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摘要

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) estimated that in 2006 there were approximately 27 fireground injuries per 1,000 fires. Nearly 24 percent of these injuries were attributed to slips, trips or falls (Karter & Molis, 2007). Since 1990, injuries due to slips, trips or falls have consistendy ranked as eirher the first- or second-most common cause of fireground injury, averaging more than 11,200 injuries per year. The most common injuries resulting from falls were sprains, strains, fractures and dislocations, which account for 79 percent of injuries (Houser, et al., 2004). What's more: These events are likely underrepresented by the reported injury statistics because people tend to report more significant injuries, as opposed to more minor fall-related injuries, such as cuts and scrapes.