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Taylor, M, Fielding, J and O'Boyle, J (2024) Electrical Home Fire Injuries Analysis. Fire, 7 (12).
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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 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. 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.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | Q Science > QA Mathematics |
| Divisions: | Computer Science and Mathematics |
| Publisher: | MDPI |
| SWORD Depositor: | A Symplectic |
| Date Deposited: | 05 Dec 2024 11:43 |
| Last Modified: | 19 Dec 2024 14:00 |
| DOI or ID number: | 10.3390/fire7120471 |
| URI: | https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/25047 |
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