從獨居老人生活危險因子分析消防安全─以嘉義市為例

Fire Safety Analysis of the Elderly Living Alone - A Case Study for Chiayi City

蘇立羣1、潘永藍1、蘇崇輝1、郭昭吟2
L. C. Su1, Y. L. Pan1, C.H. Su1 and C. Y. Kuo2

1吳鳳科技大學 消防所
2雲林科技大學 環境與安全衛生工程系

摘要

  台灣老年人口數逐漸增加,獨居老人之防火安全觀念受到重視。本研究設計問卷調查瞭解獨居老人居住環境的生活危險因子,進一歩探討火災預警及防災能力,並使用PASW統計軟體進行交叉分析。在抽菸習慣面,男性比例18%高於女性比例6%,二者差距12%,顯示男性較有抽菸習慣。在長時間開啟電器用品的部份,以女性比例40%高於男性比例27%,二者差距13%。熟悉滅火器操作部份,獨居者39%高於同住者18%,二者差距21%。在打火機安全存放面,有良好避難觀念者83%高於不良避難觀念者33%,二者差距達50%。透過以上的數據及百分比差距,可提供消防人員未來改善獨居老人居家消防安全的重要參考。

關鍵字:獨居老人、PASW、避難、居家消防安全。

ABSTRACT

  Fire safety for the elderly living alone gradually being taken seriously due to the increase in the elderly population in Taiwan. Questionnaires are used to study the risk factors of elderly people living alone among their living environments. The fire prevention were also analyzed. The results of the survey were studied using PASW Statistics software. The results showed that the ratio, 18% in men, was higher than 6% of the proportion in women concerning the smoking habits. The difference between the two groups was 12% and meaning that more men have the habit of smoking. Statistics for a long time to turn on electrical appliances, 40% of ratio in female was higher than the male with 27%. Familiar with of the operating skills on fire extinguisher, 39% of those living alone is higher than 18% of the inmate, with 21% diffence between the two group. Correct concept of refuge in the lighter storage with 83%, there were higher than the concept of adverse refuge in 33%. Through the data and percentage difference, the study provides an important reference for firefighters to improve the fire safety of elderly people living alone at home in the future.

Keywords: Elderly living alone; PASW; Fire refuge; Home fire safety