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Burn Awareness
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Facts and Figures
Quick Facts About Burn Injuries
- Each year in the United States, 1.1 million burn injuries require
medical attention. Approximately 4,500 people die. And up to 10,000
people die every year in the U.S. from burn-related infections.
- The Shriners Hospitals for Children specializing in treating burn
injuries have admitted more than 10,000 acute pediatric burn patients
since 1994, including those treated for gasoline burn injuries.
- Shriners Hospitals specializing in burns have treated more than
800 children since 2002 for acute burns due to ignition of a highly
flammable material such as gasoline.
- Kids ages 13 and older are in the highest at-risk group for gasoline and other flammable substance burns.
- Fires caused by gasoline are a major factor in burn injuries. In one year there were 4,700 gasoline fires in U.S. homes.
- According to the Consumer Products Safety Commission, in one year
approximately 1,270 children under age 5 were treated in emergency
rooms for injuries resulting from the misuse of gasoline and unsecured
gasoline cans.
- Children ages 10-14 are almost four times more likely to get in trouble with gasoline.
Important Facts for Parents and Caregivers (PDF) English Spanish
Important Facts for Teens and Tweens (PDF) English
Spanish
Shriners Hospitals Fact Sheet (PDF) English Spanish
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Shriners International Headquarters 2900 Rocky Point Dr.
Tampa, FL 33607 813.281.0300
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Toll-free patient referral line: In the US: 800.237.5055 In Canada: 800.361.7256
Emergency burn referrals: Boston: 800.255.1916 Cincinnati: 866.947.7840 Sacramento: 866.714.7123
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