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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 588
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/23/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fire or smoke alarms, Doorsills or frames |
| 23YOM TURNING OFF FIRE ALARM ACCIDENTLY STRUCK HEAD ON HARD SURFACE, THE DOOR FRAME;CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2009 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fire or smoke alarms |
| AN ALARM WENT OFF AT ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY WHERE PT LIVES, PT BECAME UPSET, TRIED TO GET UP & FELL. DX-LT HIP CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2009 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Fire or smoke alarms, Batteries |
| PT WAS CHANGING THE BATTERY IN HER SMOKE DETECTOR AND GOT ACID FROM THE BATTERY ON FINGER CHEMICAL BURN TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 05/27/2009 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fire or smoke alarms |
| PT STATES *** WAS HAVING A FIRE DRILL AND THE FLASHINGLIGHTS FROM ALARM MADE HER DIZZY & SHE FELL DX: CONTUSION RIGHT HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fire or smoke alarms |
| PUNCHED FIRE ALARM INJURED HAND. DX HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2009 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 DX ABCESS/HEAD INJURY - S/P PT WAS WALKING SMOKE ALARM FELL ON HIS 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: 02/27/2009 | Age: 85 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 |
| 85 YO M EXPOSURSE TO CO SMOKE DETECTOR KEPT GOING OFF FIRE DEPT CO LEVEL 1:1,000,000 CO LEVEL1.7* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2009 | Age: 85 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 |
| 85 YO F CO EXPOSURE SMOKE DETECTOR GOING OFF AT HOME PAST FEW DAYS FIRE COMPANY HAD 1:1000,000 CO. COHGB 1.1* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2009 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Fire or smoke alarms |
| FIRE ALARM WENT OFF IN HOUSE. DX. SMOKE INHALATION. NO CARBOXYHGB. MENT IONED ON CHART. FD IN ATTENDENCE.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2009 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire or smoke alarms |
| PT WITH LAC TO HEAD FROM BUMPING INTO A FIRE ALARM AT SCHOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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