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. 2012 Sep 12;2012(9):CD005014. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD005014.pub3

Watson 2005.

Methods RCT
Participants Families with children < 5 years on caseloads of health visitors in deprived areas
Interventions I = health visitor safety consultation, free fitted safety equipment (stair gates, fire guards, cupboard and drawer locks, smoke alarms, window locks)
 C = usual care
Outcomes Outcomes measured at 12 and 24 months:
Medically attended thermal injuries
Medically attended poisonings
Medically attended injuries (primary care attendance, ED attendance, hospital admission or death)
Functional smoke alarms
 Fitted fire guard
 Safe storage of medicines
 Safe storage of cleaning products
 Use of stair gate
 Use of window locks
 Sharp objects stored out of reach
Notes Blinding ‐ y(injuries) n(safety practices)
 Outcomes 80% ‐ y(injuries) n(safety practices)
 Balance ‐ n/a
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Low risk Adequate