- Author
-
Buchbinder, L. B.
- Title
- Human Activity Patterns and Injury Severity in Fire Incidents Involving Apparel.
- Coporate
- Cotton Foundation, Memphis, TN
- Journal
-
JFF/Consumer Product Flammability,
Vol. 1,
4-17,
March 1974
- Sponsor
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Report
-
NBS SP 411,
- Distribution
- Available from Government Printing Office
- Book or Conf
- National Bureau of Standards. Fire Safety Research. Proceedings of a Symposium. August 22, 1973,
Gaithersburg, MD,
20-29 p.,
['1973', '1974']
- Keywords
-
garments
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burns (injuries)
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FFACTS
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fires
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flammable fabrics
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flammable liquids
- Abstract
- Activities immediately preceding an apparel fire are identified, classified and related to the age/sex groups involved. The level of severity of burn injuries resulting from apparel fire accidents is discussed and is related to the type of activity causing the accident. The relationships defined in the study indicate the importance of the human behavioral aspects of a fire accident and aid in defining types of remedial action likely to the effective in reducing human loss due to fabric fires.