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Lethal accidents - Chairs - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Head

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 137
See also: Lethal and non-lethal accidents, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
Lethal Accidents - Years:
Year 1998:18
Year 2003:16
Year 2005:31
Year 2007:71

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/15/2007Age: 72 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Chairs, Floors or flooring materials
PATIENT FOUND ON FLOOR/FELL BACKWARDS IN CHAIR. BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA TO P OSTERIOR HEAD. DOA ON ARRIVAL/UNSUCCESSFUL RESUSCITATION DONE
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 12/24/2005Age: 82 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Chairs, Floors or flooring materials
82 YO FEMALE FELL FROM CHAIR TO FLOOR UNCONSCIOUS CONTUSION HEAD - CTB
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 10/16/2005Age: 66 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Chairs
66 YO FEMALE FELL BETWEEN TWO CHAIRS AT CAESARS CLOSED HEAD INJURY - CTB
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 07/12/2003Age: 75 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Chairs, Floors or flooring materials
75 YO FEMALE PASSED OUT IN CHAIR AND FELL TO FLOOR AT HOME CONTUSION HEAD - CTB
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 04/18/1998Age: 83 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Chairs
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

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