Haddon Matrix Risk Factors Prevention All recommendations listed

Haddon Matrix: Risk Factors & Prevention • All recommendations listed come from the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) HADDON MATRIX • Smoke alarms alert people to fire pretty early on, adding more time to exit the building safely. Pre-Event • “ 3/5 home fire deaths resulted from fires in homes with no smoke alarms (38%) or no working smoke alarms (21%). ”(NFPA) • Programs should be geared toward teaching residents how to make and Event safely execute a plan of escape, how to maintain smoke detectors, and how to reduce risks of causing fires (like leaving stoves on or Post-Event smoking indoors or near flammable objects at home). • Target Audience: Home owners and Residents Host: People at Home Agent: Cooking with heat; smoking Physical Social Environment: Environment Home : Community norms Teach Residents to turn off kitchen appliances and to not smoke inside; Plan fire escape procedures Have appliances that automatically cut off after use; put cigarettes or other Lower flammability of structures Campaign against smoking or smoking in the home; make sure companies can’t sell defective appliances Stop, drop, and roll; use exit strategy Have flame resistant appliances, furniture, etc. Install smoke detectors N/A Call 911, make sure everyone is out of the house, CPR and first aid if necessary, alert neighbors N/A Rebuild home with safer insulation structures and correct wiring Fund and support local fire department; pass laws requiring smoke detectors