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Project code: 2-13-218

ARCHITECTURAL ASPECTS OF THE HOME INJURIES PREVENTION

Main researcher: NEIDHARDT, VELIMIR (102380)

Assistants

KINCL, BRANKO (60346)
STRNAD-PEŠIKAN, MARIJA (45252)

Type of research: basic
Duration from: 01/01/91. to 12/31/95.

Papers on project (total): 0

Institution name: Hrvatska akademija znanosti i umjetnosti, Zagreb (101)
Department/Institute: Department of Architecture and Urban Design
Address: Andrije Hebranga 1
City: 10000 - Zagreb, Croatia

Communication: Phone: 385 (0)41-432-744; Fax: 385 (0)41-433-383

Summary: Study of the home environment safety factors. Design criteria research is aimed towards the home injuries prevention. Development of the project data bases, such as: architectural ones (existing building ordinances and standards for housing from 1967 to 1992), and medical ones: a. The home injuries related deaths official statistics 1991-93. b. The Zagreb Clinic for Traumatism statistics on hospitalized due to home injuries 1992-93. c. The Zagreb Children Hospital (Institute for Mother and Child Health) statistics on child and adolescent population hospitalized due to specific home injuries 1992-93. Special inquiry forms with adequate software packages allow the linkage of the injured person (activity, cause and type of injury), with the architectural features that yielded the injury. Field research comprises the architectural survey of randomly selected locations by type of accident. Returns create the architectural survey reference library which at the end allows the scientific evaluation of existing architectural standards, design solutions, ordinances and housing building in Croatia.

Keywords: Architectural features of the safe housing environment, home injuries prevention.

Research goals: Project is aimed towards the interstices between home injuries and the state-of-art in ordinances, standards and design of housing. One fifth of accidental deaths in Croatia occurs at home. Death rate for home injuries is 14.0 per 100.000 in 1989. Home related deaths and injuries put a significant burden on public health and overall economy. Scientific contribution is about to improve the safety of home environment. The goal is to minimize home injuries by enhancing the safety in codes, principles and philosophy of design. The resulting body of knowledge could be attached to international scientific endeavors such as: studies for Regional Office for Europe of the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Program on Accident and Injury Control; Safe Community Programs; International Conference on Injury Control etc.

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