Burn prevention education is still needed for this group of
knowledgeable parents (see Table 3). Burn prevention education
for this group needs to focus around how often to check
fire alarms and change batteries (if the fire alarms do not have
10-year lithium batteries or are not hardwired). Most importantly,
78% of parents in this group only practices their exit
plans once a year or don’t practice their exit plan at all. With
40% of children unable to exit independently and 35% unable
to dial 911, checking fire alarms monthly, changing batteries
every six months, and having and practicing exit plans is
essential in saving lives should there be a home fire.
Limitations in this study are that answers only reflect
parent responses from one area of the state and country.
Parents also want to be viewed in the best light and may
answer yes to be perceived positively. Strengthening this
research would be to have home safety checks by trained
in-home observers.