@article{ref1,
title="Determination of infant-safe homes in a community injury prevention program",
journal="Prehospital emergency care",
year="2006",
author="Brice, Jane Helen and Overby, Barbara A. and Hawkins, Eric R. and Fihe, Elizabeth L.",
volume="10",
number="3",
pages="397-402",
abstract="Background. The home is the most common site of childhood injury. To address this problem, Orange County Emergency Management developed the novel &quot;Welcome to the World&quot; program to provide paramedic-delivered home safety inspections and interventions to improve early childhood safety. Objectives. To determine the prevalence of infant-safe homes and to examine differences in home infant safety based on the number of children in the home. Methods. Paramedics visited households with newborns or expectant mothers for a home visit at their request. Each visit included a home safety inspection, correction of certain safety practices, one-on-one teaching of injury prevention topics, and distribution of educational materials and safety devices. A retrospective analysis of data recorded during these visits included criteria used in defining an infant-safe home, including 1) presence of a functioning smoke detector, 2) bathwater temperature measured < 120 degrees F, 3) correct crib slat spacing, and 4) presence of a car seat. Results. Paramedics conducted 110 home visits, of which 57% were first-time parents. Only 33% (n = 10) of multiple-child homes and 38% (n = 14) of one-child homes were defined as infant safe by meeting all four criteria. Conclusions. An alarmingly low number of homes were infant safe (n = 24) and the number of children in the home did not seem to affect home safety. Further research is needed to determine the efficacy of the &quot;Welcome to the World&quot; program.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1090-3127",
doi="10.1080/10903120600726007",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10903120600726007"
}