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U.S. CPSC
July 13, 2006 |
Sportsstuff Wego Kite Tubes Withdrawn from Market after Reports of Deaths and Injuries CPSC staff is aware of 39 injury incidents with 29 of those resulting in medical treatment. Those injuries include a broken neck, punctured lung, chest and back injuries and facial injuries.   |
U.S. CPSC
January 22, 2008 |
Stamina Products to Pay $105,000 Civil Penalty for Failure to Report Defects with Mini-Trampolines Stamina Products, of Springfield, Mo., failed to report in a timely manner injuries from defective mini-trampolines. |
U.S. CPSC
August 3, 2007 |
Raleigh America Recalls Bicycles; Forks Can Break Causing Loss of Control The forks can break during normal use, causing the rider to lose control, fall and suffer serious injuries. |
U.S. CPSC
June 2, 2009 |
Bicycles Recalled by REI Due to Fork Failure The fork can separate from the steerer tube which can cause the rider to lose control, posing a fall hazard. |
PC Magazine
September 28, 2007 |
Study: Americans More Glued to Web than TV Which do you spend more time glued to: the Web or the tube? If your answer is the Web, you're not alone. |
U.S. CPSC
February 14, 2005 |
CPSC Releases Special Report On Older Consumer Injuries According to a new study on emergency room injuries of adults 65 and older, that age group is increasingly at risk for product-related injuries in or around the home, especially falls. |
U.S. CPSC
November 30, 2004 |
Classic Sport Companies Inc. Recall of Table Soccer Games The lighting structures may spark if the tube lights are not properly installed, posing a fire hazard. |
U.S. CPSC
August 15, 2002 |
Mountain Bikes Recalled by Marin Mountain Bikes The steer tube on the front of these bicycles can break off from the two main tubes of the frame causing the rider to lose control, fall and possibly suffer serious injury. |
U.S. CPSC
July 26, 2007 |
Tree Stand Manufacturer Sued For Late Reporting of Injuries To the Government The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced today the filing of a lawsuit Ardisam Inc. for delaying the report of serious injuries with the Big Foot and Lite Foot Series hunting tree stands. |
U.S. CPSC
December 9, 2010 |
Seattle Bike Supply Recalls Redline Bicycles Due to Fall Hazard The head tube can separate from the frame, causing the rider to lose control and fall. This poses a risk of serious injury. |
U.S. CPSC
June 14, 2005 |
CPSC Staff Powered Scooter Study Shows Just 4 in 10 Victims Wore Helmets In an estimated 10,000 emergency room injuries involving powered scooters, 7 out of 10 incidents were behavior or environment-related. So, following local laws and CPSC safety guidelines can play a strong role in protecting children. |
U.S. CPSC
October 17, 2002 |
Lida Bicycle Co. Recalls Men's Bicycles The frames of these bicycles can break apart, causing the rider to fall and suffer injuries. |
U.S. CPSC
August 10, 2006 |
CPSC Reminds Parents to Keep Safety in Mind When Sending Children Back To School Watch for drawstrings on children's clothing... Buy the right bicycle helmet... How to spot safe playgrounds... Secure soccer goals... Buy standardized art supplies... |
U.S. CPSC
January 10, 2008 |
Hunting Tree Stand Manufacturer Agrees To Pay $420,000 Civil Penalty The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced today that a Wisconsin-based tree stand manufacturer has agreed to pay the government a $420,000 civil penalty for failing to immediately report serious injuries to hunters with its Big Foot and Lite Foot series hunting tree stands. |
U.S. CPSC
June 27, 2006 |
CPSC Warns Consumers that Using Professional Fireworks Often has Deadly Results Between 2000 and 2005, CPSC has reports of 36 fireworks-related consumer deaths. More than a third of these incidents involved professional devices, which were sold illegally to consumers. CPSC recommends following these fireworks safety tips. |
U.S. CPSC
October 16, 2007 |
Procycle Group Inc. Recalls Bicycles Due to Fall Hazard The head tube can detach from the rest of the frame, posing a fall hazard to consumers. |
U.S. CPSC
August 2, 2005 |
WaveCrest Laboratories LLC Recall of Electric Bicycles The front and/or rear wheel can collapse, causing the rider to fall and suffer injuries. |
U.S. CPSC
February 22, 2011 |
REI Recalls Bicycles Due to Fall Hazard The alloy steerer tube could separate from the fork causing the rider to lose control, posing a fall hazard to consumers. |
U.S. CPSC
April 25, 2002 |
Bicycles Recalled by Specialized Bicycle Components Inc. The rear seatstays, the tube behind the seat that connects the rear axle to the rear shock, can break, possibly causing the rider to lose control and crash... |
U.S. CPSC
October 6, 2004 |
CPSC Targets Vulnerable, Hard-to-Reach Populations - Stratton Tells Congress About Toy and Child Product Safety Actions The CPSC chairman told the House Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection that agency continues to enforce standards, announce recalls, and prevent deaths and injuries from rising. |
U.S. CPSC
May 3, 2005 |
Jake's Fireworks Inc. Recall of Fireworks The aerial shells are fused, shaped, and labeled in a way that could cause consumers to unintentionally place them into the launch tube upside down, resulting in a ground-level explosion. Such an explosion can cause serious injuries to consumers in close proximity of the device. |
U.S. CPSC
May 24, 2002 |
Hazardous Red Devil Gas Grills In some earlier grills, the heat produced by lighting the grill at the air intake tube damaged the plastic support piece, and caused the grill to fall to the ground. When it collapses, flames from the grill can burn nearby consumers and ignite surrounding combustibles. |
U.S. CPSC
November 14, 2006 |
List of Top Holiday Safety Tips Released CPSC, AARP ask consumers to pay attention to age labels. |
Outside
July 2008
Mark Anders |
Fix a Busted Tire with a Buck Flatten your bike tire on a thorn and you can easily patch the inner tube or swap in a new one. Damage the tire itself is a much bigger problem. Here's a quick field solution to keep you on the roll. |
U.S. CPSC
May 4, 2011 |
CPSC Launches Spanish YouTube Channel The channel features short videos that can save lives, including powerful demonstrations (enacted) of incidents that have involved Hispanic children. |
U.S. CPSC
July 19, 2002 |
Recall of Red Devil Gas Grills Sold at Wal-Mart The product's design allows consumers to light the grill at an air intake tube, instead of at the burner. Though the grill appears to function normally, gas inside the tube ignites. The tube can reach temperatures of up to 750 degrees Fahrenheit and present a burn hazard to consumers. |
U.S. CPSC
April 12, 2005 |
Nautilus Inc. Agrees to Pay $950,000 Penalty for Failing to Report Bowflex Fitness Machines Defects and Injuries The penalty, which has been provisionally accepted by the Commission, settles allegations that the company failed to give CPSC timely reports on serious injuries and safety defects with nearly 800,000 Bowflex fitness machines. |
U.S. CPSC
July 21, 2004 |
Kmart Corporation Recall of Pool Pump Water Guns The cone-shaped nozzle can unexpectedly come off the water gun and be propelled causing injury. |
U.S. CPSC
March 29, 2006 |
Gear Up, Strap It On -- Helmets Can Save Lives and Reduce Injuries CPSC Releases New "Which Helmet for Which Activity" Guide |
U.S. CPSC
April 21, 2005 |
Sharp Electronics Corp. Recall of Conventional Tube Televisions Power button can break allowing objects to be inserted through the opening. Foreign materials such as crayons, metal objects or straws can ignite posing a fire hazard. |
U.S. CPSC
September 12, 2006 |
CPSC Warns about TV, Large Furniture Tip-Over Dangers More than 100 deaths have been reported since 2000; most involve young children. |
U.S. CPSC
October 21, 2004 |
International Playthings, Inc. Recall of Rattles The spiral section of the rattle can come apart, releasing small balls inside. This can pose a choking hazard to young children. |
U.S. CPSC
October 8, 2002 |
Value City Recalls Red Devil Gas Grills The product's design allows consumers to light the grill at an air intake tube, instead of at the burner. Though the grill appears to function normally, gas inside the air intake tube ignites. The tube can reach temperatures of up to 750 degrees Fahrenheit and present a burn hazard. |
Outside
July 2007
Grayson Schaffer |
Fix a Flat A man doesn't like to admit he's never changed a bike tire. But there's shame, and then there's hiking ten miles when you could be riding. Let us help you avoid both indignities. |
U.S. CPSC
September 7, 2006 |
LeapFrog Recalls to Repair Children's Activity Centers Due to Arm Entrapment Hazard A child's arm can become caught in the activity center's plastic tube, posing a risk of injury to children. |
U.S. CPSC
September 7, 2006 |
Delta Combination Water Heaters Recalled by Triangle Tube for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Hazard The burner plate and flue hood seal on the water heaters can fail due to an improper seal causing a leak of flue gases and carbon monoxide (CO). This poses the risk of CO poisoning to consumers inside of the house. |
U.S. CPSC
April 15, 2003 |
BJ's Wholesale Club Recall of Red Devil Gas Grills The product's design allows consumers to light the grill at an air intake tube, instead of at the burner. Though the grill appears to function normally, gas inside the air intake tube ignites. The tube can reach temperatures of up to 750 degrees Fahrenheit and present a burn hazard to consumers. |
Fast Company
Jul/Aug 2012 |
London's Tube Gets Hooked Up To Wi-Fi This happens just in time for the Olympics. |
American Journal of Nursing
February 2012
Simons & Abdallah |
Bedside Assessment of Enteral Tube Placement: Aligning Practice with Evidence Since the flexible Levin tube was introduced in 1921, enteral feeding has become ubiquitous. From the out-set, nurses have been responsible for confirming the correct placement of enteral feeding tubes prior to their use for alimentation or medication administration. |
