Garage Door Accidents

Garage Door Accidents An average of 20,000 people each year have been treated in hospital emergency rooms due to garage door related injuries. Garage doors all over North America account for thousands of injuries per year. These injuries can be minor or relatively serious and can range from minor cuts to serious bone fractures and amputations. Roughly 3 children per year between the ages of 2 and 14 are trapped and killed under automatic garage doors that are non-reversing. Many other children have suffered serious injuries or brain damage when closing garage doors hit them, while failing to stop and reverse. Canadian hospitals decided to take part in a garage door related injury reporting program and came up with some unfortunate conclusions. Between 1990 and 2005, 622 cases of garage door related accidents occurred. 79.1% of garage door injuries happen at a person's own home 36.3% of injuries take place in the summer months 68.8% of accidents involve injury to the upper part of the body. This includes fractures, amputations, dislocations and bruises 39.9% of injuries involve garage doors coming down on a person Injury Prevention Tips • Educate and teach your children the dangers of • Do not go near a garage door until it has stopped moving • Do not walk or drive away until the door has fully stopped moving • Place the activation button high enough so children cannot reach it • Keep the remote control out of the reach of children • Do not let children operate garage doors • Test your doors monthly - your door should reverse when coming down even if it detects a paper towel in the way garage doors Source: www.phac-aspc.gc.ca | www.coveryourgaragedoortracks.com | http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/523.html Garage Door Accidents An average of 20,000 people each year have been treated in hospital emergency rooms due to garage door related injuries. Garage doors all over North America account for thousands of injuries per year. These injuries can be minor or relatively serious and can range from minor cuts to serious bone fractures and amputations. Roughly 3 children per year between the ages of 2 and 14 are trapped and killed under automatic garage doors that are non-reversing. Many other children have suffered serious injuries or brain damage when closing garage doors hit them, while failing to stop and reverse. Canadian hospitals decided to take part in a garage door related injury reporting program and came up with some unfortunate conclusions. Between 1990 and 2005, 622 cases of garage door related accidents occurred. 79.1% of garage door injuries happen at a person's own home 36.3% of injuries take place in the summer months 68.8% of accidents involve injury to the upper part of the body. This includes fractures, amputations, dislocations and bruises 39.9% of injuries involve garage doors coming down on a person Injury Prevention Tips • Educate and teach your children the dangers of • Do not go near a garage door until it has stopped moving • Do not walk or drive away until the door has fully stopped moving • Place the activation button high enough so children cannot reach it • Keep the remote control out of the reach of children • Do not let children operate garage doors • Test your doors monthly - your door should reverse when coming down even if it detects a paper towel in the way garage doors Source: www.phac-aspc.gc.ca | www.coveryourgaragedoortracks.com | http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/523.html Garage Door Accidents An average of 20,000 people each year have been treated in hospital emergency rooms due to garage door related injuries. Garage doors all over North America account for thousands of injuries per year. These injuries can be minor or relatively serious and can range from minor cuts to serious bone fractures and amputations. Roughly 3 children per year between the ages of 2 and 14 are trapped and killed under automatic garage doors that are non-reversing. Many other children have suffered serious injuries or brain damage when closing garage doors hit them, while failing to stop and reverse. Canadian hospitals decided to take part in a garage door related injury reporting program and came up with some unfortunate conclusions. Between 1990 and 2005, 622 cases of garage door related accidents occurred. 79.1% of garage door injuries happen at a person's own home 36.3% of injuries take place in the summer months 68.8% of accidents involve injury to the upper part of the body. This includes fractures, amputations, dislocations and bruises 39.9% of injuries involve garage doors coming down on a person Injury Prevention Tips • Educate and teach your children the dangers of • Do not go near a garage door until it has stopped moving • Do not walk or drive away until the door has fully stopped moving • Place the activation button high enough so children cannot reach it • Keep the remote control out of the reach of children • Do not let children operate garage doors • Test your doors monthly - your door should reverse when coming down even if it detects a paper towel in the way garage doors Source: www.phac-aspc.gc.ca | www.coveryourgaragedoortracks.com | http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/523.html Garage Door Accidents An average of 20,000 people each year have been treated in hospital emergency rooms due to garage door related injuries. Garage doors all over North America account for thousands of injuries per year. These injuries can be minor or relatively serious and can range from minor cuts to serious bone fractures and amputations. Roughly 3 children per year between the ages of 2 and 14 are trapped and killed under automatic garage doors that are non-reversing. Many other children have suffered serious injuries or brain damage when closing garage doors hit them, while failing to stop and reverse. Canadian hospitals decided to take part in a garage door related injury reporting program and came up with some unfortunate conclusions. Between 1990 and 2005, 622 cases of garage door related accidents occurred. 79.1% of garage door injuries happen at a person's own home 36.3% of injuries take place in the summer months 68.8% of accidents involve injury to the upper part of the body. This includes fractures, amputations, dislocations and bruises 39.9% of injuries involve garage doors coming down on a person Injury Prevention Tips • Educate and teach your children the dangers of • Do not go near a garage door until it has stopped moving • Do not walk or drive away until the door has fully stopped moving • Place the activation button high enough so children cannot reach it • Keep the remote control out of the reach of children • Do not let children operate garage doors • Test your doors monthly - your door should reverse when coming down even if it detects a paper towel in the way garage doors Source: www.phac-aspc.gc.ca | www.coveryourgaragedoortracks.com | http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/523.html Garage Door Accidents An average of 20,000 people each year have been treated in hospital emergency rooms due to garage door related injuries. Garage doors all over North America account for thousands of injuries per year. These injuries can be minor or relatively serious and can range from minor cuts to serious bone fractures and amputations. Roughly 3 children per year between the ages of 2 and 14 are trapped and killed under automatic garage doors that are non-reversing. Many other children have suffered serious injuries or brain damage when closing garage doors hit them, while failing to stop and reverse. Canadian hospitals decided to take part in a garage door related injury reporting program and came up with some unfortunate conclusions. Between 1990 and 2005, 622 cases of garage door related accidents occurred. 79.1% of garage door injuries happen at a person's own home 36.3% of injuries take place in the summer months 68.8% of accidents involve injury to the upper part of the body. This includes fractures, amputations, dislocations and bruises 39.9% of injuries involve garage doors coming down on a person Injury Prevention Tips • Educate and teach your children the dangers of • Do not go near a garage door until it has stopped moving • Do not walk or drive away until the door has fully stopped moving • Place the activation button high enough so children cannot reach it • Keep the remote control out of the reach of children • Do not let children operate garage doors • Test your doors monthly - your door should reverse when coming down even if it detects a paper towel in the way garage doors Source: www.phac-aspc.gc.ca | www.coveryourgaragedoortracks.com | http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/523.html Garage Door Accidents An average of 20,000 people each year have been treated in hospital emergency rooms due to garage door related injuries. Garage doors all over North America account for thousands of injuries per year. These injuries can be minor or relatively serious and can range from minor cuts to serious bone fractures and amputations. Roughly 3 children per year between the ages of 2 and 14 are trapped and killed under automatic garage doors that are non-reversing. Many other children have suffered serious injuries or brain damage when closing garage doors hit them, while failing to stop and reverse. Canadian hospitals decided to take part in a garage door related injury reporting program and came up with some unfortunate conclusions. Between 1990 and 2005, 622 cases of garage door related accidents occurred. 79.1% of garage door injuries happen at a person's own home 36.3% of injuries take place in the summer months 68.8% of accidents involve injury to the upper part of the body. This includes fractures, amputations, dislocations and bruises 39.9% of injuries involve garage doors coming down on a person Injury Prevention Tips • Educate and teach your children the dangers of • Do not go near a garage door until it has stopped moving • Do not walk or drive away until the door has fully stopped moving • Place the activation button high enough so children cannot reach it • Keep the remote control out of the reach of children • Do not let children operate garage doors • Test your doors monthly - your door should reverse when coming down even if it detects a paper towel in the way garage doors Source: www.phac-aspc.gc.ca | www.coveryourgaragedoortracks.com | http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/523.html