Lethal accidents - Bathtubs or showers - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,535
See also: Lethal and non-lethal accidents, Other age groups, Other products.

Lethal Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	22
Year 1998:	67
Year 1999:	215
Year 2000:	103
Year 2001:	50
Year 2002:	83
Year 2003:	236
Year 2004:	86
Year 2005:	188
Year 2006:	75
Year 2007:	85
Year 2008:	59
Year 2009:	186
Year 2010:	71

Lethal Accidents - Sex

Lethal Accidents - Race

Lethal Accidents - Body Parts:

All Of Body:	735	Head:	375
Upper Trunk:	321	Face:	86
Shoulder:	16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

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

Date: 10/08/2009	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtubs or showers
81 YOM WAS FOUND DOWN IN HIS SHOWER THIS MORNING WITH AGONAL RESIRATION DX CARDIO PULMONARY ARREST
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 09/06/2009	Age: 89 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: Bathtubs or showers
PT TRIPPED AND FELL IN THE SHOWER STRUCK HEAD YESTERDAY AND DEVELOPED U NRESPONSIVENESS SUBDURAL HEMATOMA DEAD
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 06/22/2009	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtubs or showers
PT FOUND DOWN WEDGED IN BATHTUB WITH LEGS HANGING OVER BY EMS. CARDIOP ULMONARY ARREST.
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 03/03/2009	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtubs or showers
PT FOUND UNRESPONSIVE IN SHOWER IN NURSING HOME, DX CARDIAC ARREST
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 02/16/2009	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtubs or showers
PT AT HOME FOUND IN SHOWER NONE RESPONSIVE DX DOA
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 05/22/2008	Age: 90 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: Bathtubs or showers
FELL IN SHOWER. DX- SUBDURAL HEMORRHAGE, EXPIRED #
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 09/14/2007	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtubs or showers
82 YO FEMALE PASSED OUT AND FELL IN SHOWER CTB
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 01/23/2007	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtubs or showers
PATIENTS WIFE HEAR NOISE OF PATIENT FALLING IN SHOWER, FOUND UNRESPONSI VE, DX; CARDIAC ARREST, FEW SKIN TEARS
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 08/11/2006	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtubs or showers
FELL IN SHOWER CARDIAC ARREST
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 03/21/2006	Age: 94 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtubs or showers
94 YO FEMALE FELL COMING OUT OF SHOWER CARDIAC ARREST
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 11/08/2005	Age: 68 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: Bathtubs or showers
68 YO MALE FELL IN SHOWER AT CASINO CLOSED HEAD INJURY - CTB
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 11/05/2005	Age: 65 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: Bathtubs or showers
PT HAD FALL IN BATHTUB AT HOME. EVALUATED BYT PHYSICIAN WHILE AT HOME A ND THEN HAD LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS. D:MASSIVE INTRACRANIAL HEM. DIED.
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 09/05/2005	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtubs or showers
CARDIAC ARREST - 54 YOM WAS TAKING A SHOWER AND FAMILY HEARD HIM FALL, FOUND UNRESPONSIVE IN TUB, CAME TO HOSPITAL AS A WORKING CODE
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 05/16/2005	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtubs or showers
FELL IN BATHTUB,HIT HEAD-LARGE LACERATION HEAD-CARDIAC ARREST
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 04/13/2005	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Submersion
Product: Bathtubs or showers
65 YO FEMALE FELL FACE DOWN IN BATHTUB AT TAJ DROWNING - CTB
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 03/06/2005	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtubs or showers
CARDIAC ARREST: AT LOCAL NURSING HOME, FOUND IN SHOWER PULSELESS AND APNEIC DISPOSITION STATES DOA ALSO USED WHEN PT DIES IN ED
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 02/01/2004	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bathtubs or showers
MULTIPLE FACIAL ABRASIONS-FELL IN BATHROOM & STRUCK FACE ON BATHTUB. HA S ABRASIONS TO FH, NOSE & CHIN. PT SUFFERED A CARDIAC ARREST.
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 08/26/2003	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtubs or showers
72 YOM WAS TAKING A SHOWER; PASSED OUT AND FELL. ALLEGDED TO HAVE SUFFE RED A MASSIVE HEART ATTACK. MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION.
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 02/01/2003	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtubs or showers
FELL IN SHOWER CARDIAC ARREST MI
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 01/23/2003	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtubs or showers
PT PASSED OUT IN SHOWER; SYNCOPE
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 05/11/2002	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Bathtubs or showers
PT HEAD TRAUMA/EXPIRED - DUE TO FALL IN SHOWER.
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 01/19/2002	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtubs or showers
TAKING SHOWER. FAMILY HEARD A CRASH. TO ER UNRESPONSIVE. DIAGNOSIS WAS CARDIAC ARREST.
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 11/08/2001	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Submersion
Product: Bathtubs or showers
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 10/13/2001	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtubs or showers
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 08/23/2001	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtubs or showers
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 12/13/2000	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Bathtubs or showers
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 10/16/2000	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtubs or showers
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 04/21/2000	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtubs or showers
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 08/02/1999	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Bathtubs or showers
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 03/26/1999	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtubs or showers
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 01/08/1999	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtubs or showers
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 04/06/1998	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtubs or showers, Towels or cloths
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 02/04/1997	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Mobile/Manufactured home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Bathtubs or showers
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

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