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Citation

Hwang V, Duchossois GP, Garcia-Espana JF, Durbin DR. Inj. Prev. 2006; 12(5): 344-346.

Affiliation

Department of Emergency Medicine, INOVA Fairfax Hospital Falls Church, VA, USA. (vivhwang@cox.net)

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1136/ip.2005.011197

PMID

17018679

PMCID

PMC2563473

Abstract

The objective of this study was to determine the impact of a community based fire prevention intervention directed only to parents on the fire safety knowledge and behavior in elementary school children. This was a prospective, quasi-randomized controlled study in which third and fourth grade students from two elementary schools in an urban, poor, minority community completed knowledge/behavior surveys at baseline and following completion of the intervention. The intervention group received an in-home visit from fire department personnel who installed free lithium smoke detectors and provided a fire escape plan. After accounting for a small difference in baseline summary scores of knowledge and behavior between the control and intervention groups, this study found a modest improvement in fire safety behavior among children whose families received a fire prevention intervention reflecting a change in household fire safety practices. However, there was no significant change in fire safety knowledge.


Language: en

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