Live burn demo to kick-off new study
Sunnybrook is launching a new study on
the consequences and healthcare costs of house fires with an up close look at
the extreme damage a house fire can cause.
A burn demo will be conducted in a controlled environment at
the Toronto Fire Service Special Operations Centre on Bermondsey Road to
graphically show the result of having an automated sprinkler installed in a
home when a fire breaks out versus not having one.
"We know that every year fire kills 400 people in Canada,
and the majority of these deaths occur in the home," says Joanne Banfield, lead
researcher for the study and Manager of Trauma Injury Prevention at Sunnybrook. "The purpose of our study is to find out
the costs of burn care to the healthcare system and whether automated
sprinklers in residential homes have an impact on the health, safety and
economic outcomes of house fires in Canada."
Over the next three years, researchers will be looking at current
literature and up-to-date statistics regarding fires and their associated costs
to homeowners, insurance companies, fire services and society as a whole. The
research will focus on Canada, but also extend to other parts of the world in
order to find best practices.
The study is sponsored by The Co-operators, Canadian
Automatic Sprinkler Association (CASA), Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs (CAFC),
The Fire Marshals Public Fire Safety Council, (FMPFSC) and the Ontario Municipal
Fire Prevention Officers Association (OMFPOA).
Full media release
FOR
IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
LIVE
BURN
DEMO
TO
KICK-OFF
SUNNYBROOK
STUDY
TORONTO,
ON
(May
4,
2012) — Sunnybrook
Health
Sciences
Centre
is
launching
a
new
study
on
the
consequences
and
healthcare
costs
of
house
fires
with
an
up
close
look
at
the
extreme
damage
a
house
fire
can
cause.
A
burn
demo
will
be
conducted
in
a
controlled
environment
at
the
Toronto
Fire
Service
Special
Operations
Centre
on
Bermondsey
Road
to
graphically
show
the
result
of
having
an
automated
sprinkler
installed
in
a
home
when
a
fire
breaks
out
versus
not
having
one.
“We
know
that
every
year
fire
kills
400
people
in
Canada,
and
the
majority
of
these
deaths
occur
in
the
home,”
says
Joanne
Banfield,
lead
researcher
for
the
study
and
Manager
of
Trauma
Injury
Prevention
at
Sunnybrook.
“The
purpose
of
our
study
is
to
find
out
the
costs
of
burn
care
to
the
healthcare
system
and
whether
automated
sprinklers
in
residential
homes
have
an
impact
on
the
health,
safety
and
economic
outcomes
of
house
fires
in
Canada.”
Over
the
next
three
years,
researchers
will
be
looking
at
current
literature
and
up-to-date
statistics
regarding
fires
and
their
associated
costs
to
homeowners,
insurance
companies,
fire
services
and
society
as
a
whole.
The
research
will
focus
on
Canada,
but
also
extend
to
other
parts
of
the
world
in
order
to
find
best
practices.
The
study
is
sponsored
by
The
Co-‐operators,
Canadian
Automatic
Sprinkler
Association
(CASA),
Canadian
Association
of
Fire
Chiefs
(CAFC),
The
Fire
Marshals
Public
Fire
Safety
Council,
(FMPFSC)
and
the
Ontario
Municipal
Fire
Prevention
Officers
Association
(OMFPOA).
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Media
Contact:
Marie
Sanderson
Sunnybrook
Health
Sciences
Centre
416-480-4040
