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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 361
See also: Lethal and non-lethal accidents, Other body parts.
Lethal Accidents - Years:
Year 1999:5
Year 2000:6
Year 2001:153
Year 2002:5
Year 2003:6
Year 2004:15
Year 2006:20
Year 2008:74
Year 2010:71

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 06/06/2010Age: 22 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
22 MOM, FB AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION, RESP. ARREST, FAMILY STATES PT. LAYED DO WN FOR NAP, UNABLE TO WAKE, SCREW IN NECK SOFT TISSUE
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 08/28/2008Age: 3 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Car seats, Foods
3MOF UNRESPONSIVE AFTER DROPPED OFF AT BABYSITTER'S IN CAR SEAT,INITIAL STORY CHOKED WHILE BEING FED FORMULA IN SEAT.DX: DEATH CAUSE UNKNOWN
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 03/11/2008Age: 44 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Foods, Floors or flooring materials
PT EATING PEANUT BUTTER GROUP HOME FOUND UNRESPONSIVE ON FLOOR PT HAS M R CP DX// AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION PT EXPIRED
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 07/12/2006Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Other toys
AUTISM PATIENT FOUND UNCONSCIOUS AND PULSELESS IN BASEMENT AT HOME, HAD RUBBER BALL IN MOUTH, CYONOTIC LIPS; ASPIRATION, FULL ARREST
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 01/23/2006Age: 73 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Floors or flooring materials, Foods
73 YOM CAME HOME AND WENT INTO KITCHEN FOR SOME FOOD TO EAT, COLLAPSED TO FLOOR, WIFE HEARD HIM CHOKING AND THEN FALL TO THE FLOOR
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 10/03/2004Age: 11 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Coins
PT ACCIDENTLY INGESTED A COIN, SUSTAINED" INGESTED FB,QUARTER"
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 09/05/2003Age: 6 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Coins
SWALLOWED COIN. DIED.
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 08/31/2002Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Floors or flooring materials
PATIENT COUGHED AND CHOKED ON FOOD IN CONVENIENT STORE OWNED BY FAMILY FOUND UNRESPONSIVE BY FAMILY MEMBER ON FLOOR BEHIND COUNTER
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 12/10/2001Age: 2 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Car seats
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 10/05/2001Age: 21 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Other toys
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 11/19/2000Age: 1 monthsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Cribs
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 10/30/1999Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

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