Fires in refugee and displaced persons settlements: The current situation and opportunities to improve fire prevention and control

Burns

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 1036-1046

  Kazerooni, Yasaman ^a   Gyedu, Adam ^b,c   Burnham, Gilbert ^d   Nwomeh, Benedict ^e   Charles, Anthony ^f   Mishra, Brijesh ^g   Kuah, Solomon S ^h   Kushner, Adam L ^d,i,j   Stewart, Barclay T ^b,c,k  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

^c KOMFO ANOKYE TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Ghana)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g KING GEORGE'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^h INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE   (United States)

ⁱ OverSeas (SOS)   (United States)

^j Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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Author keywords

Burn; Displaced person; Fire; Injury prevention; Refugee

Indexed keywords

FLAME RETARDANT; FUEL;

BURN; CONTROL STRATEGY; COOKING; DATA BASE; DEATH; DESTRUCTION; EXPLOSION; FIRE; FIRE PROTECTION; HEAT; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REFUGEE; REFUGEE CAMP; REVIEW; SUDAN; UGANDA; BURNS; DISASTER; HEALTH SURVEY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; RELIEF WORK; SAFETY; STANDARDS;

BURNS; DISASTERS; FIRES; HUMANS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; REFUGEES; RELIEF WORK; SAFETY;

EID: 84955290482     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: 18791409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2015.11.008     Document Type: Review

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