Dougherty Joseph, Pucci Pamela, Hemmila Mark R, Wahl Wendy L, Wang Stewart C, Arbabi Saman
The University of Michigan Health System Burn Center, Ann Arbor, MI, United States.
Burns. 2007 Jun;33(4):472-6. doi: 10.1016/j.burns.2006.08.013. Epub 2007 Apr 30.
To assess primary school educator knowledge and opinions regarding fire-setting behaviors and burn-injury prevention education.
A written survey, consisting of 24 questions, was distributed to 8 primary schools. The survey was designed by our burn center personnel to assess basic knowledge and opinions. It was distributed to teachers by the school principals and completed surveys were collected by our staff.
Twenty percent of elementary school educators surveyed had experience teaching burned children (mean age: 7+/-3; range: 2-17); 8% had experience with children that were injured due to fire-play. Fire experimentation begins at 6.1+/-2 years of age (range: 2-13). Educators believe students can benefit from a fire prevention curriculum beginning at 7.3+/-1.8 years (range: 5-12). The average time requested for an elementary school burn-injury prevention program was 4+/-3h. Kindergarten teachers requested 8h and fifth grade teachers asked for 3.3h. Over 97% of elementary school teachers agree that discussions about the medical and social consequences of burns will reduce fire-play behavior in children.
Nearly all primary school educators surveyed agreed that burn injuries and attempting to curb fire-play are important societal issues. There was wide agreement that including a description of the medical and social consequences of burns in a preventive curriculum would enhance its efficacy. The younger students are, the more time teachers require to adequately convey fire safety instruction.
评估小学教育工作者对纵火行为和烧伤预防教育的知识及看法。
一份包含24个问题的书面调查问卷被分发给8所小学。该调查问卷由我们烧伤中心的人员设计，用于评估基本知识和看法。问卷由学校校长分发给教师，完成的调查问卷由我们的工作人员收集。
接受调查的小学教育工作者中，20%有教过烧伤儿童的经验（平均年龄：7±3岁；范围：2 - 17岁）；8%有教过因玩火受伤儿童的经验。火灾实验始于6.1±2岁（范围：2 - 13岁）。教育工作者认为学生从7.3±1.8岁（范围：5 - 12岁）开始就能从防火课程中受益。小学烧伤预防项目所需的平均时长为4±3小时。幼儿园教师要求8小时，五年级教师要求3.3小时。超过97%的小学教师同意，关于烧伤的医学和社会后果的讨论将减少儿童玩火行为。
几乎所有接受调查的小学教育工作者都认为烧伤和试图遏制玩火是重要的社会问题。大家普遍认为，在预防课程中加入对烧伤的医学和社会后果的描述会提高其效果。学生年龄越小，教师需要花费越多时间来充分传达消防安全指导。
