| Fire fatalities in elderly people. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 8670555 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Fatal dwelling-house fires account for 10% of all accidental deaths in the United Kingdom with one-quarter of the deaths being of elderly people. No study had described the characteristics of elderly individuals who die in fires. We report results from a retrospective review of all fatal dwelling-house fires in Scotland from 1980 to 1990. Of 1096 people dying in fires, 243 (23%) were aged over 75. When compared with patients under the age of 75, older patients were significantly less likely to be smokers. Significantly more fires killing elderly people were caused by faulty or misused electrical items in the house, particularly electric blankets. These differences between elderly and younger individuals dying in dwelling-house fires may suggest that preventive strategies for the elderly population require a different emphasis from those for younger people. |
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Authors:
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A T Elder; T Squires; A Busuttil |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Age and ageing Volume: 25 ISSN: 0002-0729 ISO Abbreviation: Age Ageing Publication Date: 1996 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1996-10-17 Completed Date: 1996-10-17 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0375655 Medline TA: Age Ageing Country: ENGLAND |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 214-6 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Eastern General Hospital, Care of the Elderly Unit, Seafield Street, Edinburgh EH6 7LN, Scotland, UK. |
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Accidents, Home
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mortality*,
prevention & control Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Alcoholic Intoxication / mortality Burns / mortality*, prevention & control Cause of Death* Child Child, Preschool Cross-Sectional Studies Electric Wiring Ethanol / blood Female Fires / prevention & control, statistics & numerical data* Humans Incidence Infant Male Middle Aged Risk Factors Scotland / epidemiology |
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Reg. No./Substance:
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64-17-5/Ethanol |
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