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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 515
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/19/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Fire or smoke alarms |
| WAS UNPLUGGING A SMOKE DETECTOR AND GOT SHOCKED C/O PAIN TO (R) HAND A ND FOREARME DX- ELECTRIC SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Fire or smoke alarms |
| PT NOT SURE IF HE WAS PUSHED OR FELL ONTO FIRE ALARM CUT EAR AT SCHOOL CONCUSSION LACERATION LEFT EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fire or smoke alarms |
| PT WITH ANKLE FRACTURE, FELL WHILE CHANGING A SMOKE DETECTOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fire or smoke alarms, Chairs |
| PT STANDING ON A CHAIR CHANGING A SMOKE ALARM AND FELL STRUCK CHEST ON THE BACK OF THE CHAIR CONTUSION RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire or smoke alarms |
| ACCIDENTALLY CUT FINGER ON PIECE OF GLASS TRYING TO PUSH BACK A FIRE AL ARM>> LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Fire or smoke alarms |
| PT SUS SPRAINED KNEE WHILE JUMPING TO WAVE AT THE SMOKE ALARM% NO FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2008 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fire or smoke alarms |
| PATIENT LIVES IN A FACILITY WHERE THE FIRE ALARM WENT OFF CAUSING HER HER TO HAVE A SEIZURE INJURING LT ARM. DX-LT ARM CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Fire or smoke alarms, Alcohol |
| NEIGHBORS CALLED FIRE/POLICE AFTER SEEING SMOKE IN PT'S APT&SMOKE ALARM WENT OFF, ALCOHOL ON BREATH, COMBATIVE WITH POLICE,ETOH0.095SMOKE INHA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire or smoke alarms, Ceilings and walls |
| PT HIT HEAD ON FIRE ALARM ON WALL WHILE AT SCHOOL, LACERATION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Fire or smoke alarms |
| PICKED UP CHILDREN TO RUN OUT OF BUILDING THAT FIRE ALARM WAS GOING OFF IN CAUSING BACK PAIN. DX ACUTE MYOFASCIAL LUMBAR STRAIN. NO FIRE STATED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2008 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Fire or smoke alarms |
| SMOKE INHALATION-HOUSEFIRE-SMOKE DETECTOR ALRARMED-@ HOME-NO COHB-FD PR ESENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Fire or smoke alarms |
| SMOKE INHALATION-HOUSEFIRE-SMOKE DETECTOR ALARMED-@ HOME-FD PRESENT-NO COHB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Fire or smoke alarms |
| LEFT HOME AM, CAME BACK FD FIRE ALARM WENT OFF&FIRE DEP IN THE BLD, STS CO LEVEL > 20 ACC TO FD,NOW C H/A >> CO POISONING, FD CALLED IN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fire or smoke alarms |
| PT WITH LEFT EAR PAIN AFTER A FIRE ALARM WENT OFF IN RESTAURANT. DX: TI NNITUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire or smoke alarms |
| PT HIT HEAD ON FIRE ALARM BOX AT SCHOOL LAC HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fire or smoke alarms |
| WAS ASLEEP WHEN AWOKE TO SMOKE ALARM S/P ELECTRIC FIRE IN THE ATTICK, S IF EVA >>SMOKE INHALALTION NO FD DOC FD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Fire or smoke alarms |
| ASLEEP, WOKE BY SMOKE ALARM, S/P ELECTRICAL FIRE IN THE ATTICK, SIF EVA >> R/O SMOKE INHALATION , NO FD DOC FD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2008 | Age: 5 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Fire or smoke alarms |
| ASLEEP WHEN FAMILY AWAKENED BY SMOKE ALARMS, ELECTRICAL FIRE INT HE ATT ICK , SIF EVA>> R/O SMOKE INHALATION, NO FD DOC FD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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