Corinne Peek?Asa
When one is not enough: prevalence and characteristics of homes not adequately protected by smoke alarms
Iowa City Public Library
bobjectiveb national fire protection association nfpa specific recommendations number location type smoke alarms needed provide maximum protection household previous studies examined whether homes completely protected according guidelines authors describe prevalence home characteristics associated compliance recommendations smoke alarm installation nfpa bdesign setting subjectsb data baseline onsite survey randomized trial measure smoke alarm effectiveness trial housed longitudinal cohort study rural iowa county 1005 homes invited 691 688 participated bmain outcome measuresb information smoke alarm type placement function well home occupant characteristics collected onsite household survey bresultsb although 860 homes least one smoke alarm 223 homes approximately one five adequately protected according nfpa guidelines fourteen percent homes functioning smoke alarms half homes smoke alarms enough installed incorrectly 424 homes alarms least one alarm operate homes least one high school graduate nearly four times likely fully protected homes multiple levels basement cluttered poorly cleaned significantly less likely fully protected bconclusionb findings indicate consumers may knowledgeable number alarms need properly install occupants also adequately maintaining alarms installed