Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, USA.
J Safety Res. 2011 Oct;42(5):409-13. doi: 10.1016/j.jsr.2011.10.001. Epub 2011 Oct 19.
Deaths from fires and burns are a leading cause of fatal home injury in the United States. Smoke alarms are one of the most effective interventions to prevent residential fire deaths. Nationwide, more than 95% of homes are estimated to have at least one smoke alarm. There is evidence that homes at highest risk of fire deaths lag behind national averages in smoke alarm use and maintenance.
We compiled a comprehensive list of published studies that focus on smoke alarm prevalence in high-risk homes. Our findings show that there are substantial gaps in both smoke alarm presence and functional status between high-risk homes and national average estimates.
To save more lives, improved efforts are needed to reduce the disparity in smoke alarm prevalence and functional use in the United States.
在美国，火灾和烧伤导致的死亡是造成家庭伤害的主要原因。烟雾报警器是预防住宅火灾死亡的最有效干预措施之一。据估计，全美超过 95%的家庭至少安装了一个烟雾报警器。有证据表明，火灾死亡风险最高的家庭在烟雾报警器的使用和维护方面落后于全国平均水平。
我们编制了一份关于高危家庭烟雾报警器普及率的已发表研究综合清单。我们的研究结果表明，高危家庭的烟雾报警器存在和功能状态与全国平均估计值之间存在很大差距。
为了挽救更多生命，需要加大力度减少美国烟雾报警器普及率和功能使用方面的差距。
