Risk factors for fatal residential fires

Article Abstract:

Residential fires that involve an alcohol-impaired person or that start in a home without a smoke-detector are more likely to have fatalities than others. Smoking may be the most common cause of fatal fires in the home. A survey compared 151 fatal fires to 283 non-fatal fires that occurred in a single-family dwelling in North Carolina over a 13-month period. Fires that occurred in a home with a person impaired by alcohol were most likely to involve fatalities. Fires that occurred in homes without a smoke detector were more likely have fatalities than those that occurred in homes with a smoke detector. Fires that occurred in mobile homes were also more likely to involve fatalities than those that occurred in other types of dwellings. Accidents involving heating equipment were the most common cause of fires, but smoking was the most common cause of fatal fires.

Housing, Dwellings, Fires, Home accidents

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Motorcycle helmet-use laws and head injury prevention

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Legislation that requires the use of helmets by motorcyclists may prevent a significant number of deaths from motorcycle-associated head injuries. A survey of deaths in the US between 1979 and 1986 found that states that had laws requiring helmet use by motorcyclists had a similar number of motorcycle-associated deaths as states without full helmet-use laws. But in states with full helmet-use laws, only 47% of the deaths involved head injuries, compared to 56% of the deaths in states without full helmet-use laws. Individuals who died in motorcycle accidents had a five to sixfold higher risk of death from a head injury than those who died in other types of motor vehicle accidents. Some individuals object to legislation aimed at motorcyclists because motorcyclists account for only 15% of deaths from head injuries in motor vehicle crashes.

Health aspects, Equipment and supplies, Prevention, Motorcycles, Head injuries, Helmets

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Nonfatal injuries from off-road motorcycle riding among children and teens-United States, 2001-2004

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National surveillance is conducted between 2001-2004 to focus primarily on monitoring and characterizing fatal and non-fatal injuries from motorcycle clashes occurring on public roads. Programs and policies directed at reducing the number of injuries from off-road motorcycle riding needs to be strengthened.

United States, Reports, Children, Pediatric injuries, Traffic accidents

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