Determining Self-Preservation Capability in Pre-School Children

• Main Authors: Taciuc, Anca (Author), Dederichs, Anne S. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Fire,
• Subjects: Engineering.; Behavioral sciences.; Statistics.; Civil engineering.; Child psychology.; School psychology.; Civil Engineering.; Child and School Psychology.; Statistics for Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Chemistry and Earth Sciences.; Behavioral Sciences.

This SpringerBrief explores the evacuation characteristics of children and their self-preservation capability during fire situations. An international survey among teachers from day-care centers and experts in child development indicates an age-limit at which pre-school children may be considered ca...