The impact of a wheelchair bound evacuee on the speed and flow of evacuees in a stairway during an uncontrolled unannounced evacuation

Journal of Applied Fire Science

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 29-39

  Shields, T J ^a   Boyce, K E ^a   Silcock, G W H ^a   Dunne, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HANDICAPPED PERSONS; WHEELCHAIRS;

FIRE EVACUATION DRILLS; WHEELCHAIR BOUND EVACUEES;

FIRES;

EID: 0031349948     PISSN: 10444300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/2dg0-rhkq-pd1v-3hnw     Document Type: Article

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