Senior Safety
Leading Causes of Fire and Burn
Death and Injury for Older Adults
nSmoking
nCooking
nScalds
nElectrical Wiring
nHeating
n
§(Sources: National Fire Protection Association;
§                     Centers for Disease Control)
     How many of these causes did you think of?
Smoking is not the most frequent cause of fire injury, but it causes the most deaths.
Cooking and scald injuries are less lethal but far more frequent.
Fires and burns resulting from electrical wiring and portable or fixed heating sources are common in the older adult population.
(Bridge)  Let’s take a closer look at fire and burn injury risks related to smoking.