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Lethal accidents - Beds or bedframes - 50+ years old - Year 2008

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 203
See also: Lethal and non-lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Lethal Accidents - Body Parts:
Neck:87All Of Body:71
Head:43

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 10/02/2008Age: 76 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Beds or bedframes
FELL OUT OF BED, DX; CERVICAL FX, SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 05/30/2008Age: 73 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Beds or bedframes, Floors or flooring materials
HUSBAND STATES PT STOOD UP OUT OF BED AND SCREAMED, THEN FELL TO THE FLOOR. CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST.
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 04/07/2008Age: 84 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Beds or bedframes, Floors or flooring materials
AS PER WIFE, PT WAS TRYING TO GET OUT OF HIS BED AND SHE HEARD A NOISE IN THE FLOOR. DX. ACUTE HEMORRHAGE BLEED INTRACRANIAL. (PT DIED IN ER)
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

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