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MYTHBUSTER
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MYTH: Most home fires that result in fatalities are because there isn't a smoke alarm installed.
Actually smoke alarms are present in more than half (58%) of fatal residential fires. However, they are operational in only 37% of these fatal fires.
Another way to say this is that in over one-third of fatal home fires, working smoke alarms were not enough to prevent fatalities.
So, while working smoke alarms provide a major margin of safety against home fire deaths, they are not a guarantee. A Lifetone HL Bedside Fire Alarm and Clock adds the extra level of protection that can make the difference in escaping a home fire in time..
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Resources for Audiologists
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Bruck, D. and Thomas, I. Optimizing Fire Alarm Notification for High Risk Groups Research project:
Waking Effectiveness of Alarms (auditory, visual, tactile) for adults who are hard of hearing. Fire Protection Research Foundation, 2007
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Du Bois, Jacqueline, Awakening Effectiveness of Commercially Available Emergency Alarms for Deaf and Hard of Hearing People, Accessible Emergency Notification and Communication: State of the Science Conference 2005
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Geiman, J.A and Gottuk, D.T. Reducing Fire Deaths in Older Adults: Optimizing the Smoke Alarm Signal, The Fire Protection Research Foundation, 2006.
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Lee, A., Midgett, J. & White, S., (2004) A review of the sound effectiveness of residential smoke alarms. CPSC-ES-0502. US Consumer Product Safety Commission, Washington D.C. 20207-0001. December 2004 (Revised). |
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Resources for Fire Safety Services
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Fire Safety Studies
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Lee, A., Midgett, J. & White, S., (2004) A review of the sound effectiveness of residential smoke alarms. CPSC-ES-0502. US Consumer Product Safety Commission, Washington D.C. 20207-0001. December 2004 (Revised).
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Geiman, J.A and Gottuk, D.T. Reducing Fire Deaths in Older Adults: Optimizing the Smoke Alarm Signal, The Fire Protection Research Foundation, 2006.
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