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Healthcare Costs of Burn Patients From Homes Without Fire Sprinklers

Abstract

The treatment of burn injuries requires high-cost services for healthcare and society. Automatic fire sprinklers are a preventive measure that can decrease fire injuries, deaths, property damage, and environmental toxins. This study's aim was to conduct a cost analysis of patients with burn or inhalation injuries caused by residential fires and to compare this with the cost of implementing residential automatic fire sprinklers. We conducted a …

Authors

Banfield J; Rehou S; Gomez M; Redelmeier DA; Jeschke MG

Journal

Journal of Burn Care & Research, Vol. 36, No. 1, pp. 213–217

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Publication Date

2015

DOI

10.1097/bcr.0000000000000194

ISSN

1559-047X