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The Epidemiology of Residential Fires Among Children and Youth in Canada Smith, Jennifer; Dhinsa, Arpreet; Rajabali, Fahra; Zheng, Alex; Bruin, Samantha; Pike, Ian, 1958-

Abstract

The purpose of this report is to detail the epidemiology and burden of residential fire injuries and deaths among Canadian children and youth, aged 0 to 19 years for the ten-year period, 2005-2015. For the first time, comprehensive fire data from across Canada is available in the National Firefighters Information Database. Using this novel dataset, this report explores the impact of residential fires on children and youth in five provinces from 2005 to 2015c. Socioeconomic and geographic vulnerabilities are described within the context of a population and public health framework.

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Title
The Epidemiology of Residential Fires Among Children and Youth in Canada
Creator
Smith, Jennifer; Dhinsa, Arpreet; Rajabali, Fahra; Zheng, Alex; Bruin, Samantha; Pike, Ian, 1958-
Contributor
B.C. Injury Research and Prevention Unit; Children's Hospital (Vancouver, B.C.). Research Institute
Date Issued
2018-02
Description
The purpose of this report is to detail the epidemiology and burden of residential fire injuries and deaths among Canadian children and youth, aged 0 to 19 years for the ten-year period, 2005-2015. For the first time, comprehensive fire data from across Canada is available in the National Firefighters Information Database. Using this novel dataset, this report explores the impact of residential fires on children and youth in five provinces from 2005 to 2015c. Socioeconomic and geographic vulnerabilities are described within the context of a population and public health framework.
Subject
Children and youth (0-19); Burns, scalds and fire
Genre
Report
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2021-05-13
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0397478
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/78327
Affiliation
Medicine, Faculty of; Other UBC; Pediatrics, Department of
Citation
Smith J, Dhinsa A, Rajabali F, Zheng A, Bruin S, Pike I. The Epidemiology of Residential Fires Among Children and Youth in Canada. A report by the BC Injury Research and Prevention Unit, for the University of the Fraser Valley: Vancouver, BC. February 2018.
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty; Researcher
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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