIAC ARREST/ PASSED IN ED |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
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