CPSC emergency room data collection
Definition
A systematic method employed by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to track injuries treated in hospital emergency departments, specifically those associated with consumer products.
The data source known as NEISS (National Electronic Injury Surveillance System), used by the government to identify product safety hazards and inform regulatory recalls.
Examples
If you ever wonder how the CPSC emergency room data collection knows you fell off a treadmill while trying to eat a burrito, just remember that every trip to the ER leaves a paper trail.
The CPSC emergency room data collection is essentially the world's most depressing catalog of human clumsiness.
One day, the CPSC emergency room data collection will finally confirm that trying to toast bread with a blowtorch is statistically categorized as a bad idea.