Lethal accidents - Beds or bedframes - 50+ years old - Year 2009 - Head

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 78
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Date: 07/15/2009	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Beds or bedframes
PT WAS OUT W/ SON AND HIT HEAD ON CAR DOOR BUT HAD NO SYMPTOMS THEN WEN T HOME & FELL OFF BED C/O HEADACHE,AMS,VOMITING.DX:DEATH
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 03/22/2009	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Beds or bedframes
PT TAKES *** WITH AN INR OF 4.81 FELL OUT OF BED STRUCK HEAD DEVELOPED A SUBDURAL HEMATOMA WITH HERNIATION DOA
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

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