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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 868
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 05/03/2010 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Burglar alarms, Beds or bedframes |
| 44YOM WAS AT HOME WHEN ALARM WENT OFF, STARTED RUNNING IN DARK, TRIPPED OVER BED, C/O SEVERE RT ANKLE PAIN. DX - RT ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/03/2010 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Burglar alarms |
| INGESTED FB - 3 YO MALE SWALLOWED A PLASTIC PIECE OF DOOR ALARM - METAL COATED WITH PLASTIC - XRAYED IN SMALL BOWEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2009 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Burglar alarms |
| PT GOT UP TO TURN THE ALARM OFF THEN HAD A SYNCOPE WHILE AT A FRIEND'S HOUSE SUSTAINING A HEAD INJURY. DX - HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/03/2009 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Burglar alarms |
| PT DX ABRASION OF RT THIGH -SCRAPED BY ALARM PIN IN DEPARTMENT STORE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Burglar alarms |
| PT WAS IN HIS ATTIC PUTTING IN A SECURITY ALARM HUNCHED OVER FOR A LON G TIME NOW BACK HURTS STRAINED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2008 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Burglar alarms, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT TURNED AROUND TO SHUT OFF THE ALARTM SYSTEM THAT WAS GOING OFF AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL TO THE FLOOR FRACTURED PELVIS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/16/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Burglar alarms, Bunk beds |
| PT JUMPED OUT OF BED AND HIT HEAD ON BUNKBED NOW W COMPLAINT OF HEADACH E HEARD BURGLAR ALARM GO OFF AND HIT HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Burglar alarms, Beds or bedframes |
| PT GOT UP THIS AM TO TURN OFF ALARM AND HIT FOOT ON BED. DX. SPRAINED FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2007 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Burglar alarms, Doors |
| BURGLER ALARM PART CONNECTED TO DOOR FELL/SCALP ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Burglar alarms |
| PT PLAYING AROUND AND HIT HEAD ON HOUSE ALARM KEYPAD CASE, NOW W/LAC TO FOREHEAD, NO LOC; FOREHEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2006 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Burglar alarms, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| WALKED HOME FROM BASKETBALL AT SCHOOL, SOMETHING WRONG WITH HOUSE ALARM SYSTEM, FORGOT KEY SAT ON PORCH FELL ASLEEP X3 HOURS, FEET NUMB; FROSTN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2006 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Burglar alarms |
| HIT HAND ON ALARM SET OFF ALARM FELL HIT HEAD ON TABLE MINOR HEAD INJURY SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2005 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Burglar alarms |
| CONTUSION KNEE - 84 YOF TRIPPED AND FELL IN HER APARTMENT AFTER GETTING UP TO GO TURN SECURITY ALARM OFF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/28/2004 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Burglar alarms |
| ACCIDENTLY SET OFF SECURITY ALARM STARTLED HER TRIPPED -FELL CONTUSION LEFT CHEST RIGHT SHOULDER STRAIN RIGHT ANKLE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2003 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Burglar alarms, Footwear |
| PT C/O STEPPED ON AN ANTI THEFT ALARM DEBRIS IN STORE TODAY AND HAD SPIKE GOING THROUGH SOLE OF LT FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2003 | 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: Burglar alarms |
| 31 YO FEMALE HURT EARS WHEN LOUD ALARM WENT OFF IN CASINO LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 02/02/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Burglar alarms |
| PT HIT WRIST WHILE TURNING ALARM OFF. DX: L WRIST CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2001 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Burglar alarms |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2000 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Burglar alarms |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2000 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Burglar alarms, Heavy-duty workshop staplers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2000 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Burglar alarms |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2000 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Burglar alarms |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2000 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Burglar alarms |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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