Did You Know?
250,000 CHILDREN ARE BURNED EVERY YEAR IN THE U.S.
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15,000 CHILDREN ARE HOSPITALIZED WITH BURN INJURIES
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1,100 CHILDREN DIE FROM FIRE AND BURN INJURIES
200,00 CHILDREN ARE BURNED BY CONTACT WITH HOT SUBSTANCES AND OBJECTS
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Scalds from spilled food and beverages: 100,000
(Child pulls pot off of stove)
(Toddler bumps into adult carrying or holding hot food or beverage)
(Toddler pulls tablecloth, spilling hot food or beverage off of table)
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Scalds from tap water: 5,000
(Child unattended in bath turns hot water faucet)
(Inexperienced caretaker fails to test hot water temperature)
Contact with hot objects: 60,000 including
Clothing irons (toddler touches or falls against iron): 10,000
Hair curlers (toddler grasps hot hair curler): 8,700
Ranges (toddler touches heating element): 5,800
WHAT ARE THE MOST FREQUENT SOURCES OF THESE INJURIES?
Fireworks: 3,200
Gasoline (child playing with matches and gasoline): 1,500
Cigarettes and other tobacco products (often child abuse): 1,500
SOURCES OF REFERENCES DO NOT ENDORSE COMMERICIAL PRODUCTS:
National Health Interview Survey
National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System
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(Stats above are from 2004)