Burn Awareness Week Being Observed This Week With Focus on Children’s Scald Burn Injuries By Levine & Slavit PLLC on February 05, 2013

Every day, 352 children ages 19 and under are injured as a result of a fire or burn-related cause.  Among children under 5 years of age, scalds or contact burns are responsible for 90 percent of burn injuries.  One of the focus areas of the American Burn Association’s Burn Awareness Week (February 3-9, 2013) is preventing scald burn injuries – a burn from hot liquid or steam. The maximum recommended residential water temperature is 120ËšF (48ËšC). 

Children have thinner skin than adults which can result in a more severe burn. The most common places children experience scalds are in the kitchen or dining rooms and in the bathrooms.

The American Burn Association’s website points out that is important to remember that children, especially those ages 4 and under, may not perceive danger, have less control of their environment, may lack the ability to escape a life-threatening burn situation and may not be able to tolerate the physical stress of a burn injury.

Burn Awareness Week, observed the first full week in February, is designed to provide an opportunity for burn, fire and life safety educators to unite in sharing a common burn awareness and prevention message in our communities.

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