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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:

Burn Prevention Foundation

National Health Interview Survey 

National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System

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(Stats above are from 2004)

WHAT ARE THE MOST FREQUENT SOURCES OF THESE INJURIES?
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