Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention
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To evaluate and summarize the house fire injury prevention literature. ⋯ This review of house fire prevention interventions underscores the importance of program evaluation. There is a need for more rigorous evaluation of educational programs, particularly those targeted at schools. An evidence based, coordinated approach to house fire injury prevention is critical, given current financial constraints and the potential for program overload for communities and schools.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
The "Let's Get Alarmed!" initiative: a smoke alarm giveaway programme.
To reduce fires and fire related injuries by increasing the prevalence of functioning smoke alarms in high risk households. ⋯ It is possible to implement a large scale smoke alarm giveaway programme targeted to high risk households in a densely populated, multicultural, materially deprived community. The programme's effects on the prevalence of installed and functioning alarms and the incidence of fires and fire related injuries, and its cost effectiveness, are being evaluated as a randomized controlled trial.
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To document current bicycle helmet use in Winnipeg, Manitoba and nearby rural communities, and to identify target groups for a helmet promotion campaign. ⋯ We documented low helmet use in our region, emphasizing the need for a regional helmet promotion campaign as well as future helmet legislation. A marked urban-rural difference in helmet use that has not been previously reported was also identified. Target groups for a future campaign include adolescents, males, rural cyclists, and those in lower income neighbourhoods.