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Accidents - Fire or smoke alarms - Year 2010

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 296
See also: Other years, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
All Of Body:87Elbow:63
Lower Arm:63Head:42
Upper Trunk:33Eyeball:5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/12/2010Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Concussion
Product: Fire or smoke alarms, Football
11YOM HAD FOOTBALL HEAD INJURY, TODAY AT SCHOOL WHEN LOUD ALARM WITH ST ROBE LIGHTS WENT OFF, BECAME CONFUSED, LOST BALANCE,HEADACHE; CONCUSSIO
Disposition: Held for observation


Date: 11/05/2010Age: 15 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Fire or smoke alarms
A 15 YOF WAS WALKING OUT OF SCHOOL WHEN FIRE ALARM WENT OFF, PT PANICKE D AND DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/02/2010Age: 13 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Fire or smoke alarms, Batteries
DX: 13 YO F W/ CHI FROM FALLING WHEN FIRE ALARM INAPPROPRIATELY WENT OF F PT. TO CHANGE BATTERIES AND FELL +UNCONCIOUS. BIB AMBULANCE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/02/2010Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fire or smoke alarms
FELL AGAINST FIRE ALARM AT SCHOOL TODAY. CONTUSION BACK. 11 YOM*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/25/2010Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fire or smoke alarms
15 YO M, C/O CUT TO LEFT ELBOW, WAS PLAYING WITH FRIENDS AND BANGED ELB OW ON FIRE ALARM, DX ELBOW LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/29/2010Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fire or smoke alarms
14 YO M, C/O RIGHT SHOULDER PAIN AFTER RUNNING INTO A FIRE ALARM BOX =, DX ARM CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/28/2010Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Fire or smoke alarms
52YOM STATES HE PULLED A FIRE ALARM "JUST FOR KICKS" PT IS +ETOH AND N EEDS CLEARANCE FOR JAIL DX- ETOH INTOX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/01/2010Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fire or smoke alarms
LACHEAD ON FIRE PULL BOX AT SCHOOL WHILE RUNNING--7 YR OLD MALE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/11/2010Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Other
Product: Fire or smoke alarms
3YOM IN HOUSE FIRE, MOM GOT PT OUT IMMEDIATELY AFTER SMOKE DETECTORS AL ARMED,NOW WITH EYES BURNING; EYE IRRITATION, FD NOT STATED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/02/2010Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Fire or smoke alarms
6YOM, REPORTEDLY HIT HEAD AGAINST THE FIRE ALARM A WK AGO, NOW WITH BLU RRY VISION>>CHI/VISION CHANGE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/21/2010Age: 28 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Mobile/Manufactured homeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Fire or smoke alarms, Mobile/manufactured homes
SMOKE INHALATION: 28YOF HOUSE TRAILER IN BEDROOM, HEARD SMOKE ALARM, WALL ON FIRE, COUGHING, HURTS TO BREATHE, SA02 97, FIRE DEPT @ SCENE
Disposition: Held for observation

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