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Risk and protective factors for fires, burns, and carbon monoxide poisoning in U.S. households.

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Runyan, CW; Johnson, RM; Yang, J; Waller, AE; Perkis, D; Marshall, SW; Coyne-Beasley, T; McGee, KS
Published in: American journal of preventive medicine
January 2005

More needs to be known about the prevalence of risk and protective factors for fires, burns, and carbon monoxide poisoning in U.S. households.A random-digit-dial survey was conducted about home safety with 1003 respondents representing households in the continental United States. Descriptive statistics assess the prevalence of risk and protective factors for fires, burns, and carbon monoxide overall, and by demographic characteristics, household structure, region, and residential tenure. The data were weighted to adjust for nonresponse and to reflect the U.S. population.Although most respondents reported having a smoke alarm (97%), and 80% reported having one on each level of their home, <20% reported checking the alarm at least every 3 months. Seventy-one percent reported having a fire extinguisher, 29% had a carbon monoxide detector, and 51% of those living with at least one other person had a fire escape plan. Few could report the temperature of their hot water at the tap (9%), or the setting on the hot water heater (25%). Only 6% had an antiscald device.Results suggest that there is much room for improvement regarding adoption of measures to prevent fires, burns, and carbon monoxide poisoning. Further investigations of the efficacy of carbon monoxide detectors, fire extinguishers, and escape plans, as well as effectiveness studies of fire and burn-prevention efforts are needed.

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American journal of preventive medicine

DOI

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1873-2607

ISSN

0749-3797

Publication Date

January 2005

Volume

28

Issue

1

Start / End Page

102 / 108

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Risk
  • Public Health
  • Protective Devices
  • Prevalence
  • Middle Aged
  • Humans
  • Fires
  • Child, Preschool
  • Child
 

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Runyan, C. W., Johnson, R. M., Yang, J., Waller, A. E., Perkis, D., Marshall, S. W., … McGee, K. S. (2005). Risk and protective factors for fires, burns, and carbon monoxide poisoning in U.S. households. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 28(1), 102–108. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2004.09.014
Runyan, Carol W., Renee M. Johnson, Jingzhen Yang, Anna E. Waller, David Perkis, Stephen W. Marshall, Tamera Coyne-Beasley, and Kara S. McGee. “Risk and protective factors for fires, burns, and carbon monoxide poisoning in U.S. households.American Journal of Preventive Medicine 28, no. 1 (January 2005): 102–8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2004.09.014.
Runyan CW, Johnson RM, Yang J, Waller AE, Perkis D, Marshall SW, et al. Risk and protective factors for fires, burns, and carbon monoxide poisoning in U.S. households. American journal of preventive medicine. 2005 Jan;28(1):102–8.
Runyan, Carol W., et al. “Risk and protective factors for fires, burns, and carbon monoxide poisoning in U.S. households.American Journal of Preventive Medicine, vol. 28, no. 1, Jan. 2005, pp. 102–08. Epmc, doi:10.1016/j.amepre.2004.09.014.
Runyan CW, Johnson RM, Yang J, Waller AE, Perkis D, Marshall SW, Coyne-Beasley T, McGee KS. Risk and protective factors for fires, burns, and carbon monoxide poisoning in U.S. households. American journal of preventive medicine. 2005 Jan;28(1):102–108.
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Published In

American journal of preventive medicine

DOI

EISSN

1873-2607

ISSN

0749-3797

Publication Date

January 2005

Volume

28

Issue

1

Start / End Page

102 / 108

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Risk
  • Public Health
  • Protective Devices
  • Prevalence
  • Middle Aged
  • Humans
  • Fires
  • Child, Preschool
  • Child