Health Sciences Center Launches Study into Healthcare Costs of House Fires
While there is a patchwork of information available on house fires, lead researcher Joanne Banfield from Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Canada said the three-year study will see researchers reviewing current literature and up-to-date statistics to provide a comprehensive understanding of the cost of house fires to the health care system, homeowners, fire services, insurance companies and society as a whole. The study, which will also look at the benefits of automated sprinklers, will focus on Canada but will also include best practice procedures used in other parts of the world.
