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Article: Nonfatal residential fire-related injuries treated in emergency departments--United States, 2001.
- Article from:
- MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
- Article date:
- September 26, 2003
- Author:
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During 2000, the most recent year for which national mortality data are available, 3,907 persons died in the United States from fire-related injuries; residential fires accounted for 2,955 (76%) of these deaths (1). The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) reported that approximately 396,500 residential fires occurred in 2001 (2). Injuries from residential Fires are preventable by improving awareness of the common causes of fires and by using simple interventions (e.g., properly maintained smoke alarms [3] and fire escape plans). Surveillance of fire-related injuries can aid prevention by increasing the understanding of these injuries and by identifying at-risk ...