Table 1. Design, study type, country and year of publication of articles entered in the systematic study on preventive measures and their risk factors for Residential-Building-Fires related Injuries (RBFIs) from the earliest record indexed up to 7 July 2017.

Design	Country	year	Most important results
Cross sectional	Sweden	2017	Smoking and alcohol consumption; fires that started in the bedroom or living room, and fires started in beds/sofas/armchairs and clothing are most important risk factors & cooperation between the various municipal departments; automatic stove turn-off devices, and enhanced knowledge of fire-related death are the most important pre-ventive measures for RBFIs.
Cross sectional or Case control	US	2017	Smoke alarms are most important preventive measures for RBFIs.
Cross sectional	US	1987	Inflammable material, smoking in bed are most important risk factors & increase the number of functioning smoke detectors, promoting safe storage of flammable liquid are the most important preventive measures for RBFIs.
Cross sectional	US	1998	Physical disability is most important risk factor & smoke alarm, reduction of residential fire hazards, the design and practice of fire escape plans and fire safety education are the most important preventive measures for RBFIs.
Cross sectional	US	2011	Fires started by smoking and lack of smoke alarms are most important risk factors & operating smoke alarms, wet pipe sprinklers, and fire safety education are most im-portant preventive measure for RBFIs.
Cross sectional	US	2007	Occupants with alcohol problems are most important risk factor & presence of a fire extinguisher is most important preventive measures for RBFIs.
Cross sectional	US	1992	Cigarettes are the most important risk factors for RBFIs.
Cross sectional	US	2005	Cigarettes are the most important risk factors for RBFIs.
Cross sectional	Canada	1993	Longer fire department response time; smokers’ material; children playing with matches/lighters & alcohol consumption are most important risk factors for RBFIs
Cross sectional	Taiwan	2008	Discarded cigarette, smoke in the bedrooms are most important risk factors & plan escape; improve fire-use behaviors; installation of individual fire alarm system & fire safety education are most important preventive measures for RBFIs.
Interventional study	US	2010	Smoke alarms; fire safety education; escape planning; broad health education are the most important preventive measures for RBFIs.
Qualitative	UK	2000	Discharge of patients without follow-up; discharged patients before treatment are the most important risk factors & self-extinguishing cigarettes; non-flammable furnishings and building materials & use of sprinkler systems are most important preventive measures for RBFIs.
Cross sectional	UK	1998	Reduced fabric flammability; improvements in emergency services and medical care; smoke alarm installation are the most important preventive measures for RBFIs.
Cross sectional	US	1989	Impact of hearing and visual impairment; Impaired tissue regeneration; impaired sense of smell; arthritic hands, and weak grip are most important risk factors & promotion of the use of smoke detectors and automatic sprinklers are the most im-portant preventive measures for RBFIs.
Cross sectional	Netherlands	2009	More frequent evacuation drills are the most important preventive measures for RBFIs.
Cross sectional	Australia	2013	Intoxication; households with smokers are most important risk factors & smoke alarm ownership is most important preventive measure for RBFIs.
Cross sectional	US	2006	Fire origin in kitchen and bedroom & misuse of heaters by children are most important risk factors for RBFIs.
Cross sectional	US	2001	Houses without functioning smoke detectors; fires that began in bedrooms, and fires ignited by electrical wiring are most important risk factors & distribution of smoke detector is most important preventive measure for RBFIs.
Cross sectional	Scotland	1999	Alcohol and smoking materials are most important risk factors functional smoke detectors; escape from the fire; water to extinguish the fire; use of safer centrally heated systems, and stop smoking in bed are most important preventive measures for RBFIs.
Case–control study	Denmark	1998	Somatic and psychiatric conditions, and disabled people, intoxication by alcohol are most important risk factors & self-extinguishing cigarettes and installing sprinklers are most important preventive measures for RBFIs.
Cross sectional	Denmark	1998	Alcohol intoxication; disability; smoking in bed are most important risk factors & self-extinguishing cigarettes; use of fireproof materials in furniture and clothing and smoke-alarms are most important preventive measures for RBFIs.
Cross sectional	New Zealand	2005	Disabilities are most important risk factor & smoke alarms; egress standards, and building code reform are most important preventive measures for RBFIs.
Cross sectional	Indian	1994	Smoking in bed and use of a wood stove are most important risk factors & installation of smoke detectors and automatic sprinkler system are most important preventive measures for RBFIs.
Case control	US	1993	Absence of a smoke detector and use of alcohol or other drugs are most important risk factors & increasing the number of exits; use of sprinklers and smoke detectors are most im-portant preventive measures for RBFIs.
Cross sectional	Scotland	1995	Flammable liquids such as petrol; children left alone and alcohol intoxication are most important risk factors & escape from fire and smoke alarm legislation are most important preventive measures for RBFIs.
Cross sectional	Scotland	1997	Alcohol intoxication is most important risk factors & fire safety education and prevention campaigns are most important preventive measures for RBFIs.
Cross sectional	Scotland	1996	Children playing with matches, etc.; alcohol intoxication; unable to escape; careless disposal of smoking materials, and access to matches are most important risk factors & preventing the onset of the fire; early detection coupled with escape in the event of fire and prompt emergency medical treatment of casualties are most important pre-ventive measures for RBFIs.
Case control	Australia	2015	Failure of electrical appliances and discarded cigarette materials are the most im-portant risk factors & an activated smoke alarm and a clean and tidy home are the most important preven-tive measures for RBFIs.
Cross sectional	Australia	2017	Discarded cigarette and failure of electrical appliances are most important risk fac-tors & smoke alarm installation is the most important preventive measure for RBFIs.
Cross sectional	US	2014	Decreased cigarette consumption; creation of flammability standards for mattresses and upholstered furniture; increase in smoke detectors and sprin-kler systems; improvements in trauma systems and burns and critical care are the most important preventive measures for RBFIs.