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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.
- Shriners Hospitals have treated 229 children from infancy to age 7
and 584 patients in the “tweens” and teens category, ages 8-18.
- 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.
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