burn prevention activities
DESCRIPTION
Burn Prevention Activities. Michele Twomey. Moving from data to action. Epidemiological data informs decisions, directs & focuses preventive strategies Person (age/ gender/ race/ SES) Place (Home/ school) Time Type (fluid/ open flame/ chemical) Scenario Severity. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
PHOENIX BURNS
PROJECTPHOENIX BURNS
PROJECT
Burn Prevention Activities
Michele Twomey
PHOENIX BURNS
PROJECTPHOENIX BURNS
PROJECT
Moving from data to action
• Epidemiological data informs decisions, directs & focuses preventive strategies
– Person (age/ gender/ race/ SES)– Place (Home/ school)– Time– Type (fluid/ open flame/ chemical)– Scenario – Severity
PHOENIX BURNS
PROJECTPHOENIX BURNS
PROJECT
Recent Literature Review
• 117 studies (1974 – 2003)
• Epidemiological risk factors
• Low- & middle income countries – Ghana, Bangladesh, Brazil, Peru
1. Pre-existing impairment in child
2. History of a sibling burn
3. Maternal illiteracy & low education
PHOENIX BURNS
PROJECTPHOENIX BURNS
PROJECT
4 Es of prevention
1. Educate the community & those responsible for policy change
2. Engineering: Environmental modification & product redesign
3. Enforcement & legislation: Regulations to reduce dangerous behaviour
4. Economics: Monetary incentives to change & develop safe appliances
PHOENIX BURNS
PROJECTPHOENIX BURNS
PROJECT
Focus on a blend
PHOENIX BURNS
PROJECTPHOENIX BURNS
PROJECT
• Packaging & labelling standards• Appliance standards• What about supply chain issues?
PHOENIX BURNS
PROJECTPHOENIX BURNS
PROJECT
Paraffin Supply ChainWhose business is it?
» Manufacture» Distribution» Retail» Consumer» Tax payer
PHOENIX BURNS
PROJECTPHOENIX BURNS
PROJECT
Advocacy for burn survivorsEveryone has the right to an environment that is not harmful to their health and well-being...”
Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, Ch2. Section 24
APPROACH GOVERNMENT
• Disability Grants for Burn Survivors• Regulations on occupational hazards• Advocacy in the workplace for burn survivors
PHOENIX BURNS
PROJECTPHOENIX BURNS
PROJECT
Education & Awareness
• Comprehensive training programme for volunteers
• Bio-psycho-social model• working with CAPFSA • Prevention through safety education
• Working on media messages with the fire department and emergency services
• Interviews on the radio • Podcasts on our website
PHOENIX BURNS
PROJECTPHOENIX BURNS
PROJECT
The way ahead Partnerships Action
Education CAPFSA
EngineeringPASASA
ERC(UCT)
Enforcements GOVERNMENT
DoH
Economics