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The problem
Intervention: Paediatric ED-based screening for home fire safety practices, education about fire safety, and direct enrolment in community smoke alarm programme
Who it was tested with: Caregivers accompanying children to an urban paediatric emergency department in Baltimore (103 participants, 40% with children under 5).
Experience from people who deliver programmes: stories, case studies and lessons learned. Valuable for understanding how and why, and for spotting what to test next, but not a measure of effect.
"This feasibility study surveyed a convenience sample of caregivers accompanying children to an urban mid-Atlantic academic paediatric ED. Caregivers reported on the number, location and status of home smoke alarms, fire safety practices, knowledge of community resources, and interest in using a free smoke alarm programme. Enrolment information for programmes was provided. Telephone and email follow-up was conducted at 1 month to determine programme participation." The study measured awareness and behaviours before and after the intervention but lacked a control group, representing a pre-post design.
Single urban site with convenience sampling limits generalizability. No comparison group to assess whether ED-based education alone improves outcomes. High attrition at follow-up and very low actual programme engagement despite initial interest raises questions about effectiveness of referral pathway.
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