Lethal accidents - 50+ years old - Year 2010 - Head

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 780
See also: Lethal and non-lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups, Other body parts.

Lethal Accidents - Related Products:

Floors or flooring materials:	235
Stairs or steps:	159
Beds or bedframes:	143
Bathtubs or showers:	71
Saws:	71
Ladders:	17
Wheelchairs:	16
Tables:	16
Motorized vehicles:	15
Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings:	15
Go-carts:	15
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/27/2010	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Beds or bedframes
74 YOM DX HEAD INJURY - S/P FALL AFTER SLIPPING AT BEDSIDE AND HIT HEAD PTA.(DOA)
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 12/19/2010	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Beds or bedframes, Floors or flooring materials
84YOM FELL OUT OF BED TO THE FLOOR AT THE NURSING HOME SUSTAINED A CLOS ED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 12/15/2010	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Floors or flooring materials
88YOF WALKING AT THE NURSING HOME SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE FLOOR HIT HEA D THEN WENT INTO CARSDIAC ARREST DOA
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 12/11/2010	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Ladders, Floors or flooring materials
84YOM-CHI-PT UNRESPONSIVE-FELL FROM LADDER HITTING THE GARAGE FLOOR-@ H OME-EXPIRED IN ED
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 11/23/2010	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Beds or bedframes, Floors or flooring materials
79YOF FELL OUT OF BED STRUCK HEAD ON THE FLOOR CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE CLOS ED HEAD INJURY DEAD
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 11/18/2010	Age: 92 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Floors or flooring materials
92 YOM FELL ON FLOOR OF BEDROOM AT NURSING CARE CENTER, EXPIRED IN THE EMER DEPT D/T SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE, HAD HIT HEAD ON FLOOR
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 11/10/2010	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Saws
71 M, PT WAS FOUND IN WOODS BY GRANDSON. PT HAD BEEN CUTTING WOOD WHEN HE WAS FOUND WITH TREE ONTOP OF HIM. DX. HEAD TRAUMA/ DOA, TYPE OF SAW?
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 10/14/2010	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Stairs or steps
79 YOM FELL DOWN A FLIGHT OF STEPS.DX CONCUSSION
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 10/11/2010	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Wheelchairs
93 YOF FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR AT NURSING HOME CLOSED HEAD INJURY - CTB
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 09/19/2010	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		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
72YOM-HEAD INJURY-CARDIAC ARREST-FELL OFF ROOF @ HOME-HIT DECK-EXPIRED IN ED
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 09/18/2010	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Floors or flooring materials
84 YOM FOUND ON BATHROOM FLOOR W/HEAD/FACIAL TRAUMA; UNRESPONSIVE DX**: MASSIVE MYOCARD INFARCTION,RENAL FAILURE-HEAD/FACIAL TRAUMA
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 09/05/2010	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Stairs or steps
85 YOF FELL ON STEP COMING OUT OF RESTAURANT CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 08/28/2010	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Go-carts
52 YOM WAS DRIVING GO-CART IN BOAT YARD AND BOAT FELL ON TOP OF HIM CLOSED HEAD INJURY - CTB
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 08/21/2010	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Motorized vehicles
73YOM IN A MOTORIZED SCOOTER INVALID ASSISTED MOBILITY DEVICE CROSSING THE STREET STRUCK BY A CAR SKULL FRACTURE DEAD
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 06/28/2010	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Floors or flooring materials
66YOM, CAME BACK FROM DIALYSIS, DIDN'T FEEL WELL, WENT TO BATHROOM&WIFE HEARD A THUD&FD HIM DOWN ONTO THE FLOOR>>HEAD LAC/CARDIAC ARREST
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 06/18/2010	Age: 89 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Floors or flooring materials, Tables
89 YOM FOUND ON FLOOR IN BEDROOM, UNRESPONSIVE. LIGHT KNOCKED OFF TABLE DX: SEVERE CHI
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 06/08/2010	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Stairs or steps
72 YO M FELL DOWN 30 STEPS, HIT HEAD AT HOME, WIFE FOUND UNRESPONSIVE. DX HEAD INJURY, ED DEATH
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 06/07/2010	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Beds or bedframes
82 YOM FELL OUT OF BED AT NURSING HOME. DX: RIB FX'S, CLOSED HEAD INJURY, POSS PNEUMONIA INFILTRATE, RESP ARRE
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 06/06/2010	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Stairs or steps
72 YO M FELL DOWN STEPS, HIT HEAD. DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY, TRAUMA ARREST
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 04/30/2010	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Floors or flooring materials
83 YOM SYNCOPE AND FELL TO FLOOR AT CASINOCLOSED HEAD INJURY, EXPIRED
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 04/28/2010	Age: 97 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Floors or flooring materials
97 YOF FELL ONTO TILE FLOOR AT NURSING HOME. DX: SCALP LAC, CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST.
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 03/27/2010	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Asian
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Tables
62 YR OLD CHINESE MALE FOUND SLUMPED OVER AT DINNER TABLE,UNRESPONSIVE, INTUBATED AT SCENE,HAD HEAD BLEED AND DIED AFTER ARRIVING IN ER
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 02/26/2010	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Bathtubs or showers
83YOF FELL IN THE SHOWER IN THE NURSING HOME STRUCK HEAD THEN FOUND UNR ESPONSIVE BY STAFF CLOSED HEAD INJURY CARDIAC ARREST
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

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