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Housing Interventions and Control of Injury-Related Structural Deficiencies

2010; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 16; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1097/phh.0b013e3181e28b10

1550-5022

Carolyn DiGuiseppi, David E. Jacobs, Kieran J. Phelan, Angela Mickalide, David Ormandy,

Burn Injury Management and Outcomes

In Brief Subject matter experts systematically reviewed evidence on the effectiveness of housing interventions that affect safety and injury outcomes, such as falls, fire-related injuries, burns, drowning, carbon monoxide poisoning, heat-related deaths, and noise-related harm, associated with structural housing deficiencies. Structural deficiencies were defined as those deficiencies for which a builder, landlord, or homeowner would take responsibility (ie, design, construction, installation, repair, monitoring). Three of the 17 interventions reviewed had sufficient evidence for implementation: installed, working smoke alarms; 4-sided isolation pool fencing; and preset safe hot water temperature. Five interventions needed more field evaluation, 8 needed formative research, and 1 was found to be ineffective. This evidence review shows that housing improvements are likely to help reduce burns and scalds, drowning in pools, and fire-related deaths and injuries. The article reviews housing interventions and control of injury-related structural deficiencies, as well as housing improvements that are likely to help reduce burns and scalds, drowning in pools, and fire-related deaths and injuries.