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- Title
Electrical Home Fire Injuries Analysis.
- Authors
Taylor, Mark John; Fielding, John; O'Boyle, John
- Abstract
Domestic electrical fires can occur for a variety of reasons, including faulty wiring and plugs, overloaded circuits, and malfunctioning electrical appliances. In this article, the circumstances of domestic electrical fire injuries between 2011 and 2022 in the county of Merseyside in Northwestern England were examined in order to inform fire prevention activities. Householder carelessness appeared to be less of a factor in electrical fire injury compared to other types of fire injury such as cooking or smoking fire injury. Faulty electricity supplies were the main cause of electrical fire injuries. Male residents were slightly more likely to sustain injury in an electrical fire in comparison to females (1.25 to 1). Those aged 75 appeared to be more at risk of electrical fire injuries compared to other age groups.
- Subjects
ELECTRICAL injuries; FIRE prevention; AGE groups; WOUNDS & injuries; ELECTRICITY
- Publication
Fire (2571-6255), 2024, Vol 7, Issue 12, p471
- ISSN
2571-6255
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.3390/fire7120471