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I've had more than my fair share of crazy household accidents. The latest one was interesting. I was at home and settled in for the rest of the day, meaning I wasn't planning on going out again. I went into the garage to do some quick drilling on a project I was working on inside. I guess that day, I parked a little too close to the door, because as I finished up, I tripped, and my ankle got caught on the license plate of my car. It really hurt. I didn't really think much of it while I was limping, because I was too focused on trying to get back inside. I had no phone, no keys, nothing in my pocket. I also didn't have a first aid kit in the garage. These are important details, since I accidentally locked myself out of my own home. Fortunately, I was stuck in the garage. I grabbed some power tools and went to town on the doorknob. I found my way in, and realized a big ol' puddle of blood formed in my sandals. That license plate cut me up pretty well. I went straight to the shower to wash it off. Since the cut was so long, I had to make my own band-aid out of gauze and tape from the first aid kit. Fortunately, it wasn't a really deep cut, and it healed itself in 2-3 weeks.

Since then, I changed a few things:

1: I added a deadbolt to the garage entrance and replaced the knob with a regular passage. Now I hypothetically won't be able to lock myself out again.
2: I put a first aid kit in my car. That way, it'll always be available in the garage just in case. I also put one upstairs.
3: I created a backup entry system so if I do somehow get accidentally locked out of my home, there is a non-destructive way to get back in.

Sooner or later, I will get a Knox Box installed. It's useful people who are unable to get to the door in an emergency. Essentially, it's a secure key box that only the local FD or LEOs have access to so they can non-destructively enter the home. Rather than using the universal inward swinging door key (aka a door ram), they can just grab the key from the Knox Box. It will pay for itself in a single use.