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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 248
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 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: 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 |
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