Injured, bruised, broken or even torn off fingers because of doors slamming shut. Every year more than 40.000 children in the UK and 7000 children in the Netherlands visit the Accident and Emergency departmentfor treatment of these injuries.
However, the real amount of finger injuries is much higher than reported by the Council for Consumers and Safety. Most cases of finger injuries occurred in the children`s own homes or in school. This is the reason that Arte Viva is introducing a newly-patented invention - the Finger Alert. With this transparent strip which narrows the crack between the door and doorjamb, trapped fingers will become a thing of the past.
 In Holland alone 10,000 victims of all ages visited A and E for treatment of injuries to their fingers in 1998.
The majority of these victims were younger than 15 years old, more than half of them aged between 1and 4. Digits becoming trapped in the gap between the door and the jamb cause injuries. Most of the injuries occur to the fingers; 78%, followed by the hand: 7% and then the foot: 4%. An open wound to the fingers is the most frequently occurring injury (34%). Most incidents occur in the home as children play, but also happen often in nurseries and schools.
These are reasons enough for Arte Viva to search for a safe and structural solution for this problem. The Finger Alert is the result of this search. This product prevents injuries caused by fingers being jammed between the door and the jamb resulting in a safer environment for children.
The Finger Alert is easy to install in nearly all types of doors.
It consists of 2 transparent strips 1.2 meters long. On both sides of the strip is a 12mm thick strong Tesa tape and a cutaway for nailing the strip to the doorjamb if required. In a vertical position, the strip covers the entire gap between the door and doorjamb preventing fingers or hands being jammed. Furthermore the flexibility of the strips ensures that their lifespan is extended
Finger Alert strips are available in Austria at an attractive price now, call:
KIKIDOO Fingerschutz
Grabenstrasse 14
A-8010 Graz
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