Schmeer S, Stern N, Monafo W W
Department of Social Work, Barnes Hospital, St. Louis, MO 63110.
J Burn Care Rehabil. 1986 Nov-Dec;7(6):535-6. doi: 10.1097/00004630-198611000-00019.
The US death rate from house fires has remained constant during the past 50 years despite a sharp decline in mortality from other fires and causes of burns. The concensus is that smoke alarms can effectively decrease the incidence of this lethal type of burn injury. Our organization of recovered burn patients has focused its efforts around procuring and installing smoke alarms in areas of substandard housing, which predominantly account for house fire deaths and injuries in St. Louis. This effort has resulted in an effective burn prevention program ("Alarms for Life"), which also serves as a model for other communities.
在过去50年里，尽管其他火灾及烧伤原因导致的死亡率大幅下降，但美国房屋火灾死亡率一直保持稳定。人们普遍认为烟雾报警器可以有效降低这种致命烧伤的发生率。我们这个由烧伤康复患者组成的组织一直致力于在住房条件不达标的地区采购和安装烟雾报警器，圣路易斯市因房屋火灾导致的伤亡事件主要集中在这些地区。这一努力促成了一项有效的烧伤预防计划（“生命警报”），该计划也为其他社区树立了榜样。
