| Methods |
Non‐randomised controlled trial. |
| Participants |
I: 9 communities (total pop. 139,807).
C: 5 demographically similar communities (total pop. 146,866). |
| Interventions |
I: Injury prevention program in communities, schools, homes, and clinical settings.
C: No intervention. |
| Outcomes |
Population injury surveillance 1 year before to 2 months after; telephone survey pre‐ and post‐intervention.
1) Burn incidence.
2) Final alarm ownership.
3) Smoke alarms acquired. |
| Notes |
Unpublished data provided by investigators.
Phone survey response rate:
pre 59%, post 85% ("similar in the two groups"). |
| Risk of bias |
| Bias |
Authors' judgement |
Support for judgement |
| Allocation concealment? |
High risk |
C ‐ Inadequate |
