How the science of injury prevention contributes to advancing home fire safety in the USA: successes and opportunities

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (Suppl 1) ◽  
pp. i7-i13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea C Gielen ◽  
Shannon Frattaroli ◽  
Keshia M Pollack ◽  
Corinne Peek-Asa ◽  
Jingzhen G Yang
Keyword(s):  
Injury Prevention ◽  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Ecological Model ◽  
Smoke Alarms ◽  
Community Risk ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
Control Research ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Reduction Methods ◽  
Community Environments

BackgroundIn the decades since the landmark report-America Burning-was published in 1973, the number of home fire deaths has shrunk from >5500 per year to 2650 in 2015. This paper: (1) describes how science and practice in injury prevention and fire and life safety contributed to successful interventions, and (2) identifies emerging strategies and future opportunities to prevent home fire-related deaths.MethodsThe aims are addressed through the lens of population health research, with a focus on the work of selected Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-funded Injury Control Research Centers. Results are organised using the Haddon Matrix and an ecological model.ResultsWe found evidence to support interventions that address all components of both the matrix and the model, including: reduced ignition propensity cigarettes, stop smoking campaigns, housing codes, residential sprinkler systems, smoke alarms, community risk reduction, school-based educational programmes, and fire and burn response systems. Future reductions are likely to come from enhancing residential sprinkler and smoke alarm technology, and increasing their utilisation; expanding the use of community risk reduction methods; and implementing new technological solutions. Despite the successes, substantial disparities in home fire death rates remain, reflecting underlying social determinants of health.ConclusionMost of the evidence-supported interventions were focused on changing the policy and community environments to prevent home fires and reduce injury when a fire occurs. Future prevention efforts should give high priority to addressing the continued disparities in home fire deaths.

It’s not the batteries! Smoke alarm presence and functionality 5-7 years post installation of sealed lithium battery alarms

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wendy Shields ◽  
Elise Omaki ◽  
Joel Villalba ◽  
Andrea Gielen
Keyword(s):  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Lithium Batteries ◽  
Lithium Battery ◽  
Fire Department ◽  
Smoke Alarm ◽  
Smoke Alarms ◽  
Community Risk ◽  
Long Life

Abstract Smoke alarms with lithium batteries have been marketed as long life or “10 Year Alarms.” Previous work has drawn into question the actual term of functionality for lithium battery alarms. This paper reports on observed smoke alarm presence and functionality in a sample of 158 homes which had participated in a fire department smoke alarm installation program 5-7 years prior to the observations. A total of 394 alarms were originally installed in the 158 homes that completed the revisit. At the time of the revisit, 214 of those alarms were working (54%), 26 were non-working (7%), and 154 were missing (39%). Of the 158 homes that completed the revisit, n=62 (39%) had all their originally installed project alarms up at working at the revisit. Respondents who reported owning their homes and who reported living in their home for 6 or more years were significantly more likely than renters and those living in their homes for 5 or fewer years were more likely to maintain all of their project alarms. Smoke alarm installation programs should consider revisiting homes within 5-7 years post installation to inspect and replace any missing or non-functioning alarms. We recommend programs conducting community risk reduction programs track and plan installations and revisits to improve smoke alarm coverage.

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2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anas Khan ◽  
Yasir Almuzaini ◽  
Alhanouf Aburas ◽  
Naif Khalaf Alharbi ◽  
Suliman Alghnam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Combined Model ◽  
Community Risk

Developing theory-based risk-reduction interventions for HIV-positive young people with haemophilia

Haemophilia ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. R. Schultz ◽  
R. B. Butler ◽  
L. Mckernan ◽  
R. Boelsen ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Hiv Positive

Low-Fat Diets: No Cancer Risk Reduction Seen

2006 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 10
Author(s):  
Deeanna Franklin
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Risk ◽  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Low Fat ◽  
Fat Diets ◽  
Cancer Risk Reduction

Cancer Survivors Need CVD Risk Reduction Too

2005 ◽  
Vol 38 (16) ◽  
pp. 38
Author(s):  
MICHELE G. SULLIVAN
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Cvd Risk
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