Danger score versus ER volume
Danger score versus ER volume
According to CPSC NEISS 2011-2024, Compact Discs (cds) And Dvds ranks #622 of 838 by danger score (31/100) at ER-volume #588 of 838 (827/yr). They are not the same ranking.
- #622
- danger rank of 838
- #588
- ER-volume rank of 838
- 31/100
- danger score
- 827/yr
- estimated ER visits (avg)
Danger score combines injury volume, hospitalization, fatality, and five-year trend. ER volume is the average annual NEISS estimate alone. Rank 1 is highest on each list.
Where this category's danger score sits nationally
Danger score (31/100) across 838 scored CPSC product categories
31 Lower than most lower than 74% of 838 product categories
scored CPSC product categories, bucketed by value
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Source CPSC NEISS, PlainSafety danger-score model · 2024
Composite verdict
Composite Safety Score: 37/100
One verdict blending 4 independently-sourced dimensions from two separate CPSC systems, each benchmarked against all 838 scored product categories by percentile rather than raw value, so no single huge-volume category can dominate the scale.
| Dimension | Value | National percentile | Weight applied | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injury severity (hospitalization + fatality blend) | 9 | 72nd | 35% | CPSC NEISS 20-year severity index |
| Annual ER injury volume | 827 | 30th | 30% | CPSC NEISS estimated annual ER-treated injuries |
| 5-year injury trend | -31% | 21st | 15% | CPSC NEISS 5-year % change in ER-treated injuries |
| Consumer incident reports | 0 | 0th | 20% | CPSC SaferProducts.gov public incident report count |
Methodology: each dimension is ranked against the full population's p10/p25/p50/p75/p90 breakpoints and interpolated to a 0-100 percentile; the composite is the weighted average of available percentiles. See methodology for the full benchmark table.
Where 11,593 estimated ER injuries land on the body
Body-part shares from the same CPSC NEISS injury_types extract for product code 575. Segments sum to 11,593 - a body-map mix, not a danger score or ER-volume rank.
Two danger lenses
Same-group peer scores and this product's dial
The bars compare PlainSafety danger scores inside the Home Structures & Construction Materials group (same CPSC NEISS extract). The dial is this product's score alone on the Low/Moderate/High bands. Do not read a peer bar as an ER-visit count.
Home Structures & Construction Materials danger scores
How this 31/100 score is built
The score is computed from four CPSC-derived factors for compact discs (cds) and dvds - no opinion, no editorializing:
- Injury volume 827 ER visits/yr Below median volume
- Severity (hospitalization rate) 9.0% High admission rate
- Fatality rate 0.00% No recorded fatalities
- 5-year trend-31%
Band labels compare this category against the corpus of 838 scored CPSC product categories, see the full methodology for the exact weighting of each factor.
What the CPSC Data Shows
Across the 14-year NEISS window from 2011 to 2024, injury counts for compact discs (cds) and dvds are declining by about 31% over the last five years, with the busiest year on record being 2012 (2,039 estimated ER visits) and the quietest 2024 (337 estimated visits). The single most common ER diagnosis is contusions, abr. to the eyeball, accounting for approximately 1,423 visits across the 20-year NEISS window, followed by laceration to the finger (834 cases). The 0-4 age group absorbs the largest share of injuries, about 1,976 cases over the NEISS window, and males appear slightly more often than the opposite sex in that cohort. Severity outcomes from the NEISS disposition field show that 9.0% of ER visits involving this product end in hospital admission or transfer.
Beyond the hospital-sampled NEISS projections, this page also aggregates 0 consumer incident reports filed directly on SaferProducts.gov, plus 20 anonymized ER narratives - together forming a layered picture of how compact discs (cds) and dvds fail in real households. Every figure on this page comes from CPSC-published data: NEISS projects national estimates from a probability sample of about 100 U.S. hospital emergency departments, while SaferProducts.gov collects voluntary reports from consumers, manufacturers, and clinicians. The danger score, trend indicators, and demographic breakdowns update automatically when CPSC releases a new yearly NEISS file, which is why this page is dated 2024-12-31. For regulatory context, consult CPSC recall notices and the SaferProducts.gov public database linked below.
Annual Injury Estimates (2011–2024)
Source: CPSC NEISS national estimates Injuries represent ER-treated cases only
Who Gets Injured?
| Age Group | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-4 | 1,460 | 516 | |
| 5-14 | 1,185 | 602 | |
| 15-24 | 465 | 778 | |
| 25-34 | 765 | 1,076 | |
| 35-44 | 409 | 857 | |
| 45-54 | 267 | 437 | |
| 55-64 | 326 | 623 | |
| 65-74 | 487 | 574 | |
| 75+ | 234 | 522 |
Most Common Injuries
| Body Part | Diagnosis | Est. Injuries |
|---|---|---|
| Eyeball | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Finger | Laceration | |
| Lower Trunk | Strain, Sprain | |
| Face | Laceration | |
| Lower Trunk | Other | |
| Head | Internal Injury | |
| Face | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Internal | Ingestion | |
| Head | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Finger | Other | |
| Foot | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Not Stated/unk | Other | |
| Head | Laceration | |
| Eyeball | Other | |
| Mouth | Laceration |
Severity Breakdown
ER Visit Narratives
Real anonymized emergency room reports from the CPSC NEISS database.
81 YOF FELL WAS PUTTING CD'S ON SHELF FELL HIT HIP ON FLOOR DX CLOSED FX HIP
62 YOF WAS CLEANING HER HOUSE A FEW DAYS AGO, LIFTING HEAVY ITEMS, MOVING CDS/TAPES AND PHOTO ALBUMS. SHE IS UNSURE IF SHE BENT OR TWISTED AWKWARDLY BUT AFTER LIFTING THEM HAD SHOOTING PAIN ACROSS HER CHEST. DX CHEST PAIN
6YOM TO ER W/ MOM FOR CONTUSION OF LEFT SIDE OF FOREHEAD, PPER MOM PTS FATHER ACCIDENTALL WHEN TOSSING SOME CD CASES AT HOME ACCIDENTALLY HIT PT IN THE LEFT FOREHEAD, PT HAD NO LOC OR BLEEDING, TEACHER AT SCHOOL SAW CONTUSION CALLED CPS DX CONTUSION OF FOREHEAD
91YOM PRESENTS FROM HOME WITH RIB/THORACIC PAIN AFTER FALLING LAST NIGHT. PATIENT STATES HE WAS GETTING UP TO CHANGE A DVD HE WAS WATCHING WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE SIDE LANDING ALONG HIS CHEST. DX: MULTIPLE RIB FRACTURES, FOREHEAD ABRASION, SCALP ABRASION
4YOM PRESENTS WITH 3 CM LAC TO R UPPER LIP X 1 HOUR AGO. MOM SAYS PT WAS PLAYING IN HOME, FELL ON A BOX OF CD ROMS THAT WAS STICKING OUT FROM A SHELF. PT HAS SOME BRUISING TO R CHEEK. DX: LIP LACERATION, FALL
24YOF PRESENTS WITH RIGHT FOOT PAIN SUSTAINED WHEN HER AND HER LITTLE BROTHER WERE PLAYING AND HER LITTLE BROTHER TRIPPED ON HER FOOT WHILE HOLDING A CD AND LANDED ON HER RIGHT FOOT AND THE CD DUG INTO HER FOOT. NO ABRASION, NO CUTS. DX: FOOT PAIN
76YOM PT @ HOME PUTTING CD'S INTO A CD PLAYER, FELT SUDDEN POP/PAIN TO LEFT HIP DX: DISLOCATION HIP, CLOSED #
61YOM WAS BREAKING CD'S AND FEELS LIKE A PIECE IS STILL IN RIGHT EYE. DX: ABRASION OF RIGHT CORNEA.
72YOM COMPLAINS OF INJURY TO HIS NECK, LEFT SHOULDER AND LOWER BACK AFTER A FALL. HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL FORWARD ON OUTSTETCHED HANDS. HIT HEAD ON CORNER OF CD CASE. DX: FALL, PERIORBITAL CONTUSION, SHOULDER INJURY, STRAIN INJURY OF LOWER BACK, CERVICAL STRAIN
49YOM P/W STOMACH ACHE AND STATES THAT HE FELL AND HIT HEAD AND KNEES IN SHELTER AS HE SLIPPED ON SOME DVD'S. DX: FALL
42 YOM GOT UP TO PUT A DVD IN, LOST CONSCIOUSNESS AND FELL FORWARD AT HOME.DX: SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE
6YOM TO ER FOR LACERATION OF FOREHEAD, BROTHER REPORTS HE WAS PLAYING W/ PT AND THREW A SUPPER DISK & HIT PT IN THE FOREHEAD & PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION DX INJURY OF HEAD, LACERATION OF FOREHEAD W/O FOREIGN BODY
Product Recalls
Search for active and past recalls related to compact discs (cds) and dvds on the CPSC website.
Compare beyond Home Structures & Construction Materials
Nationwide peers by danger score, ER volume & hospitalization
Three PlainSafety-derived comparison paths for Compact Discs (cds) And Dvds: cross-group products nearest on danger score (31/100), estimated annual ER visits (827/yr), and hospitalization share (9.0%). Same-group neighbours stay in Related Products above.
Similar danger score
Nearest cross-group products by PlainSafety danger score (100-point scale).
Similar ER visit volume
Nearest cross-group products by NEISS estimated annual ER visits.
Similar hospitalization rate
Nearest cross-group products by % of NEISS ER visits resulting in hospital admission.
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About this data
CPSC National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) 2005–2024 and SaferProducts.gov consumer incident reports form the basis of this page. Injury estimates are based on a nationally representative probability sample of U.S. hospital emergency departments.
According to PlainSafety's CPSC NEISS corpus ranking, Compact Discs (cds) And Dvds ranks #622 of 838 scored CPSC product categories by PlainSafety danger score and #588 of 838 by 20-year estimated ER injury volume.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where does compact discs (cds) and dvds rank on danger score versus ER volume?
Among 838 scored CPSC product categories, compact discs (cds) and dvds ranks #622 by PlainSafety danger score (31/100) and #588 by 20-year estimated ER injury volume (827/yr). The two rankings come from the same NEISS extract and are not the same order.
What are the most common injuries from compact discs (cds) and dvds?
The most common injury is contusions, abr. to the eyeball, accounting for approximately 1,423 injuries over 20 years.
Are injuries from compact discs (cds) and dvds increasing or decreasing?
Down 31% over 5 years.
Who is most at risk for compact discs (cds) and dvds injuries?
The 0-4 age group accounts for the most injuries, with approximately 1,976 cases recorded over 20 years. Males are more frequently injured in this age group.
What happens when someone is injured by compact discs (cds) and dvds?
Of all ER visits involving compact discs (cds) and dvds, approximately 9.0% result in hospital admission. The majority of patients (91.0%) are treated and released from the emergency department.
How can I report a safety problem with compact discs (cds) and dvds?
You can file a consumer incident report at SaferProducts.gov, the official CPSC reporting portal. Reports help the CPSC identify emerging hazards and trigger investigations or recalls. You can also call the CPSC hotline at 1-800-638-2772.
PlainSafety is rendered directly from U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recall and incident records, no number is typed in by an editor. Product recall timelines and hazard labels are drawn from CPSC recall records for this product. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.