Latest False alarm Stories
Carbon monoxide sensor offers longest length of protection while eliminating common annoyances MEBANE, N.C., April 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Kidde, the world's largest manufacturer of fire safety products, has expanded its Worry-Free product line to include the first and only UL-listed carbon monoxide (CO) alarms proven to provide a decade of protection - up to twice the lifespan in other available alarms. Like the Kidde Worry-Free smoke alarms, the CO alarms contain a sealed-in...
Jason Pierce, MSN, MBA, RN for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online A Sentinel Event Alert issued by The Joint Commission suggests that nurses, physicians and other health care providers can become desensitized to the sound of alarms alerting them to potentially dangerous conditions involving their patients. The report uses the term “alarm fatigue” to describe the phenomenon potentially responsible for over 500 deaths over a five year period. The Joint Commission defines a sentinel...
MEBANE, N.C., Nov. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A smoke alarm's low battery chirp is the number one home fire safety complaint among American homeowners who participated in a recent survey conducted by Kelton on behalf of Kidde, the leading manufacturer of residential fire safety products. In fact, 61 percent of respondents have left their alarm without a working battery. Kidde's new Worry-Free line of smoke alarms with a 10-year sealed-in lithium battery aims to solve common consumer...
CHICAGO, Nov. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- According to ECRI Institute, an independent, nonprofit organization that researches the best approaches to improving the safety, quality, and cost-effectiveness of patient care, alarm hazards are the number-one health technology hazard for 2013. In its report, Top 10 Health Technology Hazards for 2013, ECRI states:Medical device alarms perform an essential patient safety function. Physiologic monitors, medical telemetry units, ventilators,...
OWINGS MILLS, Md., Oct. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to this morning's TODAY show segment on the dangers of delayed warnings from current smoke alarms, Universal Security Instruments reminds consumers about the new IoPhic smoke and fire alarm with patented microprocessor technology. IoPhic smoke and fire alarms are very effective at detecting fast flaming fires and also respond very quickly to slow smoldering fires- up to 87% faster*** than the maximum allowable alarm limit....
OWINGS MILLS, Md., Sept. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- According to the National Fire Protection Association, nuisance alarms or "false" alarms, are the leading cause for intentionally disabled smoke alarms in America. Unfortunately, each fire season also brings reports of serious injuries and deaths, and roughly two-thirds of home fire deaths happen in houses with no smoke alarms or working smoke alarms*. A recent study from the University of Maryland's School of Fire Protection...
MEBANE, N.C., June 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- More than a quarter of U.S. homes built prior to 2002 - approximately 17 million - may require updated fire safety equipment, according to a new survey conducted by Qualtrics on behalf of Kidde, the leading manufacturer of residential fire safety products. The survey, launched in conjunction with Home Safety Month in June, found that 20 percent of respondents had never replaced a smoke alarm, and another six percent hadn't...
FRISCO, Texas, May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Is it true or just an urban myth that 98% of all burglar alarms reported to the police are false? The claim has been around for decades, but the statistic is misleading because it takes into account only a small portion of the 34 million alarm systems protecting homes, schools, government facilities, churches and businesses. "Eighty-five percent of the nation's alarm systems generate no calls to the police in any given year," said Stan...
OTSU, Japan, March 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Optex Co. LTD, a leading manufacturer of security infrared and laser technology, announced today the integration of their Redscan laser sensor with Genetec's Security Center, their unified platform which seamlessly blends IP license plate recognition, video surveillance and access control. The Optex Redscan is an innovative laser-scan detector that identifies a moving object's size, speed, and distance from the detector. It processes that...
PMAM Corporation of Irving, Texas, has purchased ATB Services, Inc, of Colorado Springs. Both companies are in the business of providing false alarm management solutions to law enforcement agencies. The combined company will be known as PMAM Corporation, which now has more than 150 employees. PMAM Corp. will continue to reduce false alarms, increase fee collections, and help keep officers on the streets in communities throughout North America. Irving, Texas (PRWEB) December 22, 2011 PMAM...
