Sustainability of an In-Home Fire Prevention Intervention

Duchossois, Gina P.; Nance, Michael L.; García-España, J. Felipe; Flores, Joseph S.

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“…It is focused on individual and community fire safety knowledge and practices, as well as on policy engagement for safer communities through such actions as code enhancements 65. Nevertheless, most of the examples we identified were focused on the former—for example, an in-home visit to educate parents on escape planning coupled with the installation of smoke alarms,67 a hands-on smoke alarm operability practice68 and the NFPA’s Keeping Your Community Safe and Sound ,69 a free educational resource in an online tool kit to help communities raise awareness about the benefits of smoke alarms.…”

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

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“…Studies focused on more than one of the 4E's included: Educational and Environmental modifications (n = 17, 21.5%), Engagement and Environmental modifications (n = 7, 8.8%), and Education, Environment, and Enforcement (n = 5, 6.3%) (Figure 2). Educational Interventions: The majority of included studies (n = 23, 29.1%) adopted educational interventions mainly related to smoke alarms installation and maintenance, fire escape plan development, and fire guard utilization [1,14,15,20,25,31,35,36,39,47] (Figure 2). Educational materials (brochures, pamphlets, or posts on social media platforms) were disseminated through door-to-door fire safety campaigns, community safety programs and child healthcare counselling at schools, nursing homes, clinics, and medical centres [9,50,51] aimed to enhance individual knowledge and fire safety skills, behaviours, and practices acquisition, and ultimately to prevent residential fire and associated injuries [15,20,25,29,31,32,38,39,47,48,[51][52][53].…”

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“…When strengthened by the provision of free or reduced-cost safety equipment, fire educational interventions had a positive impact on enhanced safety behaviours and practices [12,14,28,35,48,50,54,58,60], though a limited effect on preventing fire incidence [9]. Counselling of parents on home fire safety and the importance of a functioning smoke alarm, coupled with the provision of low-cost safety equipment, led to added installation and maintenance of operational smoke alarms among the intervention groups [50,58,61].…”

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“…Sprinklers surpassed smoke alarms in decreasing fire-related morbidity and mortality leading to a reduction of 100% in fire fatalities and 72% in property damage [6,[62][63][64], particularly given that sprinklers contain fire to its ignition origin in up to 97% of the cases [6,33,57,63,64]. Fire resistant clothing, beds, and sofas were effective in reducing fire-related injuries [35]. Smoke alarm giveaway programs with direct home visits by community leaders, fire safety inspectors, local firefighters, and community volunteers for installation, annual battery checks, and educational materials provision were the most effective environmental modifications within vulnerable neighbourhoods but had a limited long-term effect [10,18,54,55].…”

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Interventions for Preventing Residential Fires in Vulnerable Neighbourhoods and Indigenous Communities: A Systematic Review of the Literature

Al-Hajj

Desapriya

Pawliuk

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IJERPH

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Globally, residential fires constitute a substantial public health problem, causing major fire-related injury morbidity and mortality. This review examined the literature on residential fire prevention interventions relevant to Indigenous communities and assessed their effectiveness on mitigating fire incidents and their associated human and economic burden. Electronic databases including MEDLINE, EMBASE, CENTRAL, and Web of Science Core Collection were reviewed for studies on fire prevention interventions published after 1990 and based on the 4E’s of injury prevention approaches (Education, Enforcement, Engineering, and Engagement). The grey literature and sources including indigenous organizational websites were also searched for eligible studies. Two authors independently screened, selected, and extracted data, in consultation with experts in the field. Outcomes measured included enhanced safety knowledge and practices, decreased residential fires incidents, reduced fire-related injuries and deaths, and lowered costs for healthcare needs. After removing duplicates, screening titles and abstracts, and assessing full texts, 81 articles were included in this review. Of the included studies, 29.1% implemented educational interventions within a variety of settings, including schools, community centres and homes, and included healthcare professionals and firefighters to raise awareness and the acquisition of fire safety skills. Engineering and environmental modifications were adopted in 20.2% of the studies with increased smoke alarm installations being the leading effective intervention followed by sprinkler inspections. Moreover, engagement of household members in hands-on safety training proved to be effective in enhancing household knowledge, fire safety decisions and practices. More importantly, effective outcomes were obtained when multi-faceted fire safety interventions were adopted, e.g., environmental modification and educational interventions, which together markedly reduced fire incidents and associated injuries. This review reveals the dearth of fire prevention evidence gathered directly within Indigenous communities. Nonetheless, relevant fire prevention recommendations can be made, calling for the adoption of combined and context-sensitive fire prevention interventions tailored to targeted Indigenous and vulnerable communities through multiple approaches and measures. Follow-ups and longitudinal studies are critical for accurate evaluation of the long-term outcomes and impacts on preventing residential fires.

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“…An experimental study in the Women's Health category described an intervention intended to reduce unplanned pregnancies (Melnick, Rdesinski, Creach, Choi, & Harvey, 2008). A quasi-experimental study was included in the Environment/Safety category that employed firefighters as home visitors in the prevention of house fires (Duchossois, Nance, Garcia-Espana, & Flores, 2009). Another quasi-experimental study listed in the Respiratory category was developed to decrease upper respiratory infections among urban families at risk (Larson et al, 2009).…”

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Eliminating Health Disparities through Action on the Social Determinants of Health: A Systematic Review of Home Visiting in the United States, 2005–2015

Abbott

Elliott

2016

Public Health Nursing

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Objective: The purpose of this systematic literature review was to synthesize the results of transdisciplinary interventions designed with a home visit component in experimental and quasi-experimental studies having representative samples of racial and ethnic minorities. Design and Sample: The design of this systematic review was adapted to include both experimental and quasi-experimental quantitative studies. Measures: The predetermined inclusion criteria were studies (a) having an experimental or quasi-experimental quantitative design, (b) having a home visit as a research component, (c) including a prevention research intervention strategy targeting health and/or safety issues, (d) conducted in the United States, (e) having representation (at least 30% in the total sample size) of one or more racial/ethnic minority, (f) available in full text, and (g) published in a peer-reviewed journal between January, 2005 and December, 2015. Results: Thirty-nine articles were included in the review. There were 20 primary prevention, 5 secondary prevention, and 14 tertiary prevention intervention studies. Conclusions: Community and home visitation interventions by nurses can provide an effective means for mitigating social determinants of health by empowering people at risk for health disparities to avoid injury, maintain health, and prevent and manage existing disease.

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Sustainability of an In-Home Fire Prevention Intervention

Cited by 7 publications

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

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

Interventions for Preventing Residential Fires in Vulnerable Neighbourhoods and Indigenous Communities: A Systematic Review of the Literature

Eliminating Health Disparities through Action on the Social Determinants of Health: A Systematic Review of Home Visiting in the United States, 2005–2015

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