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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,797
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 01/21/2010 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Mobile/Manufactured home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: 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 |
| Date: 07/17/2009 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire or smoke alarms |
| CUT SCALP ON CAGE OVER FIRE ALARM WHILE WALKING BY LACERATION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2009 | 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: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fire or smoke alarms |
| PT BENT OVER, STOOD UP AND HIT HEAD ON A FIRE ALARM, HEAD INJURY |
| 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: 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 |
| Date: 10/18/2007 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Fire or smoke alarms |
| CERVICAL STRAIN AFTER CHANGING SMOKE DETECTOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2007 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fire or smoke alarms |
| SMOKE DETECTOR FELL ONTO PT'S FACE. DX: FACIAL CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2007 | Age: 26 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: Poisoning |
| Product: Fire or smoke alarms |
| SMOKE DETECTOR WENT OFF IN THE NEIGHBORR APT, NOW C DYSPNEA&SOB >> INHALATION INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2007 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Fire or smoke alarms |
| PT DX ACUTE ASTHMA EXACERATION - TRIGGERED BY SMOKE INHALATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2007 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fire or smoke alarms |
| 44 YO FEMALE WAS IN CASINO WHEN FIRE ALARM WENT OFF HEADACHE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/09/2006 | Age: 36 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: Anoxia |
| Product: Fire or smoke alarms |
| PT DX ACUTE ASTHMA EXACERBATION - DUE TO EXPOSURE TO SMOKE/FUMES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2006 | Age: 26 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 |
| WAS SLEEPING , BUILDING SET ON FIRE&ALARM WENT OFF , AWOKE, ?SMOKE LOTS OF SOMKE "SMOKE INHALATION " , FD DOC NOT FOUND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2005 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| ANOXIA, VIA ***, PT EXPOSED TO FUMES DURING A FIRE AT THE GROUPHOME, C/ O PAIN, VOMITING, SOB, DETECTOR DEFECTIVE, FD ATTENDED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2005 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| ANOXIA, VIA TRANSCARE, PT EXPOSED TO FUMES DURING A FIRE IN THE GROUP HOME, C/O PAIN, DIZZINESS, DETECTOR DEFECTIVE, FD ATTENDED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2004 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire or smoke alarms |
| LACERATION HAND AND FINGERS - 34 YOM SUSTAINED MULTIPLE LACERATIONS TO HIS RIGHT HAND AND FINGERS AFTER PUNCHING GLASS COVER FOR FIRE ALARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2004 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Fire or smoke alarms, Paints, varnishes or shellacs |
| CHANGING BATTERY IN SMOKE DETECTOR, PAINT CHIPS FELL IN EYES FB EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2004 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fire or smoke alarms, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT WAS AWOKEN BY FIRE ALARM AND HIT HEAD ON DESK DURING FIRE DRILL. DX: L TEMPORAL REGION CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2004 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fire or smoke alarms |
| 32 YOF FELL FANNING SMOKE DETECTOR FX HUMERUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2004 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fire or smoke alarms, Floors or flooring materials |
| 41 YO MALE HAD GRAND MAL SEIZURE, PULLED FIRE ALARM AND FELL TO FLOOR IN HALLWAY OF HIS APARTMENT - CONTUSION ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/20/2003 | Age: 37 years | 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, Other furnaces |
| SMOKE DETECTORS WENT OFF AT HOME, CO 15% UP, 2% DOWN, 1/2 DOUBLE HOUSE NEXT DOOR W/MALFUN'G FURNACE/CHIMNEY FLUE, COHB 1.6, FD PRESENT. CO EXP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2003 | Age: 26 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, Other furnaces |
| SMOKE DETECTORS WENT OFF IN HOUSE, CO LEVELS 15% DOWN, 2% UP, 1/2 DOUBL E HOUSE NEXT DOOR W/MALFN'G FURNACE/CHIMNEY FLUE, COHB 2.0, FD PRESENT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Fire or smoke alarms, Other furnaces |
| AWOKE 0500 W/HEADACHE, 2 ALEVE, 0530 SMOKE DETECTOR, FIR DEP CO2 SHOWED 78% UPSTAIRS, 40% DOWN, NO WINDOWS OPEN, FURNACE MALFUN, COHB 3.1. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/24/2002 | Age: 50 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 |
| SLEEPING ON THIRD FLOOR WHEN SMOKE DETECTOR WENT OFF FROM FIRE ON 1ST F LOOR;SMOKE INHALATION,UNK IF FIRE DEPT ATTEND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fire or smoke alarms |
| PT STATES FAMILY CAT WAS SITTING ON HIS LAP, FIRE ALARM STARTLED CAT AND IT JUMPED OVER HEAD SCRATCHING PT'S FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2001 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Fire or smoke alarms, Beds |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2001 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire or smoke alarms |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2001 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire or smoke alarms |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2000 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire or smoke alarms |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2000 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fire or smoke alarms |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2000 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fire or smoke alarms |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2000 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Fire or smoke alarms |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/1999 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fire or smoke alarms |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/1999 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fire or smoke alarms, Batteries |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/1999 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fire or smoke alarms |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/1998 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Fire or smoke alarms, Ceilings and walls |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/1998 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fire or smoke alarms |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/1998 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire or smoke alarms |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/1997 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire or smoke alarms |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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