Optimizing smoke alarm signals: Testing the effectiveness of children’s smoke alarms for sleeping adults

Abstract Background Being asleep is an important risk factor for death during a residential fire; however, the high-frequency tone smoke alarms in many homes will not adequately awaken children who are old enough to self-rescue. In a series of previous studies, we identified smoke alarm signals that...

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Main Authors: Gary A. Smith, Sandhya Kistamgari, Mark Splaingard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:Injury Epidemiology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40621-020-00279-6