ArticleBMC public health2019
Domestic fire emergency escape plans among the aged in NSW, Australia: the impact of a fire safety home visit program.
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- Interventions for Preventing Residential Fires in Vulnerable Neighbourhoods and Indigenous Communities: A Systematic Review of the Literature.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Health service utilisation cost associated with residential fire incidents in New South Wales, Australia.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Understanding Epidemiological Trends in Geriatric Burn Injuries: A National Multicenter Analysis from NEISS 2004-2022.Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association · 2025Article
- Comparison of causes, characteristics and consequences of residential fires in social and non-social housing dwellings in New South Wales, Australia.Preventive medicine reports · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundDomestic fire-related injuries and deaths among the aged remain a concern of many countries including Australia. This study aimed to assess the impact of a home fire safety visit project on domestic fire emergency escape plans among the 373 aged persons using multivariate analyses.
methodThe study used data from a collaborative intervention program by three emergency agencies in New South Wales. It covered 373 older people at registration and 156 at post home visit follow-up. The five fire emergency escape plan outcome measures (participants having a working smoke alarm, finding out what to do if there was a fire at their home, making a plan to escape their home in the event of a fire, finding out how to escape their home in an emergency and finding out how to maintain their installed smoke alarm) were examined by adjusting for key characteristics of participants, using a generalized estimating equation (GEE) model that adjusted for repeated measures in order to examine the association between the home visit program and fire emergency escape plans.
resultsThere were significant improvements in participants' likelihood of finding out what to do if there was a fire in their home [AOR; 95% CI 1.89 (1.59-2.26)], making a plan to escape their home [AOR; 95% CI 1.80 (1.50-2.17)], how to escape their home in an emergency [AOR; 95% CI 1.33 (1.07-1.66)] and how to maintain their smoke alarm [AOR; 95% CI 1.77 (1.48-2.12)]. Female participants were less likely to have a plan to escape their home in the event of a fire [AOR; 95% CI 0.86 (0.75-0.99)] and to find out how to escape their home in an emergency [AOR; 95% CI 0.71 (0.61-0.82)] compared with their male counterparts. Additionally, participants who spoke languages other than English at home were significantly less likely to have a working smoke alarm [AOR; 95% CI 0.88 (0.38-0.69)].
conclusionOur findings suggest that home visit programs are able to increase fire safety of vulnerable and isolated older people.
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