Burn Education Awareness Recognition and Support (BEARS): A Community-Based Juvenile Firesetters Assessment and Treatment Program
| Autor: | Richard L. Gamelli, R. C. Duchene, B. K. Bennett, D. Atkocaitis, J. A. Plunkett |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
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Health Knowledge
Attitudes Practice Adolescent Firefighting Poison control Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health Nursing medicine Humans Family Program Development Child Health Education General Nursing Emergency management business.industry Rehabilitation Law enforcement Infant medicine.disease Mental health Firesetting Behavior Child Preschool General Health Professions Emergency Medicine Surgery Health education Illinois Medical emergency Burns business |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of Burn Care & Rehabilitation. 25:324-327 |
| ISSN: | 1534-5939 0273-8481 |
| Popis: | In response to the continued staggering statistics of fires set by juveniles and the devastating personal and property costs that are associated with these fires, the Burn and Shock Trauma Institute of Loyola University Medical Center, in collaboration with the State Fire Marshal's Office; the Illinois Fire Safety Alliance; and representatives from the firefighting community, law enforcement, emergency medicine and mental health, came together to create the Burn Education Awareness Recognition and Support Program. Through financial grant support from the International Association of Firefighters, the Illinois Fire Safety Alliance, and other private donations, the Burn Education Awareness Recognition and Support Program is able to provide a free resource to anyone who is concerned about a child playing with fire. Specially trained firefighters assess each child using the tool developed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. In 2002, we assessed 42 children; 29 of those children were referred through the courts. So far, none of the children treated in our program have returned to fire-setting behaviors. |
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