- Author
- Botruff, T.
- Title
- Fire and Burn Injury Prevention Project: Fort McDowell Indian Reservation.
- Coporate
- Western Arizona District Office, AZ
- Keywords
- burns (injuries) | fire prevention | smoke detectors | fire extinguishers | residential buildings | scalds | surveys | fire protection
- Identifiers
- hot water temperatures
- Abstract
- Fire and/or burn injuries are second only to motor vehicle crashes as the leading cause of death for young children (aged 1 to 4 years) in the United States; and the third leading cause of injury and death for all children (aged 0 to 19 years) after motor vehicle crashes and drownings. Each year more than 6,200 people die and 300,000 are hgospitalized with injuries suffered in residential fires in the United States. The risk of dying or being injured is highest for the disabled, the elderly and the very young. Children from birth to four years of age are four times more likely to die in a fire than their parents. Residential fires are the leading cause of death from unintentional injury in the home for individuals from ages one through 64 years. The purpose of this investigation was to determine the prevalence of smoke detectors, fire extinguishers, and hot water temperatures in excess of the recommended level, in private residences on the Fort McDowell Indian Reservation located in Western Arizona.