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Forty one patients (32%) were hospitalised (11 (95% CI 8 to 15)\/100 000 person years) and three people (2%) died (0.8 (95% CI 0.2 to 2.4)\/100 000 person years). Injury rates were highest in those 0\u20134 (68 (95% CI 39 to 112)\/100 000 person years) and \u226585 years (90 (95% CI 29 to 213)\/100 000 person years). Rates did not vary by sex. Leading causes of injury were unintentional house fires (63%), assault (8%), clothing and nightwear ignition (6%), and controlled fires (for example, gas burners) (4%). Cooking (31%) and smoker's materials (18%) were leading fire sources.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:italic>Conclusions<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2014Because of the varied causes of fire and flame injuries, it is likely that diverse interventions, targeted to those at highest risk, that is, the elderly, young children, and the poor, may be required to address this important public health problem.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1136\/ip.6.4.250","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2002,10,1]],"date-time":"2002-10-01T15:53:59Z","timestamp":1033487639000},"page":"250-254","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":55,"title":["Urban residential fire and flame injuries: a population based study"],"prefix":"10.1136","volume":"6","author":[{"given":"C","family":"DiGuiseppi","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"P","family":"Edwards","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"C","family":"Godward","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"I","family":"Roberts","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"A","family":"Wade","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"239","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2000,12,1]]},"reference":[{"key":"2025092509393949000_6.4.250.1","unstructured":"Krug E, ed. 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