Medical emergencies where the user is incapacitated and unable to explain their current medical condition or their location.
Medical emergencies where the user is incapacitated and unable to explain their current medical condition or their location.
It was once said that everyday is a new adventure. Most adventures are good ones, but sometimes, “adventures” can be bad and have devastating results. In 2020, there were 4,764 fatal work injuries in the United States.1 Each year, roughly 20% of worker deaths in the U.S. are in construction, but construction workers make up only 6% of the U.S. labor force. This disparity emphasizes the need for a continued push to improve safety on the job for those working in the construction industry.2 In 2020, there were 22,710 ladder related injuries in the US. And human error is by far the leading cause of ladder accidents.3 Overall, in 2020, there were 2.1 million work related injuries in the U.S.4
Amazingly, the one place that most injuries happen is in or at the home. In 2020, an estimated 156,300 preventable injury-related deaths occurred in homes and communities, or about 78% of all preventable injury-related deaths that year. The number of deaths was up 18.9% from the 2019 total of 131,400. An additional 46,800,000 people suffered nonfatal medically consulted injuries. The death rate per 100,000 population was 47.4 – about 18.4% higher than the 2019 rate.5
What does this mean to you? Basically, an accident can happen anywhere and at anytime. Luckily, most people always carry their mobile or cell phone around with them, in a pocket, purse or side holster. With the Here I Am app on your phone, in the time of an accident where you might become partially incapacitated or unable to speak but still able to move, you’ll be able to send an emergency message to up to three of the contacts in your phone with just two clicks from your phone’s home screen. With the Here I Am App you’ll be letting your friends and family know when you need help and will be able to direct 9-1-1 to your exact location when 9-1-1 can’t find you.
- https://www.bls.gov/iif/ – accessed 07/27/2022
- https://www.bigrentz.com/blog/construction-safety-statistics – accessed 07/26/2022
- https://www.thesilverlining.com/safety-tips/ladder-safety – accessed 07/26/2022
- https://www.bls.gov/iif/ – accessed 07/27/2022
- https://injuryfacts.nsc.org/home-and-community/home-and-community-overview/introduction/ – accessed 07/26/2022